Once in a while...you would read something and it makes you think...(no I'm not talking about my homework, my required readings or my notes)...but I randomly read articles talking about random thing...
Recently read an article (just posted today) about how a wandering mind can make you unhappy.
It's an interesting concept, idea, or even a hypothesis. However, it's been long known in some traditions.
At least in the practice that I've known, focusing on completing a single task is what people learn to do in meditation practice. As you sit observing your breath, you also observe your mind. How would your beautiful mind run around like a maniac trying to find things to do...trying to find something to occupy when a task at hand is already determined. All it needs to do is observing a single breath out and a single breath in.
As simple as the task sounds, it is not an easy task. Have you ever noticed how fast your mind processes a certain information? How can a mind process the information so fast? through memories? through repetitions? through familiar circumstances? everything that you have done...is there in the mind.....you might not know it but it's there. Given the right circumstances, they will resurface without you knowing it.
The article touches on the surface of the wandering mind....yes there is so much more to it...but I like what one of the researchers said :"“I find it kind of weird now to look down a crowded street and realize that half the people aren’t really there,”
As much as we don't want to admit...it's so true...half of us or more than half of us are not there...why is it so? We're there physically but our minds are not there. How many times you sit in a car, in a bus and instead of knowing that you are sitting...you are thinking...what's for dinner...what's for tomorrow...how to solve a problem at work...
We are constantly occupied. I am no exception. I am constantly occupied. However, once in a while, when taking a minute out of the busy...if you can just focus on one single thing...no matter what it is...just do it...your mind will calm down...and be at one with your body...then you will realize what peace is all about...
Maybe we are never at peace with ourselves because our mind and our body talk at the same time but in different subjects. May we say, they aren't synced? When the music is not synced correctly, the sound might not be as pleasant. And depending on out unsynced the two are, the sound might be not too be or really bad.
So...take a moment of your life...even just a minute...focus on one thing...just one thing... close your eyes...and listen to your breath...observing your breath...you will see...what your mind is doing...but just note it...don't let your mind take control...your body needs attention as well. So then...just practice...one by one...bit by bit...eventually, just like a piano once adjusted, the sound will be extremely beautiful.
It will show...the reflection of the mind...in the body. :)
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Monday, November 15, 2010
Thursday, October 1, 2009
fall is here
It's all new all over again...
Last year, I couldn't detect the fall weather in the air. This year, with a different perspective, I take a fresher look at my surrounding and realize it's so beautiful. Yes, a place that is beautiful and sheltered from the world's trouble.
It has been a few days already. People are struggling to keep up with life. First it was the typhoon that killed and displaced hundreds if not thousands of people. Then, the tsunami hit Samoa. The natural disaster continued with two big earthquakes in Indonesia. Thousands of people are suffering in the world. I wonder what I can do. Working with organization in school? Working with organization outside of school? Should I just start an organization of my own? I always think about it. It is not a bad idea. However, the fear of failure is looming ahead. Maybe once I get over this fear, things will fare better. When you work without fear of failure and with only the end in mind, the road is a lot clearer... and the confidence will surge high.
It has been a very long week with 2 tests and numerous things to do. I am always blessed with all the things I have in life. I don't think I can ask for more.
I keep my prayer for you. Hopefully things will fare better next year... no that's too far away... hopefully things will fare better as time goes on.
I have been thinking a lot about all the classes that I am taking this semester. Well, in all I'm taking quite a handful. However, I do enjoy them. Sometimes, coming to class can be a little difficult because you had a long day the previous day. Sometimes, all I had was a quick lunch break and a rush home for dinner only to come back to school for another 3 hours of instruction. I wonder why I have to put myself through it. Sometimes I thought about just maybe delay the certificate program. However, a small encounter with an elderly who experienced a stroke changed it all. It made things a lot easier because I know one day they might need me. Seeing them happy makes me happy.
Last year, I couldn't detect the fall weather in the air. This year, with a different perspective, I take a fresher look at my surrounding and realize it's so beautiful. Yes, a place that is beautiful and sheltered from the world's trouble.
It has been a few days already. People are struggling to keep up with life. First it was the typhoon that killed and displaced hundreds if not thousands of people. Then, the tsunami hit Samoa. The natural disaster continued with two big earthquakes in Indonesia. Thousands of people are suffering in the world. I wonder what I can do. Working with organization in school? Working with organization outside of school? Should I just start an organization of my own? I always think about it. It is not a bad idea. However, the fear of failure is looming ahead. Maybe once I get over this fear, things will fare better. When you work without fear of failure and with only the end in mind, the road is a lot clearer... and the confidence will surge high.
It has been a very long week with 2 tests and numerous things to do. I am always blessed with all the things I have in life. I don't think I can ask for more.
I keep my prayer for you. Hopefully things will fare better next year... no that's too far away... hopefully things will fare better as time goes on.
I have been thinking a lot about all the classes that I am taking this semester. Well, in all I'm taking quite a handful. However, I do enjoy them. Sometimes, coming to class can be a little difficult because you had a long day the previous day. Sometimes, all I had was a quick lunch break and a rush home for dinner only to come back to school for another 3 hours of instruction. I wonder why I have to put myself through it. Sometimes I thought about just maybe delay the certificate program. However, a small encounter with an elderly who experienced a stroke changed it all. It made things a lot easier because I know one day they might need me. Seeing them happy makes me happy.
Tuesday, September 1, 2009
it's fall...
I guess I should be studying but I do love writing.
I love to write mostly about what I think. I love to write about things surrounding me.
The temperature has cooled down significantly in the past day. No longer was the intense heat combining with humidity. My glasses won't get fogged up probably for another few months if not another 7-10 months or so.
Changes are always here. I never noted the pattern each year even though I should have. But why bother noting pattern when we can always look at the present and appreciate it for what it is? Yes, the leaves will turn color. It will then fall on the ground. This pattern has been expressed numerous time in literature, magazine, and talks. It's often talked about because it is so beautiful to look at and yes most of us will probably remember the moment we stand there appreciating nature as it is. It's shedding to have a new cover.
And it is like that with everything in life.
We turn our leaf daily without noticing it. Every little change we make in our daily life will contribute to the bigger change a year from now, two years from now or even ten years from now.
It is hard to accept that you have changed. Comparison does not mean much if it only gives you misery. Instead, look at the hard fact and learn about what have you changed and why have you changed. The outcomes and reasons might give you insights of who you are at the present and probably who you want to be in the future. Many reasons to live, many reasons to believe and yes sometimes we are stuck in one single post not knowing where to turn...sometimes because we haven't looked at ourself... sometimes because we haven't admitted that we've changed...
Last fall, I was a different person in this world. This fall, I have changed into a different one. The basic characteristics are still there. Some are sharpened with times. Some have become dull through neglect and the un-necessary. After all, you can only live the moment of your life once. So why not take advantage of it and do something that you might not regret later. Even if you do regret, just remember you have chosen it... and move on...
I love to write mostly about what I think. I love to write about things surrounding me.
The temperature has cooled down significantly in the past day. No longer was the intense heat combining with humidity. My glasses won't get fogged up probably for another few months if not another 7-10 months or so.
Changes are always here. I never noted the pattern each year even though I should have. But why bother noting pattern when we can always look at the present and appreciate it for what it is? Yes, the leaves will turn color. It will then fall on the ground. This pattern has been expressed numerous time in literature, magazine, and talks. It's often talked about because it is so beautiful to look at and yes most of us will probably remember the moment we stand there appreciating nature as it is. It's shedding to have a new cover.
And it is like that with everything in life.
We turn our leaf daily without noticing it. Every little change we make in our daily life will contribute to the bigger change a year from now, two years from now or even ten years from now.
It is hard to accept that you have changed. Comparison does not mean much if it only gives you misery. Instead, look at the hard fact and learn about what have you changed and why have you changed. The outcomes and reasons might give you insights of who you are at the present and probably who you want to be in the future. Many reasons to live, many reasons to believe and yes sometimes we are stuck in one single post not knowing where to turn...sometimes because we haven't looked at ourself... sometimes because we haven't admitted that we've changed...
Last fall, I was a different person in this world. This fall, I have changed into a different one. The basic characteristics are still there. Some are sharpened with times. Some have become dull through neglect and the un-necessary. After all, you can only live the moment of your life once. So why not take advantage of it and do something that you might not regret later. Even if you do regret, just remember you have chosen it... and move on...
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