Hi Chris. Yes, I suppose I agree with how you are looking at it. Coming back does not so much take effort, you just are able to do it, and I suppose THAT is the awareness. Maybe I was using the word "effort," because I have to come back so many times while sitting and just keep returning to the present that it does take a kind of intention. I guess it might sound better to say that while I sit, I do it with the intention to come back whenever I notice I have trailed off.
--- In [email protected], Chris Austin-Lane <chris@...> wrote: > > Or you could notice the time before they start and notice the times they > don't start and gradually gain confidence in living without them starting, > so as to cool down the twitchiness in the body/mind that starts them up, > and thereby stop starting them. At least sometimes. > > Thanks, > Chris Austin-Lane > +1-301-270-6524 > - Hide quoted text - > > On Feb 1, 2012, at 0:35, "Bill!" <BillSmart@...> wrote: > > > This is usually first done by halting them > > > -- > Thanks, > > --Chris > chris@... > +1-301-270-6524 > ------------------------------------ Current Book Discussion: any Zen book that you recently have read or are reading! Talk about it today!Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Zen_Forum/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Zen_Forum/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
