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DOI: 10.13189/ujer.2018.060628

Mindfulness and Critical Thinking: Why Should

Mindfulness Be the Foundation of the
Educational Process?
Eva Škobalj

Prva gimnazija Maribor (First Gymnasium of Maribor), Slovenia

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Abstract Teaching critical thinking to pupils and has spread throughout the world. It is this great interest in
students stands as one of the most crucial goals of mindfulness that illustrates particular deficits in
education. The existing professional literature offers a wide (consumerist) society, which places comfort, pleasure,
range of definitions for critical thinking along with a earnings and success being high on one's list of priorities.
variety of perspectives on the topic. The same can also be This tends to lead to a search for instant solutions, personal
said of the approaches that a teacher should use to benefit, negligence, and, last but not least, an absence of
encourage pupils to think critically. Such a variety is ethical instincts. Mindfulness thus wins recognition as one
undoubtedly desired as it opens up new questions and of many possible ways we could put out this fire. The fact
breeds the necessity for further inquiry. At the same time, it that it has taken big steps into numerous fields such as
is vital that we constantly build upon and deepen the psychotherapy, positive psychology and psychological
concept of critical thinking in accordance with modern day counselling as well as being ever more present in
requirements and general development. Regardless of the educational processes should not be surprising. It is the
universal consensus on what critical thinking is and how to latter, the importance of mindfulness to the field of
approach it, it is necessary, at least to some extent, to education, that is the subject of this paper.
develop a relatively conceptual consistency among In schools and educational institutions in recent years,
teachers though it seems neither possible nor logical. This there has been a sharp increase in the introduction of
article deals with establishing the connection between mindfulness practices into the educational process. Even in
critical thinking and mindfulness, which is presented as the schools, we face a deficit, which is most often reflected in
foundation or condition upon which it is possible to the low level of motivation of students, their lack of
develop critical thinking abilities. Numerous definitions of understanding of responsibility, low concentration skills
mindfulness from professional literature have been and also in the sense of educational problems. The
included for this very purpose as well as the many parallels education and training of young people is undoubtedly a
between mindfulness and critical thinking. The article particularly sensitive area, which requires additional care.
describes mindfulness, not as a new concept only Therefore, it is understandable that questions arise, as well
appearing in the present day, but as a strategy reaching as some (initial) dilemmas as to what mindfulness actually
deep into the past all the way to, among others, ancient
is and how to apply it in practice. Is mindfulness really a
Greece. In the final phase of the article, mindfulness is
new practice that discusses the all known methods or is it
outlined as a strategy that offers the power to build upon
an upgrade of these methods, their in-depth understanding
the critical thinking that we are familiar with today while
and application? Critical thinking is, for example, an
also providing additional contemporary content.
already established practice and although there is no
Keywords Mindfulness, Responsibility, Critical uniform consensus in this field and the "professional
Thinking literature does not give a uniform answer as to what critical
thinking is", [1] it is still firmly anchored in educational
processes and represents one of their main goals and
competences. This paper focuses on finding links between
mindfulness and critical thinking. Can the understanding of
1. Introduction the meaning and practice of mindfulness lead to both a
Over the last few decades, the practice of mindfulness better understanding of the critical thinking and acting in
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accordance with it? Can we add a new dimension to critical be traced all the way to Ancient Greece. Etymology is
thinking through the practice of mindfulness? To what wondrous science in at least two aspects; firstly, it provides
extent are the methods of mindfulness and critical thinking a basic clarification of the meaning of words and thus
compatible? represents a starting point for further research and secondly,
The purpose of highlighting the above questions is the because words are always closely related to the mental
need for insight into the intellectual origin of mindfulness activity of the period in which we first encounter it and this
and critical thinking. This path takes us to ancient Greece, is precisely how etymology helps us establish a schedule
where the Socratic method of questioning presented a way for a particular phenomenon. In Ancient Greek, the word
in which an individual reorganized their views and beliefs kritikos refers to the ability to judge while the word krinein
when asked about the meaning of both acting and thinking meant to sift, distinguish or decide. Barry K. Beyer wrote
(both his and that of others). In short, instead of an that critical thinking originated from the Greek word
automatic response, conscious vigilance and logic based kriterion, which can be defined as the criterion for
reasoning were invoked. All of these are, in the most judgment. [2] Thus, from the very beginning of
general sense, the goals of critical thinking. To the same considerations on critical thinking, we are confronted with
extent, the same goals could also be used to describe the concepts that represent the main objectives of education,
mindfulness. This paper concludes that the boundaries which we will discuss further on in the continuation of this
between mindfulness and critical thinking are difficult to paper. These concepts include the ability to judge and
determine or, in other words, that both practices intertwine discriminate, reasonableness, selectivity, and many more.
and complement each other. Within a certain context, If we take into account the fact that the written word is
mindfulness is one of the conditions necessary for the already a reflection of certain prior knowledge that was not
development of critical thinking. Only those who observe written down, but existed nevertheless, or that such records
events and phenomena can consciously see and observe were lost, it is possible that the history of critical thinking
them and raise further questions about them thus goes back much farther.
developing and upgrading their understanding of them. The American philosopher, psychologist and pedagogue,
The article further deals with the Socratic method of John Dewey is considered by many to be the father of the
questioning as a point of contact between the two practices.
modern theory of critical thinking having written about the
Such questions exist as a driving force for development and
form of critical thinking within the framework of reforms
progress. A modern teacher should be a Socratic teacher
to teacher’s motivational work with students in 1909. In his
who appreciates and promotes the culture of (self)
work, however, he did not use the term 'critical' thinking,
questioning. Critical thinking in schools is still (too) often
but rather 'reflective' thinking. Concerning his definition of
only related to external events and the judgment of other
reflective thinking, he wrote that it is the "active, persistent,
people. The practice of mindfulness is complementary to
and careful consideration of any belief or supposed form of
critical thinking, thus, an individual can consider their own
knowledge in the light of the grounds that support it" [3 p3]
thoughts and, consequently, actions. This, of course, is
and that we should "learn to think, not only to memorize".
closely linked to the development of individual
[4] Dewey's theories were further developed by Edward B.
responsibility. Parallels can also be found in the objectives
of both practices. The goal of mindfulness is far more Glaser, who published a book entitled An Experiment in
far-reaching than simply learning to cope with stress and the Development of Critical in 1941 where he defined
attain a state of relaxation. The purpose of practicing critical thinking as one of the main competences of modern
mindfulness is not to search for pleasant feelings and to education. His view of critical thinking includes enquiry
push away the unpleasant. The goal of both mindfulness and logic-based reasoning as well as the persistent
and critical thinking is knowledge as well as an exploration of beliefs and established knowledge [3 p3]. In
understanding of the causes and conditions of a particular terms of the definition of critical thinking, Beyer relies on
phenomenon or the appearance of this phenomenon in a questions such as whether pupils are able to judge the
wider context. This leads to another step which is ethical quality of a newspaper article on a certain topic of
cognition. significance, whether they are able to judge the quality of a
poem, novel, story, film, or a particular article that is
political or economic in nature. Furthermore, Beyer
2. Critical Thinking questions whether students are able to offer clear
arguments for their own thinking. Beyer emphasizes that
Although critical thinking is one of the fundamental these brief questions do not encompass the entire spectrum
competences in the educational process, it has also become of critical thinking’s importance, but gives direction to his
the subject of more detailed research in recent decades with understanding. [2 p7]
the intellectual roots of critical thinking going back even In the case of Richard Paul, we encounter a somewhat
further than that. They run back at least as far as the different paradigm of critical thinking, which includes all
etymological interpretation of the word 'critical', which can the essential items of the aforementioned authors, but also
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adds the "reflecting on their own thoughts". [3 p4] Thus, a that it is a consciousness of the present moment and what
new component is added to critical thinking: the we do with a certain mental orientation and free of
assessment of external events is upgraded by means of judgment. [7] Brown states that mindfulness can be defined
judgment and by evaluating one's own mode of thinking. as direct contact with events in the form in which they
This originates from the perspective that the quality of our appear without discriminatory additions. Brown further
lives and everything that we build or create depends upon states that we are rarely able to competently view events
the quality of our thoughts. Here, Fisher points out that and things impartially, but that they are instead defined
"excellence of thought must be systematically trained". [3 within an individual's prior conditionality and internally
p4] At this point, we encounter a form of critical thinking directed thoughts. [8] The result of this kind of thinking
that does not only focus on the assessment of external includes concepts, judgments, and "labels". [9] Such an
events, but also on the internal events of the observer. acquired picture of reality is "superficial, incomplete and
The notion of critical thinking as written by R. Paul distorted". [10] Impartial observation, from this
offers a challenge. It raises the question of why it would perspective, is the first step towards understanding reality,
limit critical thinking to the assessment of external events but not the last. Focused attention cannot therefore be the
and to the actions of other people. Why should we evaluate ultimate goal, nor is it an end in itself, therefore, it does not
ourselves in the same way we evaluate our surroundings? entirely comprise the practice of mindfulness.
Undoubtedly, it is more difficult to see yourself under the In the aforementioned definitions, focused attention or
light of judgment, but this is not a sufficient argument to observation appear as the central element of mindfulness.
not develop critical thinking within the context of Undoubtedly, when we observe something or focus our
self-assessment. Finally, in the case of assessing both attention on something, we create the conditions for further
others and external events, without involving ourselves, we steps such as asking questions, analyzing, and
are subject to double standards. Applying uniform criteria understanding. This raises the question of where these
for assessing oneself and others establishes a consistent steps lead or what they serve.
personality in an individual, which is undoubtedly one of We can likely acquire knowledge concerning the
the goals of education. functioning of the object of observation. Unbiased
observation is the fundamental method for any serious
scientific work. It leads to understanding the causes and
3. What is Mindfulness? conditions applicable to certain characters as well as
mental states. Understanding gives the observer a greater
Let's look at some of the most common and widely used range of management and operation possibilities in relation
definitions and interpretations of mindfulness. As we have to the subject of the treatment. A botanist, for example,
already noted with critical thinking, there is no consensus observes particular plants, a chemist observes chemical
on its definition. Perhaps this area is even more processes, a scientist observes cell function, a and a
complicated as although the roots of the mindfulness physicist observes phenomena which are within the sphere
method extend at least 2500 years into the past, of his / her profession. They all acquire valuable
mindfulness, in the context of observing experiences at a information, which serves the steps that follow and allows
deeper level for the general public, has become widespread people to handle them. An example of this is when
over the last few decades. One of the first to present mankind realized that their knowledge of electricity could
mindfulness to the wider secular public was Jon be used for general progress. If they did not have this
Kabat-Zinn, a doctor of molecular biology. In 1979, he knowledge, electricity would either not be of any help to us
gathered together patients with various chronic illnesses or could even hurt someone who did not respect or did not
who had failed to respond to classical treatment and know its laws. To sum up, the practice of mindfulness does
included them in a program he called Mindfulness-Based not stop at observing without judgment, but goes beyond it.
Stress Reduction. Dr. Kabat-Zinn [5] identified Observation serves a broader goal, which is that of
mindfulness as a careful awareness of the present moment recognizing the causes and conditions of certain
that is free of judgment. He said that it is an awareness of phenomenon, the perception of this phenomenon in a
what is in our mind. He further wrote of mindfulness: broader context, and understanding of the consequences
“an awareness of every moment. This is nurtured that it brings.
through deliberate attention to things that we generally do To understand the above record, it is helpful to examine
not pay attention to. It is a systematic approach to the significance of mindfulness as approached by
developing new types of control and wisdom in our lives Buddhism. In professional literature, it is often said that the
on the basis of our inner ability to calm ourselves, focus our practice of mindfulness has its origin in "Buddhist
attention, awareness and insight”. [6] psychology, but we find similar conceptual parallels in
A number of other authors have also identified many traditions in the fields of philosophy and psychology,
mindfulness in a similar way. Broderick and Metz wrote beginning with the philosophy of ancient Greece" [8 212 p].
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The term mindfulness came into being at the end of the 19th essential, but currently overlooked and neglected
century as the equivalent of the Pali 1 term sati. [10 3p] component - getting to know yourself. Doubting whether it
Tamara Ditrich further notes that Ancient Buddhist is necessary or even appropriate to include mindfulness in
discourse originates in the basic assumption that the schools is unnecessary. Without knowledge of yourself, it
suffering and dissatisfaction of human existence (dukkha) is difficult (if it is even possible) to develop responsibility,
can be completely overcome with a deep experiential which represents a fundamental competence in the process
understanding (paññā) of the activity and causative of education. The importance of knowing yourself is
conditionality of all mental and physical phenomena, neither a new invention nor a brilliant modern idea, but the
which make up the human experience of life. [10 16p] We necessities and values of the latter were already recognized
often translate the word paññā as wisdom and Ditrich in Ancient Greece. Giovanni Reale writes that we can
states that the paññā can not appear without sati. [10 17p] summarize all of Socrates' doctrines in two prepositions:
In other words, mindfulness or vigilant observation of "knowing ourselves" and "caring for oneself". [11] Being
mental and physical phenomena is one of the components acquainted with "oneself" does not mean only knowing
(but not the only one) necessary to develop wisdom or your name or your body, but observing yourself from
understand the functioning of these phenomena. Simply, within and getting to know your own interior. This cannot
knowledge cannot exist without vigilant observation, be without attention or mindfulness and without critical
attention or mindfulness. The significance of knowledge to reflection. However, questions arise as to how and with
Buddhist philosophy needs to be understood in a wider what approaches we achieve our goal. Professional
dimension and thus as an experiential understanding that literature on such methods offers a wide range of
represents the component that can completely overcome possibilities, but, for the purposes of this paper, we only
the suffering and dissatisfaction of human existence. [10 focused on one of these methods - asking questions. The
16p] Here it is important to emphasize ethical cognition reason for this is that asking questions connects both the
(kusala), which is inextricably linked with the acquisition method of mindfulness and critical thinking. Here, we can
of knowledge in Buddhist philosophy. It concerns speak of the point of contact between the two practices. At
recognizing the quality of certain mental states, in terms of the same time, it is also this method that revitalizes and
re-actualizes the work of the Greek philosopher Socrates.
their consequences on the environment and on the observer
himself. This contribution is positive in terms of progress
and negative in terms of leaving unwanted consequences
and conditions behind. Kusala is therefore an ethical 5. Socrates and Posing Questions
component, which comes from the awareness that good or Siegel Harvey writes in his article, Cultivating Reason,
bad actions are not rewarded or punished for moral reasons, that the vast majority of traditional Western philosophers,
but that they have their own consequences based on the from the time of Socrates to this very day, have been keen
principle of causality. A sentence attributed to Buda to cultivate reason and insert it into the foundations of
describes kusala's inner workings thusly: "You will not be education. [12] Socrates can undoubtedly be counted as
punished for your anger; you will be punished by your among the first to develop a method of critical thinking. In
anger." order to achieve this goal, Socrates made methodical
questioning the centre of his work. In this, he argued that
the individual should not take the indiscriminate opinions
4. Get to Know Yourself and positions of those who are in authority and who are
generally convinced that they are being taught. Instead, he
In the definition of mindfulness, we are united at least in defended the importance of posing in depth questions that
the fact that it involves (self) observation, and therefore explore and upset even established positions. "His most
inevitably also vigilance and attention. There is no reason marvellous trait was that he would approach Athenians of
to limit this observation to external events and other people. any class, age, or profession and pose questions without
The subject of research can also be our own minds and the beating around the bush, without worrying about whether
mental processes that take place within them. In the process they would see him as eccentric or a trouble-maker, would
of education, this is an essential component. The problem explain precisely why he believed in certain items of
of the modern school system is that there is too much common sense and his take the purpose of life". [13]
emphasis on repetition, so pupils most often remember and Boris Vezjak writes that Socrates has left us with very
repeat what they have heard and read. Focusing attention particular situation where being a teacher is not down to
on yourself and your mental processes adds to education an transferring knowledge to his students and listeners, but
instead wanting them to find it within. Here, the form of
1 Pāli is an Indo-Aryan language, or a Prakrit language, which is native Socrates' search was both important and decisive. For
to the Indian subcontinent. It is the language of early Buddhism, in example, Vezjak believed that results came from the
which the Theravāda canon is known as the Tipitaka. (Encyclopedia
Britannica. Pali language [Internet]; 2017 [cited 2017 June 6]. Available exchange of words. Vezjak continued that Socrates insisted
from: https://www.britannica.com/topic/Pali-language)
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on dialectics, that is, the conversational skills that he by students to ask questions as well as, of course, cultivate
perceived to be the sort of skill through which we strive for this same quality in them. Above all, the questioning
ultimate and meaningful knowledge. [14] The parallels to technique can also be used by the teacher to encourage the
modern perceptions of critical thinking are obvious. student to rethink a particular subject.
Teachers can encourage students to develop critical Questions are also an excellent method for
thinking only by ensuring that "the answer is not known in self-regulation when it comes to one's own train of thought.
advance and, if it is not, pupils should be invited to Here are some examples of questions that are generally
collectively research the problem. Therefore, they must useful. What results can I expect to see from this course of
create an atmosphere in which students suggest solutions thought? Will it lead me to my goals? Why am I thinking
and then explore them. [15] Although the Socratic method this way? What are the consequences of my words and
aims to engage both teacher and students in an open-ended actions on my surroundings? Do I build relationships that I
dialogue that examines their individual beliefs and want with them or am I distancing myself from them? Of
assumptions, the method has some potential difficulties. If course, it is possible to go back in one's own mind after a
the teacher is not experienced with the Socratic method, it certain event has already taken place. School life offers
might be difficult for her/him to fit the method into a higly many examples of this, however, tracing one's train of
structured curriculum. It might be difficult for the teacher thought is not solely related to school. Let's say that a
to prepare good questions, and arrange them logically, or to student received a bad grade on a written examination. In
handle the diversity of responses that might be given to any order to avoid further poor grades or at least to improve the
question. The method may fail also if students are not situation, it would be reasonable to analyze the causes.
willing to participate or are not motivated to go through or Often, the causes are at least partially at home in the
to internalize the process. individual's mind. If we can manage this mental stream and
The question-posing technique has a clear goal. Instead replace it with a different mode of thinking, it is possible to
of providing answers and solutions with this technique, we significantly improve a situation in the future.
switch off automatic thinking which Halpern defines as the As it was already mentioned in chapter three, the value
retrieval of learned information or as an action that of questions in terms of gaining knowledge was already
contains very little conscious evaluation. [16] All other well known to Socrates. The philosopher did not give away
mental skills that constitute critical thinking should be put any answers, but asked questions of the co-speaker to
towards the analysis of arguments, the judgment of the trigger reflection. Today, we are faced with a flood of
credibility of sources of information, the implementation of information that people often accept uncritically, thus,
deductive and inductive conclusions along with their education in the spirit of Socratic questioning offers an
judgment, problem solving and decision-making, extremely effective technique for developing critical
consideration of one's own thinking and, finally, thinking. Critical thinking cannot circumvent questions,
self-regulation. All of these skills originate in a vital first these, of course, are the attributes of a mindful person who
step, that is, asking a question about a particular topic. is vigilantly aware of the events taking place around him /
her.
Socrates overturned the traditional scale of values that
6. Where do Socrates, Critical had, up until then, been recognized by all of Greece and
Thinking and Mindfulness Meet? remained relatively untouched by sophists. The main
traditional values were related primarily to the body, for
(Self) questioning is one of the common points between example, life, health, physical power, and beauty or
Socrates, critical thinking, and mindfulness. It is not represented external goods or goods associated with the
through reflection that we evoke answers, but through exterior of man such as wealth, power, fame and the like.
questions. Had individuals not asked questions pertaining [11 258p]. Socrates pushes such external values into the
to various issues throughout history, whether in the field of background and replaces them with internal values, among
biology, medicine, physics, philosophy, and so on, the field which the greatest are the values of knowledge and
of science in particular would not have developed. cognition. The reflections of the Greek philosopher most
Questions are the first step to stimulating thinking, so they certainly apply to the world we live in today. Last but not
should not be underestimated in the process of building least, the purpose of critical thinking is also to upset the
critical thinking. Additionally, there is no reason for these values that often dominate modern society, which leads us
questions to be limited to events that are external in nature, to search for speedy solutions, to shift responsibility to
but they can be directed with the same measure of research others, and so on. With vigilant observation (mindfulness)
spirit we have for ourselves, as was stated in the previous and critical reflection, we can ask ourselves whether our
chapter. Moreover, the quality of the question is an actions have led us to progress, whether they are useful
excellent indicator of the quality of the individual's both to the individual and society as a whole as well as, on
thinking, as well as the level of knowledge already reached. the basis of our own findings, whether we are behaving
Teachers should therefore welcome any and every attempt properly.
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Mindfulness and critical reflection lead to knowledge. that started out the size of a fist, but with the constant
Here we are not merely addressing formal knowledge, but repetition of our responses to similar situations, it started
also about those types of behaviour where the causes and rolling downhill growing all the way. The teacher's role in
conditions for a particular phenomenon are understood such a case is to form an obstacle to this kind of thinking
along with the consequences. Knowledge in this context is with a question and to break the steady path of this
presented as a form of exit from a variety of crises caused avalanche of thought.
by ignorance. A similar understanding of knowledge is And how did it end for our student facing a retake exam?
again encountered in Socrates, where the highest virtue is After three weeks, the student asked for another chance at
"knowledge" or "cognition" and the opposite of "virtue" is the oral and written test. This request was completely out of
the impoverishment of science and cognition, that is, character, so as I became aware of the new developments in
"ignorance." Socrates goes even further to combine virtues the student and I accepted the request. In both cases, the
and knowledge in the sense that virtues originate in student showed sufficient knowledge for a passing grade.
knowledge and vice versa, thus, that ignorance is the The next school year, he completed the year with a C
source of all human wrongdoing. The so-called (good). When analyzing the events that led him to make
'wrongdoings' from the perspective of Socrates are not such a significant shift in his work habits, the following
conceptualized from a moral point of view, but, as in should be considered:
Buddhism, they are "responding incorrectly to experiences  The student's teacher offered encouragement in the
based on faulty cognition and ignorance" [10 16p], which form of introspection by asking him some
leads to dissatisfaction and suffering. questions that caused him to reflect and answer
them on his own.
 The student responded to the questions and
7. Case Study directed his attention to his mode of thought, which
has become the object of his observation.
Let's look at a practical example, which unites the basic  In doing so, there is no judgment in the sense that
principles of mindfulness and critical thinking. Years ago, I his way of thinking is good or bad, appropriate or
had a student in my class who struggled with Spanish (the inappropriate from a moral point of view or, what is
subject I teach) from the very beginning. He learned little, more, that he is good or bad because of the way he
usually only accumulating enough knowledge to pass, but thinks. The teacher's attitude is also helpful in
as the months and years went by, the situation became terms of asking questions without passing
more complicated. The amount of materials was judgment.
consistently increasing and this student's knowledge was so  The student examined his mode of thought in a
poor that, eventually, he could no longer follow our lessons. wider context, began to understand the causes and
This usually brings with it other consequences, such as conditions for the emergence of the particular
absenteeism, avoiding assessments, and what we like to phenomenon, and, at the same time, formulated his
call taking shortcuts. In his third year, it became clear that own conclusions.
there was a retake exam on the horizon. I informed the
student of this. Later on, I learned from other students that
he was blaming me for necessity of a retake exam and 8. Conclusions
saying that I was too demanding of a professor. The next
school hour I set out to ask a student a few questions. I Regardless of the fact that interest in mindfulness in
decided to talk to him in front of the whole class, so I asked Slovenian schools is growing, the fact is that there are also
the student, "Will considering me as the cause of your many questions, problems and even a resistance to this
retake exam help you succeed? Your final goal is probably practice. The reasons are understandable to some extent, as
to acquire knowledge and receive the positive grade that this field has not yet been thoroughly defined. The
goes with it, right? Has judging me guaranteed your questions concerning who the authorities or carriers of
success? Have your thoughts lead you to actions that will knowledge in this field are, which written sources
help you pass the year? If this mode of thought will ensure constitute competent literature, and which approaches can
your success, I don't mind, use it. If it's useful, go ahead be considered worthy of trust are all valid. Škodlar, for
with it, if not, try to find a better solution." The matter example, writes that there are three streams of literature on
seemed simple and logical, one of those we often like to mindfulness. The first issue relates to the preserved and
mention because we all know the answer. But here's the translated written sources of various traditions of
catch: one of the most difficult things to do is to stop Buddhism, the second to modern scientific literature, and
thinking the way we have for many years, travelling down the third to popular literature intended for a wider audience.
the same tracks that we might have taken on from others This is why it will probably be necessary to thoroughly
without thinking about whether or not it makes sense. discuss the topic of mindfulness in the future. However, as
Automatic thinking can be compared to a huge snowball such, certain headwords have been formed. [17]
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