1st November, 2014 (Saturday): We had our mindful photography session at Lake Garden, KL. This is part of the regular Mindful-Gym booster session. One of our Mindful-Gym graduates, Sis. Sok Lin, who is a professional photographer, guided us patiently on how to apply mindful attitude in capturing beautiful moments in photos. After a two-hour free-and-easy morning (including eating ice cream) at the garden, we returned to Brickfields Maha Vihara to share our photos and stories related to them. The sharing was insightful. We continue to share our photos of 'mindful moments' through a Mindful Photography WhatsApp group. We are grateful to Sis. Catherine and her team for helping to organize the meaningful event, Yeahoo.
What is 'Mindful Photography?' From Mindful-Gym point of view, it is an alternative way of cultivating mindfulness. "Mindfulness is remembering to pay attention to the present moment with beginner's mind, kindness and wisdom," that is the training definition of mindfulness in Mindful-Gym program. In mindful photography, the primary present moment object is what we observe with our eyes here-and-now. It is useful for savoring the present moment and finding simple joy in everyday life.
Here are some of the lessons that we have learned from the 'photoshop':"What my eyes see and I see though the camera are different. Why should I expect others to see things same like me?"
"Just like taking photos from different angles, we should learn to see life in different perspectives."
"I like the photo. Besides nice, it's telling a personal story..."
"When we want to capture it, it doesn't appear. When we have fun and let go, the beautiful shot appears."
"That beautiful moment is impermanent. Therefore, it's more precious - savor it."
