Meditation and Mindfulness

me: Swami ji, what was the topic discussed by you in last session
Master Akshara: Meditation and Mindfulness

me: What is Mindfulness....infact i do not know Mind either
Master Akshara: When thoughts occur unconnected each other the mind appear in fragments. Thats a divided mind.

But when you discovered the thread that connects all the seemingly unconnected thoughts, then suddenly the mind is not more fragmented but is complete and full.... and that is Mindfullness.

me: It seems to me that the state of mindfullness would lead to a state of concentration without effort.... as connected thoughts would automatically work towards a direction..
Master Akshara: EXACTLY ! Well said. Its a focus without focus. Anything and everything is under focus..Mind may drift still but no more a "lost" mind but its a total mind with total freedom to drift and still STAY FOCUSSED.

me: From this discussion, I just remember a famous book which few recommended..."The Secret" which is loosely based upon 'law of attraction' means your thoughts attract your destiny...I could not finish the book as I could not connect it with my understanding....

But again there was this thing that many people pray and sometimes prayers seem to work, it could be thoughts focussed on something....so i was confused about this concept as presented in "The Secret"
From what i have understoof from you on being and acting in present, the concept of thinking and focussing strongly on a future desire(As presented in the book) looked unconnected. Hence, this confusion
Master Akshara: The book perhaps is playing along with the delusions of human mind. To project, to expect, to wish, to dream, to want, to need, to demand, to fantasise, to imagine, something which does not belong to this moment but about a golden future. This would break the mind in bits and pieces.

Parts of mind wishing something other than WHAT IT IS NOW. The divide between who YOU ARE ACTUALLY NOW and WHO YOU WOULD WANT TO BE IN FUTURE TIMES causes the fragmentation of mind and such a mind is in deep trouble.

Only the SECRET is known as just plain HUMBUG.

me: I think now I understand why I felt such a difficulty in finishing off a small and costly book....But irrespective of the book, mind is usually acting fragmented with rare moments of focus which again is normally due to deadlines.... Infact, when kept busy in those deadlines...mind wantes free time and plans creative activities which do not get fulfilled when "free time" is available.....
Master Akshara: Because with deadlines around the mind learn the knack of regimenting recreation and work. It divides non stop for every single activity.

But when mind is not divided the play and work are not divided too. They happen always together as if you work in a holiday mood and even on a holiday you are inspired to work...

Then there are no concrete funfilled moments no particular occasions to remember and relish because the whole life is just that way - and you never point some moments out of them as special.

me: I can understand and appreciate the journey of 'mindfullness' . Is there any 'Secret' towards it...
Master Akshara: Minfullness is not a goal to reach. Not an objective idea, that you look for secrets to reach there. But its WHAT YOU ARE and the SECRET wishful mind has covered WHAT YOU ARE and has wrapped you with ideas about WHAT YOU SHOULD BECOME.

So if you let go those ideas about what you should become but just remain and BE as you are in the moment of this eternal NOW then its as if you "reached" but its NO jOURNEY its only shedding or renouncing some ideas that linger and eclipse the True NATURE OF YOUR SELF.

me: So, it's like being in the present moment automatically brings mindfullness.....something like when i am in present....my intellect governs thoughts...am i understanding it right?
Master Akshara: When you are in the moment then the mind comes to direct alignment with the SELF as if they became one and same and not two entities...

me: Swami ji, i have understood it. The eclipse is clearing... Namaste!!
Master Akshara: Yes Puneet ! Go ahead....laters again..namaste !