Awakening
Sunday, April 22nd, 2012Words are merely “words” without the energy of heartfelt intent…
Words are merely “words” without the energy of heartfelt intent…
You cannot share with others what you do not have within yourself…
Mindful behavior is of thoughts, words (speech), and deeds (actions) that are pleasant, gentle, meaningful, truthful, and beneficial to you as well as to others.
“See, Touch, Go” is a mindfully simple attending exercise included in the outstanding book, “The Now Effect“, written by author & psychologist, Elisha Goldstein, PhD. This 3-minute practice uses the breath as an anchor while helping us to apply an attending technique of ‘see, touch, go’ as we observe the wandering tendency of our own […]
Forbearance is the patience we need to allow ourselves the opportunity to see how impulses are simply hollow events arising & passing in consciousness.
Initially, the more you make the effort, the more this effort will spontaneously become effortless.
Can we see through our impulses and not give in to our forces of habit?
If the waters are continuously “muddy”, how can we clearly see its contents? To sit is to let settle & naturally clarify.
In our practice, we are excavating our illusions toward the realization of the ‘truth’.
The noble and wholesome qualities of our being may lie latent in our subconscious minds.