Learning about True Mindfulness Part of the Mindfulness For
Dummies Cheat Sheet (UK Edition) Mindfulness is more than a set
of techniques to practice. Mindfulness is about questioning your
identity and relationship to the world around you. By
understanding who you are at a deeper level, you are less
affected by negative emotions, thoughts or physical sensations –
you’re tackling the root of the problem. For these reasons, it’s
worth spending some time and effort to find out for yourself who
you truly are. Try this: Notice that your thoughts come and go.
You are aware of your thoughts. You are that which is aware of
thoughts – not the thoughts themselves. Notice that your
emotions come and go too. You are aware of the emotion rather
than being the emotion itself. You are the observer of the
emotion. Observe that although your attention moves from one
thing to another, your sense of being aware is always present.
You’re always aware of something. Awareness is always on, and
completely effortless. You are that a