Awakening
Monday, September 14th, 2015We receive the breath- long or short, fast or slow. What most matters is that we simply notice it regardless of its quality. Any kind of breath will do.
Archive for September, 2015
The ‘Wandering Mind’
Monday, September 14th, 2015Our mind wanders almost 50% of the time, and to reel it in can be as simple as watching the breath. When we notice our mind has wandered off, we let go of the wandering ‘thought’ and gently bring it back to the breath.. again and again. The breath is our ‘anchor’ as it helps […]
Awakening
Saturday, September 12th, 2015The effort of concentration will ultimately develop into an ‘effortlessness’ of abiding as the discipline of our routine evolves into a self-perpetuating process of ‘wandering’ & naturally coming back. It’s this composure that deepens our concentration.
‘Polishing Awareness.’
Saturday, September 12th, 2015The act of ‘sitting’ helps us to polish our awareness- to see the mind and the activities of mind more clearly. With this clarity there arises greater understanding. With this understanding we discover more confidence, calm, and ease in our lives. With this ease, we often become healthier and happier human beings.
Awakening
Wednesday, September 9th, 2015This ‘single-pointedness’ of awareness can be directed to a particular object like the breath and then redirected once recollected unto a ‘choicelessness’ whereby we simply ‘touch ‘n’ let go’ of whatever may be arising in our field of awareness. In both cases, we are training our mind to be abiding, calm, and stable.
Awakening
Tuesday, September 8th, 2015This mindfulness is both ‘spotlight’ that we actively shine onto what is observed, and it is a ‘mirror’ that simply reflects what is arising.