What a pleasant read, I hope we can read more of this from you! Do you happen to have some ressources with a similar demystified tone about the How-To of the actual practices? By the increased popularity the amount of metaphysical claims also increased a lot and this always scares me away from getting too close to the topic of mindfulness.
Shinzen Young and Culadasa are two notable teachers who try to translate things in a way that is actionable. It’s basically all about finding a teacher whose style really resonates with you.
What a pleasant read, I hope we can read more of this from you! Do you happen to have some ressources with a similar demystified tone about the How-To of the actual practices? By the increased popularity the amount of metaphysical claims also increased a lot and this always scares me away from getting too close to the topic of mindfulness.
Shinzen Young and Culadasa are two notable teachers who try to translate things in a way that is actionable. It’s basically all about finding a teacher whose style really resonates with you.
https://www.shinzen.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/WhatIsMindfulness_SY_Public_ver1.5.pdf
https://s3.amazonaws.com/dharmatreasure/20130322--what-the-buddha-thought—handout.pdf