In this entry I would like to address the issue of mindfulness and its relationship to reflexive awareness. If we are looking for mindfulness, this is the area we need to examine. Along the way I’ll try to address some of the issues that have been raised in our discussions.

I take “reflexive” to mean bending back to oneself. How does reflexivity influence awareness? Normally, we are aware. We don’t have to make any special effort to be aware; we are simply aware. We see, hear, smell, touch, taste and think. Technically, we can say that it is the nature of mind to contact an object; to be aware of something. So far, so good. We are already aware. But are we aware that we are aware? Read More...