Is mindfulness (awareness meditation) and phenomenology the same thing ?

Question

if not what's the difference?

Answer 1

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diamond_Approach

phenomenomenology- Diamond Approach is a contemporary spiritual path integrating the teachings and practices of the ancient wisdom traditions with modern depth psychology. The Diamond Approach is derived from the experiences of its founders, A. H. Almaas, the pen-name of Hameed Ali, Karen Johnson, and Faisal Muqaddam (who later split off to develop his own approach). They were among the first students of Claudio Naranjo, an early pioneer of the integration of spiritual and therapeutic work. The curriculum of the work draws upon the founders' backgrounds in Sufism (both Ali and Muqaddam are natives of Kuwait), Platonism, Buddhism, the Fourth Way. Their rigorously prepared teachers focus on the students' specific perception of their own immediate work issues; over time, presentation of a canonical body of knowledge and practice is introduced as required.



Mindfulness: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mindfulness
Mindfulness is the practice whereby a person is intentionally aware of his or her thoughts and actions in the present moment, non-judgmentally. Mindfulness is applied to both bodily actions and the mind's own thoughts and feelings. In Buddhism, the second kind of mindfulness is considered a prerequisite for developing insight and wisdom. Right Mindfulness is the seventh path from the Noble Eightfold Path, which is in its turn the fourth of the Four Noble Truths.

mindfulness does not have to be constrained to a formal meditation session. Mindfulness is an activity that can be done at any time; it does not require sitting, or even focusing on the breath, but rather is done by bringing the mind to focus on what is happening in the present moment, while simply noticing the mind's usual "commentary".

In other words, mindfulness focuses on raising one's awareness of oneself via being aware of yourself from moment to moment using awareness exercises and meditation.

Phenomenology incorporates both science (psychology) and spirituality (both eastern and western). Please refer to the links and it will explain.- dd

p.s. the "goal" is NOT the same. Mindfulness is a part of the overall "goal" in Phenomenology. Mindfulness is just being passively aware of events around you, the goal in phenomenology is to heal thyself and seek out the greater truth, IF you must have it in a nutshell. If this is for a paper, stick with the longer version. lol!

Answer 2

The simple answer is no, the complex answer is printed above. The practical answer is that it doesn't matter as you can achieve the same goals either way!