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On Jul 3, 7:25 pm, roomsearching <[email protected]> wrote: > I got this from the tinterweb. > > What quality prevents life from becoming mechanical? What ingredient ignites > zeal and keeps boredom at bay? Awareness. If we are constantly aware, life > is always interesting > > We enjoy everything for everything inspires us. Awareness is not alertness. > Alertness requires effort and has an element of stress and tension. > Awareness is alertness without tension. When we are in this relaxed state, > zeal and interest are spontaneous. > > From interest come memory and dedication. We should do nothing mechanically. > Even stirring a spoon of sugar into a cup of tea should be done with > complete awareness. Then there is always a deep sense of joy and > connectivity with Divinity. > > Awareness is a relaxed and expansive state that eliminates tension. If we > are constantly aware, we give cravings no scope to take root. Even drinking > a cup of tea can be done with complete awareness so that we savor every sip. > Then the tea is enjoyed by the body, senses and mind. There is satisfaction > and no craving. > > When we fulfill a desire mechanically, the deeper levels of our being are > not satisfied and we develop an obsessive craving for that object. Lack of > awareness also generates indifference for others, while awareness creates > complete connectivity with Divinity and all beings. > > All material things lose their value after a while. Divinity never changes. > God is ever the same. Divinity transcends time and space. > > Awareness of Divinity takes us to the only state that is worthwhile — > constant bliss that is independent of bodily existence.
