Get XYZ done Be aware of your breathing. Meet John Doe Be aware of your breathing. Sends email to Emily Be aware of your breathing. Finish the bank paperwork Be aware of your breathing. Go for a run Be aware of your breathing. Doing meditation once a day is one thing. Being meditative through the day is another. One is an activity to do. Another is a way to be in the moment. Wish you a meditative holiday. Each breath is a present.
When we meet someone, We essentially meet the image we carry of them – of our partners, friends, leaders, gurus, gods… When two people meet, The images of two people interact with each other. And these images are tainted perception filters – Built based on memories that we carry. And some of the memories are fictitious too. Stories we have told ourselves. So, the actual meeting doesn’t take place. The actual meeting would involve Pure Attention – Attention untainted the images we carry. Attention untainted by memories we hold. Memory – is a story—an Image. Compassion is – meeting without an
NO. —> is perhaps the shortest complete sentence. It’s also one of the most complex sentences to use. Many of us can’t say No because we fear – Fear that we will be rejected and hence become fragile. Many of us can’t say No because we care – Care so much that we experience a sense of guilt saying No. Some of us can’t say No because we bow to power – A power that we feel obligated to bend to. Not all No.s are rebellious and unkind responses. Some are acts of pure clarity. The more self-aware we are,
We all have heroes. They play a unique role in our lives. The essential truth is – Every time we look up to a hero, we stare at our incomplete selves. I am referring to human heroes here, not fictional ones. Each human hero, in her and his ways, shows us the gap – Between who we are and who we want to be. But it also shows up the gap – Between who we are and who we could become. We can relate to our heroes in two ways – I worship her – but I can never be like her.
