mindfulness

Taming the bull

So, this taming, seems to be about getting some distance on the mind; the kind of distance where thoughts are seen to be external, which is I guess glimpsing the bull. Perhaps distance should be called spaciousness. Thoughts arise within a much wider space than the thoughts themselves. And because of that distance there is a measure of control, which seems to be no control at all, because when there is control it is really thoughts controlling thoughts. Call this wider space presence.

By |2010-02-06T21:00:31+13:00February 4th, 2010|Zen|0 Comments

A field of mindfulness

In a family, if there is one person who practices mindfulness, the entire family will be more mindful. Because of the presence of one memeber who lives in mindfulness, the entire family is reminded to live in mindfulness. If in one class, one student lives in mindfulness, the entre class is influenced.

By |2010-01-11T06:48:19+13:00July 28th, 2008|Zen|2 Comments
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