Ilove this! It has been a while since I have heard this. What a delight to hear it again. It will reinforce my practice.
My personal practice is about sensing presence. I breathe it in; I breathe it out (memories of Tonglen (-:)). Then I ask if what I feel, think, say, do expands presence or contracts it. If I fuck it up. I immediately reach for compassion and begin again.
Compassion is the connection to the "love" emphasized in the article. I will experiment with love - it feels colorful and warm - in comparison. presence feels cold and clinical
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My personal practice is about sensing presence. I breathe it in; I breathe it out (memories of Tonglen (-:)). Then I ask if what I feel, think, say, do expands presence or contracts it. If I fuck it up. I immediately reach for compassion and begin again.
Compassion is the connection to the "love" emphasized in the article. I will experiment with love - it feels colorful and warm - in comparison. presence feels cold and clinical
Thanks again and love, Tom ❤️