--- In [email protected], Sal Sunshine <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On May 22, 2007, at 7:08 PM, lurkernomore20002000 wrote: > > > Bringing people together in silence. > > > > (oh yes. Silence, deep silence. Nothin betta) > > Doesn't anyone else get, you know, kind of bored with all the silence?
Yes, sometimes I find silence is boring; sometimes activity seems boring. Sometimes the boredom appears to be a sign that it is time to be doing or Being or appreciating something else, in this moment. If circumstances don't appear to allow a change, then I often find that my boredom is a clue that I'm not looking closely enough at the movie -- am filtering it through a belief-structure that says, Been There, Done That; "Show's over folks; there's nothing more to see here." On closer look, I generally find there's always something new and rich about this moment, whether it be something new to appreciate in silence or in activity. Sometimes -- often -- my boredom is a mask for some as-yet unacknowledged particular pain that is crying out for attention, somewhere in the body-mind. Numbness is a natural response to continual pain, something we just weren't able to cope with at the time we were wounded. As our Heart expands further and further into the past, we encounter these slick-spots of boredom where particular "members" of us have fallen asleep. As they begin to awaken, they often feel pain, somewhat like a leg or an arm that has fallen asleep from disuse and feels pins and needles on awakening. In both cases -- psychic and physical reawakening -- I find silence, relaxation, stillness, breathing, easy attending, to be helpful. > Or am I just unevolved? On the one hand we're as perfect as we're ever going to Be; on the other, there's always more, verdad? :-)
