Can Mindfulness alone give us Success, Health & Happiness! How?
Let us first understand the Mind and its functioning. What is Mindfulness and how mindful Working can give us the best of success, health and happiness.
5. पाॉच ज्ञानेंद्रियाॉ-नेत्र, कान, नाक, जिव्हा और त्वचा
5 Sense Organs i.e. Eye, Ear, Nose, Skin, Tongue
पाॉच कर्मेंद्रियाॉ- हाथ, पैर, वाणी एवॊ दो गुप्ाॊग
Organs of Actions i.e. Hands, Legs, Tongue, 2 Secret Organs
र्मन/Mind
चचत््/Memory
अहॊकार/Ego
बुद्धि/Intellect
See the Input / Output Process
Think
How Recycle Bin
is Emptied!
Functioning of Mind – Computer CPU Analogy
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6. Functioning of Mind – Clerk & Boss Analogy
Mind functions like a clerk in the office who
receives information or files…process it
Mind puts up the file before the Boss
i.e. Intellect for Decision Making
Mind despatches the file to
Organs of Actions
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7. W h a t i s M i n d f u l n e s s ?
M i n d F u l l N e s s M i n d f u l N e s s
OR
8. W h a t i s M i n d f u l n e s s
Mindfulness is the quality of being Present & fully Engaged in
whatever we are doing in the Present Moment
Mindfulness Process involves close awareness of our own
Thoughts, Feelings, Body Sensations and Surroundings.
But it is not that easy,
Let’s discuss the Challenges before Mindfulness practice…
9. C h a l l e n g e s f o r b e i n g M i n d f u l
SEE
Colours & Forms
TV, Mobile, Beauty, Tour /
Machine, Cranes, Product,
Rail, Road…
LI STEN
Sound/Music/Talk/
Machine, Vehicle Horn,
Communication…
TOUCH
Meeting with Friends &
Family, the eatables & the
environment…/
Machine, Product…
TAST E
food, fruit & drink at Home,
Canteen, Hotel, Club…
SMEL L
Flowers, Perfume,
Food /
Gas, Chemicals,
Oil, Burn…
Subconscious Mind/Habits/Causal Body
M I N D
Leakage OUT
PULL
Stimulus IN
PUSH
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10. T i p s t o P r a c t i c e M i n d f u l n e s s
In order to successfully handle such a large flow of information
and to Practice Mindfulness, following tips may be useful….
Mindfulness Tip 1 – Accept the situation in the present moment
as it is, do not analyse, don’t Judge - Right or Wrong
Mindfulness Tip 2 – Be Free from distractions of Past memories
and Future imaginations. Do not move like a pendulum.
Mindfulness Tip 3 – Do regular Meditation…it helps to improve
Mindfulness or present moment awareness
11. 1) We can fully utilize our potential & time by mindfulness which
eventually increases the Working Efficiency.
2) Being mindful, we are free from the clutches of past & future
which Leads to Reduced Stress & Happy Working.
3) Mindfulness creates Healthy Working Environment which is
very much required for Team building.
4) Mindfulness leads to Zero Accident. You should note, Accident
may takes place only when we are absent from the present.
12. Benefits of Mindful Working
Greater Health & Happiness
Benefits may be tapped by extending the
Mindfulness practice to various other activities like
Eating, Driving, Listening, Speaking, Watching TV, Videos etc.
5) Mindfulness is useful tool for improving office Productivity.
Moreover, it significantly improves Quality & Cost Performance
which in turn improves the balance sheet.
13. Mindful Eating = Happy Eating
Eye-To See the Colours & Beauty
Skin-To Feel the Touch & Warmth
Ear-To Listen to the Sounds of Chewing
Nose-To Smell the fragrance
Tongue-To Take the Full Taste
1) Do not Switch on TV/Mobile
2) Do not Talk in between…Keep Silence
3) Be there in Present Moment
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14. Pay Gratitude
Think about how the Food, Fruit and Drink has come to you, the
supply chain and the processes Involved…
Farmer produced the crop with the help of mother earth, water,
sun, electricity, tractor, ox, steel net for barricade etc…
The crop reached to mills, to store, to cook, to table & utensils…
Mentally pay gratitude to all these resources i.e. man, machine,
materials, Nature etc…
Finally, thank Lord! you are healthy enough to eat, taste & enjoy!