My gut instinct is that the writer is moving toward a truth, but not embracing Truth in its totality. It's not math, or any particular activity (or lack thereof), that needs to "be fallen in love with." This just creates potholes of "not love" or "less love" in other areas. I believe Love, in its essence, is choice-less presence — being fully, and fully being, in any given moment. And the only way to increase one's Here and Nowness is to practice over and over, gently and gently.When Somik writes that he "enjoyed soaking in [math]" he is really just reporting that he allowed himself to really be doing math and naught else. He is dipping his toes in Presence, but not surrendering completely to its effortless flow which knows no subjective boundaries (i.e. math, English grammar, surfing, eating, sleeping, pooping). When we find what we are passionate about, it is the same as describing that which we are able to do with attention. But until All commands that kind of attention from us, we will find ourselves wistful, worried and longing when separated from our so-called passion.I hate waiting in lines or multiple iterations of being put on hold for 30 minutes at a time trying to find out who has applied a spurious charge to my credit card. But when I remember to go back to following my breath, the experience begins to transform almost immediately. This is the same breath that I watch whilst sitting in the grass on a perfect Spring day, or the same breath that breathes life into my most ardent passions. You may be on the ocean with ideal wave after ideal wave availing itself to your surfboard, but if part of you is looking for a new job in a prosecutor's office in some unknown city, then you haven't surfed — you have only made the appearance of surfing.Some aids I have found useful for finding Love or consciousness in any situation, are 1) finding and following the aforementioned breath, 2) standing or sitting with back straight, shoulders back, head erect and chin level, and 3) smiling.
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ttyysseeFeb 19, 2012
Doesnt sound like hoarding to me...sounds like someone who is tirelessly working to save what she can. Did you read the part where a mom and pups went to foster home? I am in rescue and we have the same financial issues but we continue to forge ahead to save whatever we can.
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My gut instinct is that the writer is moving toward a truth, but not embracing Truth in its totality. It's not math, or any particular activity (or lack thereof), that needs to "be fallen in love with." This just creates potholes of "not love" or "less love" in other areas. I believe Love, in its essence, is choice-less presence — being fully, and fully being, in any given moment. And the only way to increase one's Here and Nowness is to practice over and over, gently and gently.When Somik writes that he "enjoyed soaking in [math]" he is really just reporting that he allowed himself to really be doing math and naught else. He is dipping his toes in Presence, but not surrendering completely to its effortless flow which knows no subjective boundaries (i.e. math, English grammar, surfing, eating, sleeping, pooping). When we find what we are passionate about, it is the same as describing that which we are able to do with attention. But until All commands that kind of attention from us, we will find ourselves wistful, worried and longing when separated from our so-called passion.I hate waiting in lines or multiple iterations of being put on hold for 30 minutes at a time trying to find out who has applied a spurious charge to my credit card. But when I remember to go back to following my breath, the experience begins to transform almost immediately. This is the same breath that I watch whilst sitting in the grass on a perfect Spring day, or the same breath that breathes life into my most ardent passions. You may be on the ocean with ideal wave after ideal wave availing itself to your surfboard, but if part of you is looking for a new job in a prosecutor's office in some unknown city, then you haven't surfed — you have only made the appearance of surfing.Some aids I have found useful for finding Love or consciousness in any situation, are 1) finding and following the aforementioned breath, 2) standing or sitting with back straight, shoulders back, head erect and chin level, and 3) smiling.
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Doesnt sound like hoarding to me...sounds like someone who is tirelessly working to save what she can. Did you read the part where a mom and pups went to foster home? I am in rescue and we have the same financial issues but we continue to forge ahead to save whatever we can.