Christian "watchfulness" and Buddhist "Mindfulness"

FireDragon76 said:

Wabi sabi is rooted in the Buddhist value of the acceptance of transience and impermanence. It is very different from western ideals of beauty that focus on perfection.

Wabi-sabi - Wikipedia

Examples of wabi sabi are kintsuge (repairing old pottery with gold and lacquer) or viewing cherry blossoms (the Japanese folk song Sakura sounds bittersweet for a reason, it reflects wabi sabi, as cherry trees only blossom for a brief period before they disappear).

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Oh, I guess that's why cherry blossoms are linked to a touhou character that suicided. I like the idea. I already enjoy such kinds of things. it does not mean I will stop obsessing over my ideals of a celestial body. Or stop desiring further union with the divine. I also like thinking about an earth where no humans are and slowly the works of humanity disappear. Life after people.

Peace.

Edit: but touhou music is part of my religion of life. Love is my metaphysical assumption about the highest truths which is based on my own expierence of reality.
against, perfect cherry blossom

Akita Suggagaki said:

I now think there is a significant distinction. Watchfulness in the Judeo-Christian tradition is mostly about watching yourself that you don't fall to temptation. Good example is 1 peter 5:8 Be sober, be vigilant, because your adversary the devil walketh about as a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour.

Buddhist mindfulness is without judgment, more passive.

But then again, one must be open and receptive before letting something go. One must be mindful in the Buddhist sense to realize being tempted in the moment of temptation and detach from it.

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Attention isn't a skill that's limited to any particular religion.

Buddhists just tend to value attention moreso because it is seen as a necessary part of the spiritual life for waking up from our delusions and attachments to things that are ultimately unreal.

Akita Suggagaki said:

I now think there is a significant distinction. Watchfulness in the Judeo-Christian tradition is mostly about watching yourself that you don't fall to temptation. Good example is 1 peter 5:8 Be sober, be vigilant, because your adversary the devil walketh about as a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour.

Buddhist mindfulness is without judgment, more passive.

But then again, one must be open and receptive before letting something go. One must be mindful in the Buddhist sense to realize being tempted in the moment of temptation and detach from it.

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I find they can be very similar. It comes down to awareness. I find my life as a Buddhist and now soon to be life as a Catholic are very similar. Easy to fall asleep and return to worldly cares. A lot comes down to practice. If one is consistent with it (meditation in Buddhism, prayer in Catholicism), they are more likely to stay 'awake'.