Compelling person rivets my attention. It is transcendent.
Later, when no longer with that person, thoughts of them appear. Illusion and indulgence.
Deep breath in: "I am grateful for this person," deep breath out, "so compelling that they serve," deep breath in, "as a reminder to return," deep breath out "to the present moment". Indulgence over. Relationship kept in the present moment, not in my head, no paradigms constructed.
No hiding from thoughts - instead identifying the thoughts and being grateful for the chance to return, if even for a moment, to the here and now. With this key all despair leads to nirvana. We don't have to stop our minds spinning, we simply learn to notice the spinning, and the subject of the spinning... and give thanks while we breathe. Self-judgment removed from the process.
Once today.
Maybe 3 times tomorrow.
A dozen the next day.
Too many to count the following day.
At the end of a week...
Life changed. Slowly slowly we start noticing the flowers growing in the cracks in the sidewalks.
Anyone can find out the truth of these words by doing the practice. No points for "belief". The infinite will reveal itself in a way that transcends "belief" as a result of doing the practice.
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This blog is a semi-regular journal of our adventures. I say "semi-regular" because you can't always find an internet cafe in the jungle or mountains... which is one of the reasons we go to those places.
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