I Practice Mindfulness
I recently took a mindfulness course. In a way, it was quite useful, it made me realise how often I am distracted, and how many of my daily chores I do in an 'automatic mode', not really paying attention to them.
However, there was something that did not agree with me, it was how repeatedly we were told to accept and not judge things. I know we cannot change many things, and the only way for happiness is accepting that some things have to happen.
However, I am positive that not everything must be accepted and remain unjudged. Some things are right, others are wrong, and the first step to try to change a situation is realising it is wrong.
I find mindfulness (and psychology in general) too individualistic, too focused on 'what can I do in such state of things', but oblivious of the 'what can I do to change, if only a tiny bit, such state of things'. I cannot help thinking it encourages conformism, and that's the reason why it is so in fashion now.
However, there was something that did not agree with me, it was how repeatedly we were told to accept and not judge things. I know we cannot change many things, and the only way for happiness is accepting that some things have to happen.
However, I am positive that not everything must be accepted and remain unjudged. Some things are right, others are wrong, and the first step to try to change a situation is realising it is wrong.
I find mindfulness (and psychology in general) too individualistic, too focused on 'what can I do in such state of things', but oblivious of the 'what can I do to change, if only a tiny bit, such state of things'. I cannot help thinking it encourages conformism, and that's the reason why it is so in fashion now.
