The 4nons
The 4nons are a mindfulness tool that increases awareness. The 4nons are non-attachment, non-judgment, non-defensive behavior, and non-violence. Through them, we are able to maintain the stance of the objective observer. We filter distractions from intuitive messages and identify, decipher, understand, and respond to our intuition.
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- Non-attachedment: When we practice nonattachment we are openminded and honest about what hooks us or what we have an aversion to. We understand that to truly engage our intuition, we must objectively experience distractions, without reacting to them when they catch us. We are humble and vulnerable to our intuitive messages. When we are non-attached, we experience distractions in order to understand how and why they hook us. We are open to the many ways our intuition presents. Being non-attached is an objective ongoing shifting of our thoughts, words, and actions in ways that ensure we are not caught by either our distractions or the inability to process an intuitive message.
- Non-judgment: We do not judge our abilities or those of another. We do not hold our self as better or more advanced. We open to hearing the truth of our intuition. To be non-judgmental, we must be non-attached. Leaving behind judgment, we open to what our intuition is saying without giving meaning to our distractions. We understand that any internal judgments are to be acknowledged so that they do not take root in the external world and color our ability to neutralize distractions and process intuition.
- No longer defensive, we are humble, modest, and vulnerable to our abilities. Being non-defensive means being wide open to what we receive intuitively. We accept that we are intuitive without allowing our abilities to define us. We recognize how an unawareness or denial of our intuition informs illusions and gives strength to our distractions. When our energy is no longer spent defending our self, we no longer need to prove our self.
- The first 3nons are prerequisites to the fourth — nonviolence. Objective, without judgment, and non-defensive, we are open to our abilities. We view our inability to decipher a message as a removable barrier. We are gentle, forgiving, and self-compassionate. We use our intuition to strengthen our connection to our core, others, the Sacred, and all of creation.