{"id":104083,"date":"2022-06-10T12:11:33","date_gmt":"2022-06-10T17:11:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/qa.tergar.org\/lms-dev\/?post_type=blog&#038;p=104083"},"modified":"2023-03-28T15:11:42","modified_gmt":"2023-03-28T20:11:42","slug":"what-is-the-difference-between-mindfulness-and-awareness","status":"publish","type":"blog","link":"https:\/\/qa.tergar.org\/lms-dev\/blog\/how-to-meditate\/what-is-the-difference-between-mindfulness-and-awareness\/","title":{"rendered":"What is the Difference between Mindfulness and Awareness?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row u_row_style=&#8221;1&#8243; lms_row_has_bk_offset=&#8221;0&#8243; lms_row_bk_columns_offset=&#8221;0&#8243; u_row_enrollment_restriction=&#8221;0&#8243;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/12&#8243; lms_has_clearfix=&#8221;0&#8243; offset=&#8221;vc_col-lg-2 vc_hidden-xs&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;5\/6&#8243; lms_has_clearfix=&#8221;0&#8243; offset=&#8221;vc_col-lg-8&#8243; el_class=&#8221;head-post&#8221;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h1><strong>What is the Difference between Mindfulness and Awareness?<\/strong><\/h1>\n<p>By Tergar Meditation Community \u2022 3 min read[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text el_class=&#8221;sharepost&#8221;]<input type=\"hidden\" value=\"https:\/\/qa.tergar.org\/lms-dev\/blog\/how-to-meditate\/what-is-the-difference-between-mindfulness-and-awareness\/\" id=\"post-link\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>SHARE:\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer?u=https:\/\/qa.tergar.org\/lms-dev\/blog\/how-to-meditate\/what-is-the-difference-between-mindfulness-and-awareness\/&t=What is the Difference between Mindfulness and Awareness?\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><i class=\"fa fa-facebook\"><\/i><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=What is the Difference between Mindfulness and Awareness?&url=https:\/\/qa.tergar.org\/lms-dev\/blog\/how-to-meditate\/what-is-the-difference-between-mindfulness-and-awareness\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><i class=\"fa fa-twitter\"><\/i><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" class=\"copy-to-clipboard\" data-toggle=\"tooltip\" data-placement=\"top\" title=\"Link copied to clipboard!\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a>\n\t<\/p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=&#8221;10-day Free Trial&#8221; style=&#8221;outline&#8221; color=&#8221;peacoc&#8221; align=&#8221;left&#8221; el_class=&#8221;btn-post&#8221; link=&#8221;url:https%3A%2F%2Fjoy.tergar.org%2Fjoy-of-living%2F||target:%20_blank|&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/12&#8243; lms_has_clearfix=&#8221;0&#8243; offset=&#8221;vc_col-lg-2 vc_hidden-xs&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row u_row_style=&#8221;1&#8243; lms_row_has_bk_offset=&#8221;0&#8243; lms_row_bk_columns_offset=&#8221;0&#8243; u_row_enrollment_restriction=&#8221;0&#8243;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/12&#8243; lms_has_clearfix=&#8221;0&#8243; offset=&#8221;vc_col-lg-2 vc_hidden-xs&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;5\/6&#8243; lms_has_clearfix=&#8221;0&#8243; offset=&#8221;vc_col-lg-8&#8243;][vc_column_text]\u201cMindfulness meditation\u201d is omnipresent these days. Some of these programs are based on traditional meditation practices, others are what you might call \u201cNew Age,\u201d and others have been invented out of whole cloth. There exists at least one program claiming it will get you enlightened in seven days! But is mindfulness the same thing as awareness?[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/12&#8243; lms_has_clearfix=&#8221;0&#8243; offset=&#8221;vc_col-lg-2 vc_hidden-xs&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row u_row_style=&#8221;1&#8243; lms_row_has_bk_offset=&#8221;1&#8243; lms_row_bk_columns_offset=&#8221;0&#8243; u_row_enrollment_restriction=&#8221;0&#8243;][vc_column lms_has_clearfix=&#8221;0&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;104085&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1654791973978{padding-top: 30px !important;padding-bottom: 30px !important;}&#8221; el_class=&#8221;hidden-xs&#8221;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;104086&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1655832429595{padding-top: 30px !important;padding-bottom: 30px !important;}&#8221; el_class=&#8221;visible-xs&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row u_row_style=&#8221;1&#8243; lms_row_has_bk_offset=&#8221;0&#8243; lms_row_bk_columns_offset=&#8221;0&#8243; u_row_enrollment_restriction=&#8221;0&#8243;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/12&#8243; lms_has_clearfix=&#8221;0&#8243; offset=&#8221;vc_col-lg-2 vc_hidden-xs&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;5\/6&#8243; lms_has_clearfix=&#8221;0&#8243; offset=&#8221;vc_col-lg-8&#8243;][vc_column_text el_class=&#8221;subtittle-open-post&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3>Sticking with it<\/h3>\n<p>Basically, we\u2019re talking about two approaches to meditation: object-oriented and subject-oriented. \u201cObject-oriented\u201d means you\u2019re concentrating on an object, be it breath, sound, physical sensations, emotions, or external phenomena. Whatever it is, you stay with it; if you get distracted, you return to the object. This is fine, but for many people, it poses a difficulty, because it creates a very narrow focus. When you hone in on one object and don\u2019t allow your mind to go anywhere else, you\u2019ll soon be back to the old <a href=\"https:\/\/qa.tergar.org\/lms-dev\/blog\/how-to-meditate\/meditation-is-easier-than-you-think\/\">\u201cdon\u2019t think of a white bear\u201d<\/a> conundrum. It can get kind of tight.<\/p>\n<h3>No flashlight required<\/h3>\n<p>In contrast, the tradition of subject-oriented meditation centers on<a href=\"https:\/\/qa.tergar.org\/lms-dev\/blog\/how-to-meditate\/meditation-for-awareness\/\"> awareness<\/a>. Objects are simply a reference point. For example, imagine awareness is a candle flame. It illuminates the objects around it so that they become visible. And, because the flame <i>is <\/i>the light, it also illuminates itself; you don\u2019t need a flashlight to see it. Like the candle flame, the mind has the ability to perceive the object, and it has self-luminosity, self-clarity.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/12&#8243; lms_has_clearfix=&#8221;0&#8243; offset=&#8221;vc_col-lg-2 vc_hidden-xs&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row u_row_style=&#8221;1&#8243; lms_row_has_bk_offset=&#8221;0&#8243; lms_row_bk_columns_offset=&#8221;0&#8243; u_row_enrollment_restriction=&#8221;0&#8243;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/12&#8243; lms_has_clearfix=&#8221;0&#8243; offset=&#8221;vc_col-lg-2 vc_hidden-xs&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;5\/6&#8243; lms_has_clearfix=&#8221;0&#8243; offset=&#8221;vc_col-lg-8&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1656924627021{padding-top: 20px !important;padding-bottom: 20px !important;}&#8221; el_class=&#8221;subtittle-open-post&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3>Present and wakeful<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/qa.tergar.org\/lms-dev\/blog\/how-to-meditate\/as-it-is\/\">Awareness is open and vast.<\/a> Therefore, subject-oriented meditation is wide open, so any object that comes to mind \u2014 your experiences, ups and downs, happiness, suffering, <i>kleshas<\/i> \u2014can become a support for connecting to awareness. Always present and free, always calm, awareness is pure. Its freedom and openness is present and wakeful, and it is with you in every moment. The only problem is that, like a fish living its whole life in water without having the concept of <i>water<\/i>, we don\u2019t recognize this wakeful presence of awareness. That\u2019s why it\u2019s so important that we learn to connect with it. And we can! With or without an object, any time, anywhere, in any state.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/12&#8243; lms_has_clearfix=&#8221;0&#8243; offset=&#8221;vc_col-lg-2 vc_hidden-xs&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row u_row_style=&#8221;1&#8243; lms_row_has_bk_offset=&#8221;1&#8243; lms_row_bk_columns_offset=&#8221;0&#8243; u_row_enrollment_restriction=&#8221;0&#8243; lms_row_bk_offset_section_classes=&#8221;bk-qoute-full&#8221;][vc_column][vc_column_text]<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cEverything you ever wanted is right here in this present moment of awareness.\u201d\u00a0 <\/span>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text el_class=&#8221;autorquotepost&#8221;]\u2013 Mingyur Rinpoche \u2013[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row u_row_style=&#8221;1&#8243; lms_row_has_bk_offset=&#8221;1&#8243; lms_row_bk_columns_offset=&#8221;0&#8243; u_row_enrollment_restriction=&#8221;0&#8243; lms_row_bk_offset_section_classes=&#8221;bk-gris-mailing&#8221;][vc_column lms_has_clearfix=&#8221;0&#8243; 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