Mayka,
In Latin, there is an idiom: "Piscem natare doces.", which translates into English literally as: "To teach the fish to swim." - but more effectively as: "To teach the 'Our Father' to the vicar." and more colorfully as: "To teach one's grandmother to suck eggs."! ;-) In Western psychotherapy, it it suggested that for effective and respectful communication, one first check with the other that one has apprehended the meaning and intention of the other's statement, before rushing in to judge, 'correct' or chastise, driven by one's own interpretations and imaginings. If you fail to understand my post, Google may not be too helpful, but perhaps Bill or Edgar or Mike or Kristy, in their Great Compassion, might be willing to help. --ED --- In [email protected], Maria Lopez <flordeloto@...> wrote: > > ED; > > Bill is correct. Mindfulness is not divisable into states as it's not a mental state. The only thing that may be divisible are the steps to be followed in order to enhance the quality of this practice. > > Mayka > ED, > > You are insufferably analytic!! Stop!!!! > > 'Mindfulness', if used to describe Buddha Mind or Pure Awareness, is not made up of 3 or 9 or 847 states! It's not divisable into states! > --ED
