Meditation
Directing awareness inwards allows us to soften the knots and become more intimate with the present moment.
“Mindfulness is that quality of attention which notices without choosing, without preference; it is a choiceless awareness, that like the sun, shines on all things”
Joseph Goldstein, Seeking the Heart of Wisdom
We spend a lot of our time lost in thought, judgement, daydreams or virtual reality. This dampness our perception and attention to senses. Our attention is scattered and minds overly stimulated. We accumulate pains and worries and we carry them in the body.
When we train awareness and concentration through meditation we begin to open the body. Directing awareness inwards allows us to soften the knots and become more intimate with the present moment. Pleasant or unpleasant. We begin to experience the wholeness of who we are.
We begin to strengthen our response to stress which makes us more compassionate towards ourselves and the living world. We begin to see that thoughts, desires, judgements, are always changing and everything is temporary. With time and practice we realise that letting go and allowing the flow of change, brings more ease and makes us feel more content.