If there is something you believe you should be doing right now that you are not, what is wrong is your belief and idea that you should be doing it, not the fact that you are not. The idea that we should be (fill in the blank) right now is wrong, not the fact that we […]
Tag: consciousness
Where Is There?
“There” is the place we yearn to be, the place that isn’t here. It seems clear to our mind, that “other” place we long for, that inner wanting of things to be different, something to be different. What is that state of differentness? All I know is that it isn’t “here.” Even when we get […]
The Moving Now
“Now” is made up of milliseconds and beyond. Now, or “this” moment isn’t a fixed time. Time doesn’t stand still. What’s more interesting is the way now feels. It’s always the same quality, and always happening. If we stare at a second-hand moving as we say “now,” we can realize the movement aspect of now. […]
Looking at Real Life
To follow real life, more specifically our own life, we can see what we do in each moment of our existence. Where can we see this? Not by turning to our ideas or thoughts, rather by observing our whole connected body in real time. Where can we find our body? By looking down at our […]
Watch Television All Day Long
Though I happen to be a big fan of television, well, only the shows that speak to me, I don’t mean for you to take this title literally. It is meant to serve as an analogy, a good one, a way we can feel like we can watch TV all day long, a mini-series or […]
New Beginnings
Hi all, My blogging has slowed down a bit lately, and I imagine it is because I have been developing a Mindful Reality podcast, which will hopefully launch shortly! It consists of writing scripts, editing the scripts, recording, editing the recordings, etc. I am very excited about the endeavor as it is a wonderful way […]
Where Is What
You cannot not be where your body is because there is no “you” other than the organism that is your body in space. This whereabouts is our only action, “I am standing in the kitchen making coffee.” There is no additional action occurring by our person the way it feels. Those feelings are thoughts, distractions, […]
Beyond Tension and Belief
Tension blocks perception. It makes us believe things that aren’t true. It evokes a feeling that we drum up thoughts and actions that really do themselves. Physical/mental tension relays an impression of personal causation, self-created productivity. Tension fashions an illusion, but it is not that difficult to see through. When we have a new idea, […]
Soothing the Mind
Give the mind what it wants; it likes to have something to focus on. Minds like attachments and we don’t have to deprive them of this. We just need to give them the right ones so there isn’t so much anxiety. Generally, we obsess over our mental/emotional attachments because we don’t know how to get […]
It Isn’t True
Disproving “should” thoughts is at the core of my practice because of the deep way we believe them to be true. The conviction is acutely ingrained in us, and, thus, we rarely fathom to doubt their veracity. When we don’t follow their suggestions it’s because we believe there is something wrong with us, another built-in […]
Jill Eng 