Wearing an orange robe, inhaling incense smoke, we sit on a pillow on the floor. Bald-headed monks around us, muttering together their “ommmmm…”, reciting their mantras, assuming breakneck yoga asanas … many people have such a picture in their head after hearing the word “meditation”. — Contemplation, zen, mindfulness, what are they? Mindfulness as a certain concept of perceiving reality comes from ancient times. It may be associated with religious or esoteric practices. This connotation is somewhat legitimate, because the experience of mindfulness is the foundation of almost all contemplative experiences of every major religion. In itself, however, it is much simpler…