If you can tune in to the obeserver mode, and actually decide, whether to believe the minds stories or not, or even to make fun of the mind (works great for me), you´re on to something.

Discrimination, or Discernment is really important, it is a life-sustaining necessity.
Its kind of different from judgement/interpretation/evaluation…

Short and narrow is the path!

Great questions.

You don’t judge. The mind does. It does so by its very nature, but you’re not the mind.

Meditation can be a great way to observe the mind and notice all its chatter, while still remaining unattached as the silent witness. You don’t get sucked up into its drama.

When you notice the mind commenting, if you simply notice that that’s just your story and not actually what’s true, that takes a lot of the juice out of the story. That takes the wind out of its sails. The mind needs you to believe in its stories. What would happen if you didn’t believe ANYTHING the mind told you? What if you dropped all your beliefs?

Want to find out?

How do you not judge? Is it the result of meditation? What are you doing if the mind automatically does comment on the situation you are in? When you notice you commented how can you stop right then without commenting on the comment?