Non-Judgment means experiencing the present moment as it is, without labeling it as good or bad, right or wrong. In practicing non-judgment, you allow yourself to experience life fully, without the filter of preconceived notions or biases. This Lens also helps in cultivating an accepting attitude towards your own thoughts and emotions, thereby enriching your overall experience of the present moment.

Landmarks

The Realms of Everyday Enlightenment each have some noticeable Landmarks which show the likely alignment someone within that Realm has with each of the Beacons and their various Lenses. These Landmarks are things that need to be noticed and explored in the context of those Lenses and Beacons. And then through working on the Trails and Guides these Landmarks will serve as markers toward the next Realm where new Landmarks await.

Landmarks of Seeking

Landmark - TBD

Landmarks of Training

Landmarks for this Realm (Training) will be added here when those pages are created.

Landmarks of Mastery

Landmarks for this Realm (Mastery) will be added here when those pages are created.

Shadows

The Beacons of Everyday Enlightenment provide powerful guidance through the Realms. The Lenses represent different facets of those Beacons, which provide further focus or illumination of that Beacon. On the other hand, Lenses are also accompanied by two types of Shadows which tend to obscure our journey to Enlightenment. The first kind of Shadows are the Looming Shadows, which are the obvious opposite of a given Lens, and should hopefully be easy to avoid and train against once we understand them. The second kind are the Flickering Shadows, which could be confused with the associated Lenses, because they are quite similar to the Lens, while actually being a harmful or negative counterpart. Both types of Shadows should be understood in the context of the Lens and Beacon, and reviewed periodically to ensure our view is not obscured.

Within the Lens of Non-Judgment, we are experiencing the present moment without labeling it as good or bad, right or wrong.

Looming Shadow - Judgmentalism, The pervasive habit of forming judgments or critiques about experiences, contradicting the practice of accepting experiences as they are
Flickering Shadow - Indifference, When withholding judgment turns into a lack of discernment or apathy, hindering the ability to navigate life's complexities

TODO

Lens: Non-Judgment
Beacons	Attention
Landmarks	Acknowledge Negative Emotions Without Judgment; Observe Your Judgment and Non-Judgment

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Resources

How to Practice Acceptance Without Being Complacent - "Mindful "acceptance" means that we fully acknowledge the current moment (external situation as well as feelings, thoughts, and perceptions) so that we can respond appropriately in the next moment."
Practicing Non-Judgment - "What would it be like to simply experience something, without judgment?"
Non-Judgment for Beginners! - "Non-judgment is a HOW skill where we practice being present in the current moment and stating a fact without adding our personal opinion to it."
Acceptance is not Giving Up, it is Waking Up - "Acceptance allows us to see things as they really are, rather than spending so much time being pulled off-course by our attachment to our desire that things were different."