tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33639505.post4098842769654982940..comments2024-01-01T05:20:12.452+08:00Comments on Awakening the Buddha in us: The Mirror - Advice On Presence And AwarenessColinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16249142442913268023noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33639505.post-59594563471943126812007-06-21T20:05:00.000+08:002007-06-21T20:05:00.000+08:00hi Mikael,I'm glad you found the article. May your...hi Mikael,<BR/><BR/>I'm glad you found the article. May your 'king' appear before you soon. :)<BR/><BR/>Just Be..<BR/>ColinColinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16249142442913268023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33639505.post-58247398593941294992007-06-21T08:46:00.000+08:002007-06-21T08:46:00.000+08:00I downloaded the article and had a read. Thanks fo...I downloaded the article and had a read. Thanks for finding it. It was a good map of our practice. I especially liked:<BR/><BR/><I>One should relax the mind, maintaining only the awakened presence of one's own State, without allowing oneself to be dominated by any thought whatsoever. When one is truly relaxed, the mind finds itself in its natural condition. If out of this natural condition thoughts arise, whether good or bad, rather than trying to judge whether one is in the calm state or in the wave of thoughts, one should just acknowledge all thoughts with the awakened presence of the State itself. When thoughts are given just this bare attention of simple acknowledgment, they relax into their own true condition, and as long as this awareness of their relaxedness lasts one should not forget to keep the mind present. If one becomes distracted and does not simply acknowledge the thoughts, then it is necessary to give more attention to making one's awareness truly present. If one finds that thoughts arise about finding oneself in a state of calm, without abandoning simple presence of mind, one should continue by observing the state of movement of the thought itself. In the same way, if no thoughts arise, one should continue with the presence of the simple acknowledgment that just gives bare attention to the state of calm. This means maintaining the presence of this natural state, without attempting to fix it within any conceptual framework or hoping for it to manifest in any particular form, color, or light, but just relaxing into it, in a condition undisturbed by the characteristics of the ramifications of thought.</I><BR/><BR/>That's what I've been trying lately. A nice affirmation that maybe I'm on the right track here.<BR/><BR/>Anyway, it's so good that I decided to put a permanent link to it on my site.<BR/><BR/>Thank you<BR/>-Mikael<BR/><BR/>www.mikaelaldridge.comAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01972021970416112166noreply@blogger.com