Comments on: Meditation on time http://dancing-geek.co.uk/personal-mumblings/being-in-the-process/meditation-on-time Contemporary dancer, wisdom seeker, total geek. Thu, 15 Jul 2010 13:06:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: I’m starting to see things! | Adventures of a Shivanaut http://dancing-geek.co.uk/personal-mumblings/being-in-the-process/meditation-on-time/comment-page-1#comment-913 I’m starting to see things! | Adventures of a Shivanaut Fri, 03 Apr 2009 03:58:31 +0000 http://dancing-geek.co.uk/?p=547#comment-913 [...] I had been aiming for stillness and quiet during meditation, but my recent realistion that there is a better way for me to learn from my meditation has given me my route to epiphany [...] [...] I had been aiming for stillness and quiet during meditation, but my recent realistion that there is a better way for me to learn from my meditation has given me my route to epiphany [...]

]]> By: James | Dancing Geek http://dancing-geek.co.uk/personal-mumblings/being-in-the-process/meditation-on-time/comment-page-1#comment-910 James | Dancing Geek Fri, 03 Apr 2009 03:12:37 +0000 http://dancing-geek.co.uk/?p=547#comment-910 @Joely - You have indeed got me pinned to rights there. It's all part of my over-planning pattern. Keep letting me know when you see it! Thanks for the note on meditation, too. I'm really happy that I'm starting to get a feel for my own practice now. @Joely – You have indeed got me pinned to rights there. It’s all part of my over-planning pattern. Keep letting me know when you see it!

Thanks for the note on meditation, too. I’m really happy that I’m starting to get a feel for my own practice now.

]]> By: Joely Black http://dancing-geek.co.uk/personal-mumblings/being-in-the-process/meditation-on-time/comment-page-1#comment-888 Joely Black Thu, 02 Apr 2009 09:29:35 +0000 http://dancing-geek.co.uk/?p=547#comment-888 You know, I notice you're so busy worrying about what might happen after you do something (whatever it is), whether you'd be able to do all of it, and whether it would be worthwhile, or have good results, that you don't actually start. Whatever it is. A point on meditation. I've spent years with teachers and on retreats and the resounding message is "The only time you get an empty mind is when you're dead." I've experienced no-self, no-mind, and I still had thoughts going through my mind. I just didn't mind having them there. <abbr><em>Joely Black’s last blog post..<a href="http://isabeljoelyblack.wordpress.com/2009/04/01/its-not-exactly-slaying-the-jabberwocky/" rel="nofollow">It’s not exactly slaying the Jabberwocky</a></abbr></em> You know, I notice you’re so busy worrying about what might happen after you do something (whatever it is), whether you’d be able to do all of it, and whether it would be worthwhile, or have good results, that you don’t actually start. Whatever it is.

A point on meditation. I’ve spent years with teachers and on retreats and the resounding message is “The only time you get an empty mind is when you’re dead.”

I’ve experienced no-self, no-mind, and I still had thoughts going through my mind. I just didn’t mind having them there.

Joely Black’s last blog post..It’s not exactly slaying the Jabberwocky

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