# TMI Mindfulness TMI Mindfulness is the optimal balance and cooperation of attention and awareness in meditation and daily life. ## Meaning In TMI, mindfulness is not merely noticing something. Mindfulness means attention is doing the right kind of selecting while awareness keeps the wider context available. In meditation, this balance helps the breath remain clear without losing the mind's condition, the body, or the surrounding field. In daily life, mindfulness includes knowing what is being done, why it is being done, what state the mind is in, and whether the action fits the situation and values. ## Source Of Meaning This note is grounded in The Mind Illuminated interludes on conscious experience, how mindfulness works, moments of consciousness, and daily-life mindfulness, especially PDF pp. 56-83, 183-191, 239-263, and 552-563. ## Relationship Over Time This meaning should be compared with [[Dr K Meaning Guide]] because Dr. K's public teaching also uses meditation and attention language. ## Links - [[The Mind Illuminated Meaning Guide]] - [[The Mind Illuminated Meaning Map]] - [[TMI Stable Attention]] - [[TMI Peripheral Awareness]] - [[TMI Introspective Awareness]] - [[TMI Insight]] - [[Dr K Meaning Guide]] - [[Mental Well-being]] - [[Spiritual Well-being]] - [[Aligned Action]] - [[Joe]] ## Tensions Mindfulness can become vague if it means only "be present." TMI makes it more precise, but precision should still serve lived attention, not analysis for its own sake. ## Question Where is attention too narrow, too scattered, or missing the wider context?