Today's quote - beautiful in its simplicity - is from meditation teacher James Baraz on the Buddhist concept of mindfulness (which we as yogis might interpret as something like embodied, multi-directional, multi-sensory witnessing awareness)..."Mindfulness is simply being aware of what is happening right now without wishing it were different; enjoying the pleasant without holding on when it changes (which it will); being with the unpleasant without fearing that it will always be this way (which it won't).
We've been exploring being present and feeling our Presence, and we'll continue in that vein. It's much easier to be present with that which we find pleasant (though then we may become attached to or crave it) than it is to be with that which is painful, unwanted or unpleasant. And it's so tempting to slip into resistance, exaggeration, storytelling rather than staying with what is as it unfolds breath by breath...
Today's quote - beautiful in its simplicity - is from meditation teacher James Baraz on the Buddhist concept of mindfulness (which we as yogis might interpret as something like embodied, multi-directional, multi-sensory witnessing awareness)..."Mindfulness is simply being aware of what is happening right now without wishing it were different; enjoying the pleasant without holding on when it changes (which it will); being with the unpleasant without fearing that it will always be this way (which it won't). Comments are closed.
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AuthorMisha Butot RCSW, ERYT 500 is a longtime clinical social worker and senior yoga teacher living in Victoria, BC Archives
March 2024
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