Marsha, this was your post from which I was prompted towards this question:
"I think Wallace explains in the 2nd part that you will not be asked to stop your thoughts, but to become mindful of them, or be able to take a rest from them now and then. Mindfulness is to be aware of what are thinking as a participator, not lost to thought where your thoughts are riding you. It's quite wonderful. But not to worry, it is not so easy to make it a new habit. At least it hasn't been for me. Even so, a few minutes here and there throughout the day is a treasure." I asked: how then do you propose to 'take a rest'? you replied: "There is awareness with no thought. That's restful. Or to be aware of thoughts without attachment to the thoughts is restful." [Tim] Now, this distinction may or may not be lost on me, but still, how do you 'take'? Or, how do you 'become' (as in mindful of them)? Or, how do you 'make' (as in a new habit)? Tim On Sat, 18 Dec 2010 05:25:58 -0500, "MarshaV" <[email protected]> said: > > Tim, > > There is awareness with no thought. That's restful. Or to be > aware of thoughts without attachment to the thoughts is restful. > > > Marsha > > > > > On Dec 18, 2010, at 4:47 AM, [email protected] wrote: > > > Marsha, > > > > how then do you propose to 'take a rest'? > > > > Tim > > > > On Sat, 18 Dec 2010 02:30:16 -0500, "MarshaV" <[email protected]> said: > >> > >> Tim, > >> > >> The self that I am aware of exists as a stream of bit and pieces of > >> ever-changing, interdependent, impermanent inorganic, biological, > >> social and intellectual static patterns of value. I have not discovered > >> an independent, inherently existing entity (I) acting as controller. > >> > >> > >> Marsha > >> > >> > > -- > > > > [email protected] > > > > -- > > http://www.fastmail.fm - Does exactly what it says on the tin > > > > > > > > ___ > > > Moq_Discuss mailing list > Listinfo, Unsubscribing etc. > http://lists.moqtalk.org/listinfo.cgi/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org > Archives: > http://lists.moqtalk.org/pipermail/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org/ > http://moq.org/md/archives.html -- [email protected] -- http://www.fastmail.fm - Or how I learned to stop worrying and love email again Moq_Discuss mailing list Listinfo, Unsubscribing etc. http://lists.moqtalk.org/listinfo.cgi/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org Archives: http://lists.moqtalk.org/pipermail/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org/ http://moq.org/md/archives.html
