@Tom, It’s funny that even the message that the mind is full of stories is a story. Even what one of your favourite teachers says is a story. It’s like everything comes boxed in stories. To cut through it all without thinking or reminding ourselves about it. That’s real skill.

@Lindsay, Thank you, Lots of love to you too. Lots of beauty in your comment.

@Seedoubleyou, Namaste, That’s a great method of returning to the center of being. It sounds very much in the tradition of Thich Nhat Hahn.

@Terry, Hey there. Intenerating choice of word there, Inter-Acting. I like it, a lot. Sounds like a great way of finding out what you want. Being open to everything, and listening with and to your heart. As you say, there is no mistakes. “Everything that happens is for ever a beginning”, as Rainer Maria Rilke Says. (from http://tumblr.wi.id.au/)

It’s very hard to do two things at once. I don’t think you are alone in your struggle to do both. When really listening to someone I try to focus my attention on the feeling coming from them, and the feeling coming from their words. I try hold a good posture, and let my breath go. My focus isn’t with it. Occasionally I check that it’s still open, but I follow something else.

This is a bit like working with pain or emotion in a meditation. You let go of the anchor of breath and move to what’s more present, coming back to breath from time to time. Thank you.

@Karl, Thanks for your comments. I’m still playing around with writing. Glad it found a place with you. I can imagine the amazing benefits you’d find through Yoga and Meditation. Both activities train the mind to be totally present. By practicing on a cushion or mat, the skill is automatically brought into our daily lives.

@Liara, Spot on By being more present and aware, we naturally see things as they are. Any form of Contemplation practice is bound to bear fruit. The practice itself is the result.

May all beings be peaceful.

Gassho,

Wade

“When we let go of our stories, they lose their power.”

I have a tendency to live in the past and it’s only when I let go and just enjoy the moment that I’m happy. I work on this in Yoga and meditation and it’s made a huge diffence in the amount of joy I experience.

I’ve notice quite a change these last few months. From observing others and inter-acting. When I have a choice of two roads, I choose both for a while. Soon one of the paths will not feel right. It will not matter if I make a mistake. Making mistakes is my teacher. Making decisions is fairly radical at times too.
When I’ve interacted with others, there is no end to the stories that are told. I’ve noticed when I’m mindful of breathing. I don’t remember what the other’s have said. lol
(I wonder if they’ve notice, I’m not really listening.)
This gal can not carry on two tasks at once!!

Thanks for reading my words and for letting me love you as you really are.

Namaste

Another profound statement of that which should be so obvious to us all…

Lately I’ve created myself a mindfulness Sutra to recognize this chatter and these ‘stories’...

‘breathing in, I am mindful of my thoughts, breathing out, I am aware of my desires’...

this seems to be an effective method, for me at least, of returning to center and recognizing the habits of my mind…

thank you

Lots of love.

As one of my favorite spiritual teachers says, “Don’t believe your mind. And when in doubt, don’t believe your mind.”

“Instead, we find ourselves live in an exciting new world, a world without scripts. The life we were born to live.”

Such a strong sentence, I enjoyed reading this!

Keep up with it and thanks for sharing

Adam