On mindfulness

I like the concept of mindfulness (you may see: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mindfulness). Mindfulness is a great thing to practice for the personal growth and spiritual development. Another term for mindfulness is Vipassana meditation (see: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vipassanā). Anybody could practice Vipassana meditation or mindfulness while walking, talking, doing any physical exercise or mental activity. The important thing is to be aware of what is going on in your mind and body, to become conscious of what you are doing.

I’ve just returned from a small walk around my house. That was a nice experience indeed. But I felt some pain in my back and that is why I was little upset. On the other hand I realized that pain is a powerful tool of mindfulness. So due to the pain I have experienced mindfulness, and I did one more step in understanding myself, realizing my essence. And I said to myself: “Oh, pain, thank you for helping me in reaching mindfulness. I don’t like you, I hate you, but because of you I really felt myself and reached more closeness to my own nature”.