While behind a paywall, it seems mindfulness depends most on metacognitive beliefs motivating how we allocate resources. I wonder how motivated people are to cultivate mindfulness of death (maraṇasati) in these times with resources already spread thin.
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S074959781730924X …https://twitter.com/HermPrinCom/status/1247261296652763136 …
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1) attentional sufficiency—attention isn't depleted w/use over time 2) virtue of monitoring—value in noticing internal thoughts & feelings (even if unpleasant) rather than avoiding 3) map-terrain differentiation—thoughts & feelings need not necessarily reflect objective reality
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Indeed, "These three beliefs likely reinforce each other, and work synergistically." Among their findings, "Metacognitive beliefs were a stronger and more consistent predictor of mindfulness than cognitive resources and compensated for mental fatigue felt contemporaneously."
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