tag > Mindful
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"The world is full of people who have stopped listening to themselves." - Joseph Campbell
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"If I cannot dwell anywhere, let me then stay nowhere, in this world brief as a grass hut."
- Monk Saigyo (西行)
(image: rain in Omiya by Hasui Kawase)
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The land of profound tranquility
Art by Pablo Amaringo Under a high dose of psilocybin, one may traverse the realm of non-linear memories and navigate the chaotic temples of ancient deities. Occasionally, if fortune allows, one might slip through the veil into a realm of absolute stillness, transcending spacetime. It is a long and difficult journey. What few will tell you: Combining acupuncture and meditation offers a more consistent and accessible path to this profound tranquility.
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Meditation is a climate, the real is as it is always
"Meditation is not something you do in the morning and you are finished with it, meditation is something that you have to go on living every moment of your life. Walking, sleeping, sitting, talking, listening – it has to become a kind of climate." - Osho
"A relaxed person remains in it. A person who goes on dropping the past remains meditative." - Osho
“The real is as it is always. We are not creating anything new or achieving something which we did not have before.” - Ramana Maharshi.
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Forget the problems and enjoy the gifts
"The vain man of intellect busies himself uselessly with finding out the 'why' and 'wherefore' of creation, while the humble man of wisdom makes friends with the Creator and enjoys His gift of supreme bliss." - Sri Ramakrishna Paramahamsa
What problems can there be which the mind did not create? Life and death do not create problems; pains and pleasures come and go, experienced and forgotten. It is memory and anticipation that create problems of attainment or avoidance, colored by like and dislike. - Nisargadatta
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In Zen Buddhism, there is a special stick called kyōsaku (教策), which translates as "Encouragement stick", "warning stick", or "awakening stick". It is used to slap those who fall asleep during meditation. kyōsaku is thin and flexible, so its slaps are not traumatic. People may also be slapped at their own request. And you are clearly ready for a good beating.
