mindfulness

Yuval Harari tells us about the future. He cannot predict it in detail. But in some ways it's already here; When I look for some sheets to buy on the net, maybe in a store in Stockholm, I soon get suggestions about a lot of sheets to buy all over the world. Google Chrome knows what I'm doing and what I want and sends out advertisements. An everyday I send out information about myself because of the sites I look at. The natural evolution of life may be shifted to the evolution of  intelligent design. Harari shows us the dangers of that scenario. But cannot it also have benefits? I may help us with the environmental problems. But who shall guide us in that world? As Harari point out, many politicians seem to point to romantic view of the past. But we cannot go back and it was not better then. Can the solution be a world regime? And can such a regime be democratic? And what will happen to world championship in soccer ;~}

We are probably living in a narcissistic era. And this influences mindfulness training too... This is a good video  for all mindfulness teachers... Though the message in it can be discussed. Is it like it is said there: most people coming to mindfulness courses are somewhat wounded? In that case Metta - meditation may be good.  A least if it doesn't ends with just love and kindness towards oneself, but goes out  to the surroundings. If you do it in the right way that should lead to a feeling of oneness, even with the whole universe. And the feeling of a separate self disappears. At least under the meditation. That will not occur if you just do physical  exercise  like walking. Walking wont lead to a change of behavior as mindfulness can do.  Of course physical exercise is very good too - but why not do both?

I don't know if i can recommend Dan Harris approach to Mindfulness. But it's anyway entertaining and to make mindfulness known he makes he makes it well; One minute a day may be a start. But you can also make it while you take a shower or when you take a bit of your eco-carrot. And you are in your way in an endless area...