On Apr 6, 2005, at 10:48 AM, Nick Arnett wrote:
On Wed, 6 Apr 2005 10:38:14 -0700, Warren Ockrassa wrote
The monk smiled. "Don't worry about that. Only be aware of the urge."
Good story!
:D
Wasn't mine, though. It's an old Buddhist tale.
Sometimes I'm convinced that spiritual growth, maturity, call it what you
want, are other names for increased self-awareness.
Who was it who defined the marks of a "self-actualized" person? Ah, Google. Maslow, Abraham Maslow.
Characteristics of...:
<http://www.performance-unlimited.com/samain.htm>
...and a very interesting paper on Taoism, Zen and self-actualization:
<http://ccbs.ntu.edu.tw/FULLTEXT/JR-ADM/chang.htm>
The best questions I ask
myself are like these -- "What is my intent?" "Am I attached to a certain
outcome?" "What is my part in this?"
Those are good questions. One of my current favorites is "What am I doing?" -- meaning *now*. What exactly am I doing right at this moment? It tends to center the consciousness in the present.
-- Warren Ockrassa, Publisher/Editor, nightwares Books http://books.nightwares.com/ Current work in progress "The Seven-Year Mirror" http://www.nightwares.com/books/ockrassa/Flat_Out.pdf
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