Definitions Flashcards

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Feeling Tone

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The experience of something as pleasant, unpleasant, or neutral. For example, the feeling tone of hearing a bird chirp may be pleasant, while the feeling tone of an itch may be unpleasant.

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Growing Edges

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The places where we have room to grow. These are often difficult moments where we struggle, yet we have a powerful opportunity to learn.

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Hooked IN and UNHOOKING

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Hooking in is when we become enveloped in an experience and lose the power to choose how we respond. Unhooking is the act of releasing from the experience and returning to awareness.

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Loving Kindness

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The practice and quality of caring for the well-being of others. Loving-kindness is an opening of the heart, meeting others with kindness. Sometimes also referred to as metta.

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Mantra

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Phrases and mantras are used in some practices as an object of awareness. A phrase or mantra is a simple sentence used to cultivate an intention, and it serves as a way to stay focused on a goal.

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Meditation

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Meditation is simply the act of dedicating time to develop a quality of mind or heart, often in silence. Though often done in sitting practice, meditation may also be done while walking, doing dishes, or eating.

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Monkey Mind

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The mental state in which the mind bounces around quickly, much as a monkey does from branch to branch.

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Noting

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The practice of mentally saying what we are experiencing. Noting involves silently saying something in our head; it helps us see something clearly without getting hooked in.

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PARASYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM:

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The part of the central nervous system is responsible for downregulation, including slowing the heart rate, relaxing muscles, and increasing gland activity.

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Present time experience

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Whatever is happening for us in the present moment. The present-time experience is what is arising into our experience on a moment-to-moment basis. It is always changing, full of different stimuli, and consistently present.

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Sense Doors

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The six primary senses that can be accessed in our mindfulness practice: smell, taste, hearing, touch/feeling, sight, and thought. The sense-doors are where we experience phenomena arising and passing.

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