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Mindfulness. What is it? How can I get it? How can I keep it? Mindfulness, to me, is the ability to stay and "be" in the moment 100%. No distractions. Being 100% present wherever you are. Sounds easy, right? Getting to that "mindfulness" state requires the "clutter" of the mind to be silenced. How do I do that? One way I've found to increase my ability to stay in the moment is to meditate.
Meditation to me - quiets my mind and allows - once my mind's cluttering rapid-fire thoughts pass - me to enter into a state of calmness where ideas and thoughts melt together into oneness. Somewhere in that process, my mind becomes bigger than my small thoughts and I start to connect with the oneness of everything. I've found this only happens if I can acknowledge those initial, fleeting passing thoughts, which give way to "larger" universal thoughts of "oneness," and the connectivity of everything.
One sure-fire way for me to access that "mindfulness" dimension is through music. I've found - for me - that using music to access the "oneness" of everything works - every time. I have to quiet my mind - letting all the minutia thoughts go - and access the universal "oneness" - fast. Music - is the key - for me.
My favorite meditation is musician's Jim Commander's "Edgar Cayce Sounds for Meditation." The music is designed to attune your mind with each chakra. I have experienced lasting effects of listening to Jim's meditation music. First, I'm calmer. Listening to the music makes me calmer even after I've finished my mediation. Second, I'm more "intuitive." I've noticed the more I meditate the more intuitive I become. Third, I'm more creative. I notice ideas suddenly are more "available." I'm more able to "see" things in a different way or notice things I hadn't noticed before. Maybe I can describe it best as a "heightened state of awareness."
The bottom line is - mindfulness is - for me - a by-product of meditation and can be reached easier through meditation - meditation can be reached easier through music. Meditation + Music = Mindfulness
I hope this helps you access the state of mindfulness and more importantly access that universal state of mindfulness and oneness with the universe.
