user6921: what is the value of a single moment of mindfulness- and is it worth anything if not combined with other moments 
when i do a good action to help others even a small one it has its benefit to the other without even looking at its affect on the practice even 
even if i do one deed like washing the dishes of the family than i dont do nothing for 4 months its worth something  
if i meditate for 30 minutes or  be mindful while doing some action for 30 minutes   and than i dont do meditation or even be mindful  for 4 months   -  is it worth something ?  why you say so ? 
(there are so many teachers talking about the importance of consistent practice which makes me think that its not worth anything) 
This is a continuation of a precius question i ask which is very similar but not exactly the same : 
Is there a point for a not continues practice?

user8044: If you have only a single moment of mindfulness it is only two types of thought moments that will be of immense benefit to you. Even other thoughts are OK if you understand the nature of your mind, how merits and demerits form in the mind, how to free yourself from those demerits, and ways to cultivate merits, and then follow such a process with effort. You will then be able to come to the Dhamma gradually. It will be like a hole-less pot being filled by droplets of water with the each drop it receives. 
The two thought moments to cultivate are that of Metta and impermanence (Anicca). Such moment thoughts would be of immense benefit (as per the scriptures). Here I did not say loving kindness, as metta is not necessarily an attitude of loving-kindness. It’s more an attitude of goodwill—wishing the other person well, but realizing that true happiness is something that ultimately each of us will have to find for him or herself, and sometimes most easily when we go our separate ways.

user10554: Value, let's face it, is an idea - not to diminish the question. Value can be attributable to all and everything that occurs, whether once and forgotten, or consistently applied. 
All that can be found is mindfulness, whether realized or ignored. No moment, or what appears in it, can possibly have a beneficial or detrimental effect on some other moment, though a clean sink is bliss itself.
If one's present course of practice is intermittent, it is beautiful. If one's present course of practice is consistent, it is beautiful. If we tie our quality of practice to some preferential outcome, there is binding.
If we fail to see or appreciate the fulfillment of things as they are, our very commitment to practice can reinforce the myth that we are somehow less than enlightenment. Presence is awake, this is irrefutable.
Warmly, NightSkySanghaGuy

6921: <p>what is the value of a single moment of mindfulness- and is it worth anything if not combined with other moments </p>

<p>when i do a good action to help others even a small one it has its benefit to the other without even looking at its affect on the practice even </p>

<p>even if i do one deed like washing the dishes of the family than i dont do nothing for 4 months its worth something  </p>

<p>if i meditate for 30 minutes or  be mindful while doing some action for 30 minutes   and than i dont do meditation or even be mindful  for 4 months   -  is it worth something ?  why you say so ? </p>

<p>(there are so many teachers talking about the importance of consistent practice which makes me think that its not worth anything) </p>

<p>This is a continuation of a precius question i ask which is very similar but not exactly the same : </p>

<p><a href="https://buddhism.stackexchange.com/questions/18589/is-there-a-point-for-a-not-continues-practice">Is there a point for a not continues practice?</a></p>
 8044: <p>If you have only a single moment of mindfulness it is only two types of thought moments that will be of immense benefit to you. Even other thoughts are OK if you understand the nature of your mind, how merits and demerits form in the mind, how to free yourself from those demerits, and ways to cultivate merits, and then follow such a process with effort. You will then be able to come to the Dhamma gradually. It will be like a hole-less pot being filled by droplets of water with the each drop it receives. </p>

<p>The two thought moments to cultivate are that of Metta and impermanence (Anicca). Such moment thoughts would be of immense benefit (as per the scriptures). Here I did not say loving kindness, as metta is not necessarily an attitude of loving-kindness. It’s more an attitude of goodwill—wishing the other person well, but realizing that true happiness is something that ultimately each of us will have to find for him or herself, and sometimes most easily when we go our separate ways.</p>
 10554: <p>Value, let's face it, is an idea - not to diminish the question. Value can be attributable to all and everything that occurs, whether once and forgotten, or consistently applied. </p>

<p>All that can be found is mindfulness, whether realized or ignored. No moment, or what appears in it, can possibly have a beneficial or detrimental effect on some other moment, though a clean sink is bliss itself.</p>

<p>If one's present course of practice is intermittent, it is beautiful. If one's present course of practice is consistent, it is beautiful. If we tie our quality of practice to some preferential outcome, there is binding.</p>

<p>If we fail to see or appreciate the fulfillment of things as they are, our very commitment to practice can reinforce the myth that we are somehow less than enlightenment. Presence is awake, this is irrefutable.</p>

<p>Warmly, NightSkySanghaGuy</p>
