y not,
“I do not have to turn the tv or radio off to continue being mindful.”
Mindful of what (else) ? Of your mind’s content ? In the same context i see at least two alternatives :
1. I want to watch the TV so i give priority to such but without elaborating/constructing (abisankhara?) on it.
2. I don’t give priority to ANYTHING i.e. now i’m watching the program, now i’m reading a magazine, now i’m getting up from the chair…DOESN’T MATTER, i try to be unceasingly mindful of myself and of the environment, whilst aware of my mind’s content in order to avoid noxious elaborations on what it’s being lived right here and now.
Contrary to what one might think this is not difficult or tiring. To be aware of yourself and of the environment moment to moment, instead of being separated from it it’s even relaxing. Anyways it’s better than being “splitted” i.e. thinking about job problems (just an example…) whilst peeling off potatoes…
Of course this isn’t about formal sessions; it’s about current everyday life…