Moving from absorption to self-awareness Practice : Mindfulness



I'm taking a concrete example to get the right help.

Reading a book ,


Reading without being absorbed , mind keeps wondering but still able
to read words
Reading with being absorbed , mind more likely continuously anchored 
on reading with minimal mental movements 


Now I want to be aware about myself while being absorbed in reading or be aware about the reader while reading 

Could anyone provide me a guide to proceed to that ?
In Buddhism


awareness is on:

Arising and passing of phenomena pertaining to the mind and matter process (Samudaya-vaya-dhammanupassi)

more particularly:

through sensations (as you experience phenomena and any characteristic of the aggregates or characteristics of matter though a sense door - vidita vedana - and also make you whole body sensitive - Sabbakayapatisamvedi)
any mind and matter phenomena creates sensations

arising from:

internal and external sources (Ajjhatta-bahiddha)

with:

equanimity, and
absence of clinging and craving of any type



So it is good to be aware of the reading so you don't miss any facts, but this might not liberate you from stress and misery. 

If awareness alone did the trick then the happiest people would be the circus performers, gymnasts, etc.

So what ever you are absorbed in, be aware of the sensations and their arising and passing, keeping your mind firmly equanimous and devoid of craving and clinging. This is the type of awareness you have to develop in daily life including when reading.

Reading on its own creates verbal fabrications but if you can limit thought proliferation this is good. The though proliferation can be limited by:


calming the fabrication - less distraction from bodily pains

though observing the speed and length off the breath cycles - may be not easy while reading
passively looking at sensation, ideally in a small area like the upper lip

anchoring the mind

realise your mind has left the anchoring object
objectively looking at sensations or experience created by the distracting object
objectively look at the sensations created by:

reaction of your perception
though proliferation

bring back your mind to the anchor



For further details see:


http://www.vridhamma.org/Discourses-on-Satipatthana-Sutta
http://www.vridhamma.org/The-Discourse-Summaries
http://www.vridhamma.org/The-Significance-of-Vedana-in-Vipassana
http://www.vridhamma.org/Importance-of-Vedana
The Great Discourse on the Establishing of Awareness
http://www.vridhamma.org/Sampajanna
Sampajañña
http://www.vridhamma.org/Sampajanna-the-Thorough-Understanding