Mindfulness is the state most commonly associated with Buddhist schools of thought. If you have felt you are in the zone – i.e. working with full concentration to the complete oblivion of all else, chances are you have experienced mindfulness. Various Buddhist practices including several forms of meditation focus on attaining a mindful state of mind.

Once a mindful state has been achieved, one typically maintains it only for a certain period of time. Either external thoughts and events disrupt the peaceful state of mind or just going to sleep and waking up finds one back in the non-mindful state.

Continuity throughout the day

The first thing to realize is that attaining the state takes patience. If you start moving towards it in the morning (by practicing quietude, meditation etc.), it doesn’t mean that you will attain the state in the morning itself. It may take up till that same evening before your mind’s fluctuations truly die down. The important thing is to ‘stick with it’ and to be patient. It WILL happen. It just may not happen right when you want it to.

Continuity from one day to the next

Once one has diligently moved towards mindfulness (and hopefully attained it to towards evening time), one can stay in the state all evening. The question then becomes – ‘When I go to sleep, will I still retain the previous evening’s mindfulness? To ensure that one does retain it, simply work on the ‘way you fall asleep’. Instead of being a ‘I’m tired, I’m just going to plonk’ – try and fall asleep in a ‘My mind is not rushed’ manner. When you simply ‘plonk’ and pass out, chances are you will not manage to retain the previous evening’s mindfulness.

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