Wherever You Go, There You Are
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Wherever You Go, There You Are

by Jon Kabat

Brief Summary

“Wherever You Go, There You Are” by Jon Kabat shows how special meditation practices can help us relieve stress, develop awareness, and improve cognition. It is perfect for people who want to begin their journey towards a new self-conscious life or develop meditation skills.

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Nowadays, mindfulness is catching on extremely fast. It is widely known as an age-old Buddhist ritual. Actually, mindfulness is a common practice that should not make you quit things you like while you’re receiving its benefits.

Mindfulness means reviewing our careless attitude to lifestyle. The Buddhist idea is that we curb our minds from doing routine stuff automatically and lose the opportunity to realize the currency of the moment. Thoughts are always following us and buzzing in our heads without stopping; that’s why we have too little space to just live. In a nutshell, to feel grounded, we should consistently analyze and reflect on our existence and mindset.

The reason for being self-conscious is that it gives us an opportunity to catch the full potential of building ourselves. Developing this ability reconnects us with the inner parts that we tend to ignore, making us more open-minded in living manifestations. It can enhance the level of delight, calmness, and felicity and help us grasp complex emotions like grief, sadness, and fear. In fact, people express these complex emotions.

People frequently mix up the improvement of mindfulness and meditation with resting, stress relief, or self-growth. By the way, mindfulness doesn’t mean achieving a particular emotion or developing ourselves into a specific kind of person; it defines cleaning your head, being peaceful, and letting ourselves grasp our core destiny.

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Mindfulness defines living consciously and being aware of the current moment
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Develop your mindfulness by staying in the present and focusing on one task at a time
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Encourage patience and generosity to grow your mindfulness
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Learn different ways to practice formal and informal meditation
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You will face obstacles during mindfulness practices
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