MEDITATION:
We need a sense of spaciousness and relaxation.
Many people think of meditation as hard work.
That is not meditation.
Meditation is learning how to let go of stress and striving.
We have to learn how to rest.
That is what we are doing here:
resting in the nature of mind.
Many people think of meditation as hard work.
That is not meditation.
Meditation is learning how to let go of stress and striving.
We have to learn how to rest.
That is what we are doing here:
resting in the nature of mind.
When we have reached the very peak of our exertion, when we have expended every ounce of energy we have, we reach a point where we simply take a deep breath and sit down. When we allow our-self to wholly let go and relax in that moment, our mind becomes completely non-conceptual. We do not have a thought in our head; body and mind start to calm down and loosen up, and yet we are not distracted. There is a sense of being fully present and appreciating that moment.
Moreover, it is the same whether we are a human being or another form of sentient being.
{ Hindu- Muslim-Buddhist and any other } The nature of mind is the same. It arises and it manifests within the space of our awareness in its own natural state.
Be in a state of let-go in silence and suddenly we will be able to smell the fragrance that is coming from our own innermost depth. Then the flower blossoms and compassion spreads. Silence is the flower and compassion is its fragrance...