I think a lot of people conflate mindfulness exercises with meditation at times. While there is some overlap and one can say “mindfulness meditation”, I usually think of more transcendental-type meditation, with trying to let thoughts pass and focusing on a mantra to help anchor the mind into emptiness and simple consciousness.
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I think a lot of people conflate mindfulness exercises with meditation at times. While there is some overlap and one can say “mindfulness meditation”, I usually think of more transcendental-type meditation, with trying to let thoughts pass and focusing on a mantra to help anchor the mind into emptiness and simple consciousness.