~Oftentimes... when navigating through the veils of duality, we can find ourselves being hunted by our internal dialogue... by our incessant thinking. We can become so invested in our 'stories' that we start to feel that our 'thinking' is who we really are. Of course, nothing could be further from the truth. This is where the practice of Meditation, or any meaningful method of quieting the mind, can serve as a profound way to reengage with our Higher Selves. For those who struggle with separating themselves from their internal dialogue, I've found this simple Toltec observation to be an eye opener- 'If you are your thinking... who's listening?' ~TemetNosce247
“We seldom realize, for example that our most private thoughts and emotions are not actually our own. For we think in terms of languages and images which we did not invent, but which were given to us by our society.”... “We could say that meditation doesn't have a reason or doesn't have a purpose. In this respect it's unlike almost all other things we do except perhaps making music and dancing. When we make music we don't do it in order to reach a certain point, such as the end of the composition. If that were the purpose of music then obviously the fastest players would be the best. Also, when we are dancing we are not aiming to arrive at a particular place on the floor as in a journey. When we dance, the journey itself is the point, as when we play music the playing itself is the point. And exactly the same thing is true in meditation. Meditation is the discovery that the point of life is always arrived at in the immediate moment.” ~Alan Watts
“You have seen that the universe is at root a magical illusion and a fabulous game, and that there is no separate "you" to get something out of it, as if life were a bank to be robbed. The only real "you" is the one that comes and goes, manifests and withdraws itself eternally in and as every conscious being. For "you" is the universe looking at itself from billions of points of view, points that come and go so that the vision is forever new.” ~Alan Watts
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~Thanks for the Light filled posts, Semile... seeing as you're a Watts fan as well, you've probably already watched this?... if not, enjoy.
“We could say that meditation doesn't have a reason or doesn't have a purpose. In this respect it's unlike almost all other things we do except perhaps making music and dancing. When we make music we don't do it in order to reach a certain point, such as the end of the composition. If that were the purpose of music then obviously the fastest players would be the best. Also, when we are dancing we are not aiming to arrive at a particular place on the floor as in a journey. When we dance, the journey itself is the point, as when we play music the playing itself is the point. And exactly the same thing is true in meditation. Meditation is the discovery that the point of life is always arrived at in the immediate moment.” ~Alan Watts
...Nice Post...Stick....Sometimes Takes A Lot Of WillPower....Which Is Good....But At The Moment.....Enjoying.....Being Me...+Being......Free......Huz..............x..
Sending Love, Light & Respect, Sky... thank you for b e i n g You & all the Positive Energy you share on ACC. I'm working on getting my 'Will' & my 'Power' in alignment.... trying to remember to have fun with it, but it can be challenging to say the least. I suppose the key is to keep Learning as we navigate through this crazy experience we call Life ;-)
So beautifully true!
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