Two Types of Mindfulness

Two Types of Mindfulness

Thanks to Mani Saint-Victor for pointing out this article.

We can change the way we experience our own mind through mindfulness. 

There are two types of processing.

1. The"propositional," involves using concepts and conventional logic. 

2.The  "implicative" is holistic and intuitive in nature. Situations and experiences are grasped rather than analyzed.

The experience resulting from more use of the implicative mode appears to be appreciation and a sense of connectedness, rather than dissatisfaction.

Practicing mindfulness in the implicative mode raises awareness.

Full article:  http://www.mindful.org/the-science/mindfulness-and-working-memory

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