What does it mean to 'meditate'? How can we actively affirm and
find meaning in all that we experience - even states of mental,
emotional or somatic 'dis-ease' - whilst at the same time freeing
ourselves from bondage to them? This selection of essays offers a
new understanding of 'meditation' as a set of basic principles and
practices of AWARENESS which allow us to do just that - to both
affirm our conscious experience in all its dimensions, 'positive'
or 'negative', whilst at the same time freeing ourselves from
identification with them. These practices have a powerful
therapeutic value - not just in relation to 'mental' health but
also somatic illness. They include: 1. taking 'time outs' between
all daily activities to just BE AWARE of our body, self and
life-world as a whole. 2. reminding ourselves that the pure
AWARENESS of any experienced thought or emotion is NOT ITSELF a
thought or emotion - but innately free of thoughts and emotions. 3.
'coming to our senses' - attending to our immediate SENSORY
awareness of where and how we feel any states of mental or
emotional dis-ease in our bodies. 4. awaiting the 'out of the blue'
insights that invariably arise from awareness if we patiently give
ourselves all the time we need to 'meditate' - be aware of - our
felt bodily sense of 'dis-ease'. Such practices are not simply an
eclectic toolkit of psychological theories, techniques and
meditational aids. Instead they are all integrated by a SINGLE
UNIFYING PHILOSOPHICAL PRINCIPLE - 'The Awareness Principle'. This
is a refinement of Indian 'Advaita' philosophy completely
transcending conventional Western concepts of 'cognition',
'consciousness' and 'mind'. The Practices of Awareness that follow
from The Awareness Principle constitute the 'ABC' of 'Awareness
Based Cognitive Therapy'. As well as transforming our everyday
lives and relationships they can be incorporated in the work of
counsellors, therapists, health, educational and social-work
professionals.
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