Self observation is the key to understanding yourself and that is why practicing mindful meditation is so very important. Mindful meditation is "simply" the practice of being still and watching thoughts as they come and go; not trying to get rid of thoughts but just watching them.
Watching the mind and your reactions to your thoughts is a good way to understand how your mind responds to different situations. By knowing how your mind works, you can then get in touch with your self. As you probably know by now, noticing feelings is easy once you get past the chattering mind. Sit and breathe slowly in and out. Simply notice any feelings, thoughts and sensations that may arise.
The longer you pursue your meditation practice, the better you will become at understanding the workings of your mind. Once you've opened up and have become genuine with yourself, you will begin to know who you are by paying attention to any emotion that happens to come up. Let the emotion be felt without resistance and if a thought appears, pay attention to it as well and just let it be. From emotions can come meaning and meaning is what you are after in order to get to know your self; the person you call "I."
Next, we will take a look at the two factors that determine who you are and why you do what you do.
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