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Being Mind and Doing Mind

The document contrasts being mind and doing mind. Being mind is present-focused, non-conceptual, and self-quieted while allowing thoughts and experiences without judgment. Doing mind is past and future focused on goals in a conceptual and self-centered way. Wise mind balances the two by focusing on present actions and goals with enriched awareness and acceptance of what is.

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Being Mind and Doing Mind

The document contrasts being mind and doing mind. Being mind is present-focused, non-conceptual, and self-quieted while allowing thoughts and experiences without judgment. Doing mind is past and future focused on goals in a conceptual and self-centered way. Wise mind balances the two by focusing on present actions and goals with enriched awareness and acceptance of what is.

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BEING MIND AND DOING MIND

BEING MIND: DOING MIND:


Mindful WISE MIND: Cognitive (Goal-Directed)

Present Focused Balancing Being and Doing Mind Past and Future Focused
Non-Conceptual Conceptual
Self-Quieted Self-Centered
Intentional Choices Automatic (Autopilot)
Acceptance Judgmental Evaluation
Sensing/ Direct Experience Analytical
Curious Discriminating
Nothing-to-do Mode Ambitious Mode
(Middle Path)
When we are in Being Mind: When we are in Doing Mind:
We are able to Acknowledge When we are in Wise Mind: We are Aware of how things
how things are in the moment, “are” but also how they
while remaining Open and We are aware of the present “should” be, compelling us to
Accepting of all emotional moment and participate in our attempt to “fix” things.
states (Pleasant, Neutral, and actions; throwing our entire being We tend to View our thoughts
Unpleasant). into striving towards our goals, as facts which can cause us to
We Allow thoughts to come and but - we release our continually increase our
go without being swept away determination that we have to Efforts towards reaching our
with them. achieve the goal we strive for. goals.
We will be willing to Allow We may become so preoccupied
things to be as they are, We are.. with our goals that we lose
without attempting to change Focused with an awareness of the present, that
or alter the experience… our actions become Automatic
Focused on the distinctiveness Enriched Awareness We are…
of each Moment, while we are actively working Focused on Achievements,
releasing our focus on goals. towards our goals. problem solving, and goals.

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