Thought guides awareness?

[The White Belt]

I don't feel mindful until thought intervenes. 

Eg. Thoughts like 'you're not eating mindfully', 'as you are walking you may as well put attention on the balls of your feet'  and the strangest one is - 'Be mindful of your thoughts'

How can this be so? How can I be aware without mentally remembering to be aware?

 

Thanks.

 

[Nahm]

Meditation.  (Sorry) 

[The White Belt]

@Nahm Thanks (sorry)

[Nahm]

❤️ Who could blame you, the illusion is very convincing. 

[AleksM]

@The White Belt

You are aware all the time (except when in deep dreamless sleep). When there is an interval of silence between thoughts, in these moments of silence, you are conscious of the now moment. Thoughts are a story, a story can happen only in time, awareness is also aware of time. So during waking hours, you are always aware but just a little bit conscious. Consciousness is always in the present moment. Thoughts have no power over awareness, because thoughts are inside awareness. What your doing here is You are creating another thought stream to judge the first one with. Thoughts are symbolic pointers to the non-symbolic awareness.