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From: audreydc1983 <[email protected]>
To: [email protected]
Sent: Wed, 6 October, 2010 10:00:24 PM
Subject: [Zen] Re: Quaker 'meditation'
Unfortunately, so am I
>I adopted reading as a coping mechanism, and eventually started working my way
>through the Sherlock Holmes collection.
At home, it is so easy to just sit and meditate, and I do calm down(except
during one occassion). It's much harder on the road because I can't just stop
in
my tracks and start breathing in the proper posture. So, I try my hardest to
concentrate on my breathing whilst on the move, and saying something
appropriate
to the Heavenly Father as I go along
>he likens the mind to an attic. An attic only has limited space - so he
>chooses
>his knowledge carefully, so as not to "clutter up" his "mind-attic" with
>useless
>knowledge. I found it a terrific analogy, and it seemed to help me to realize
>that remembering >everything is not necessary, nay, it is detrimental to your
>working mind. So now I don't feel so guilty about letting go of some useless
>knowledge, when I realize that it's happened. :D
....(*smiles*)...Yep, I can relate to that....
in peace
Mel
>I've always been a worrier.
