While mindfulness can be a useful tool to promote wellness and relaxation, it is different from meditation. With mindfulness, one passively observes one’s thoughts. With true meditation, there are no thoughts to watch at all. It is a state of complete mental silence. Some people find practicing mindfulness helpful to calm the mind before they reach mental silence. Specifically in Sahaja Yoga meditation, the Kundalini allows mental silence to occur spontaneously and effortlessly, while mindfulness involves continuous concentrated activity. Sahaja Yoga also has the benefit of gradually transforming us, with continued practice, into joyful, peaceful beings as our chakras become nourished and strengthened.
