The Most Important KIND of Thinking

     Think about what you think about.

     You have no doubt heard, "An idle mind is the devil's workshop." Idle mind? Probably means not thinking about what you are thinking about....or simply being unaware of what you are thinking.

    "Penny for your thoughts". A question that often comes to us as we stare off into space, as if we are in the deepest kind of thought. Our usual response? "Huh? I don't know."

     One of the many things I admire about Buddist philosophy is the concept of "Mindfulness". I like Jon Kabat-Zinn’s definition of mindfulness.


                         “Mindfulness means paying attention in a particular way;
                          On purpose, in the present moment, and nonjudgmentally.”

     It is vitally important that we pay attention to what we are thinking, since our thinking determines our feelings and behaviors. Our life is our thinking. We would not neglect a small child, leaving him or her unattended. Neither should we leave our mind, our thinking, unattended. I will soon post a full article related to Kabat-Zimm's definition of mindfulness.

     Notice the Video Collections related to Critical Thinking, which is found in the Gadget "The Most Important Kind of Thinking. AND, I would challenge you to become a better thinker by learning how to think more critically. Critical thinking has nothing to do with being negative or critical of others or ideas. It is a way of thinking that seeks truth more than anything else. There is freedom in the truth and there is joy in the unbiased hunt for it.