I loved this article. I received it just as I was recovering from cancer surgery and preparing for chemo. It helped me so much with having very little anxiety!
This truly was one of the clearest explanations of these concepts and this meditation practice I’ve encountered! You really have a talent for taking what sometimes can seem to be completely incomprehensible teachings (particularly as expounded in texts by the Chan and Zen masters of old) and illuminating them and making them accessible! Thank you and please keep it up.
Thank you, David, It is always reading your clear constructive teaching. I have been using the mind watching mind method for years and it certainly helps with your daily thoughts and not getting involved with them. However, depending on how I am feeling that day, depression can still take hold. One wonders what induces the mind to send some of these thoughts especially when you have not even been involved in that particular reason for the thought to have arisen.
An amazing thing has been happening with my wife and her dementia. She can't remember my name or the pets' names most days, However, she has suddenly started remembering and talking about her younger life experiences while growing up. The mind is certainly an amazing place. I would love to send a mini John Web Satellite into my mind to see what it can find. Thank you once again.
Excellent explanation and clear instructions on how to view and transform our thoughts/mind/life thank you David. I’ll be sharing your very readable post with friends who may be interested and benefit too.
I learn so much from this post, and also find it deeply informative. I've long felt that what separates me from direct experience of the world and myself is language. There are constantly words cluttering my mind. I feel like the words separate me from the actual world and keep me living in a limited brain space. Every once in a while I will have a vivid, direct experience or emotion with no word to mediate it - but that happy state sustains itself for only a brief moment. Do you think that with the meditation you describe, the words will fade away, will stop acting as a curtain or barrier between me and life?
How, exactly, to access our inner riches
I loved this article. I received it just as I was recovering from cancer surgery and preparing for chemo. It helped me so much with having very little anxiety!
Thank you!!!
Another informative article. I prefer you, David reading your work. You have a lovely voice and read correctly.
Thank you David, you have no idea how helpful this post is to me 🙏
This was very useful, David. Thank you.
Very helpful David, Thank you as always.
Quite a revelation observing what random and completely irrelevant things pop in - Goodness only knows what goes on when I don't observe!!!!!
I find myself using the "Meh - only thoughts" sooooooo many times.
This was very, very helpful! I look forward to your book very much. When will it be available?
This truly was one of the clearest explanations of these concepts and this meditation practice I’ve encountered! You really have a talent for taking what sometimes can seem to be completely incomprehensible teachings (particularly as expounded in texts by the Chan and Zen masters of old) and illuminating them and making them accessible! Thank you and please keep it up.
Thank you, David, It is always reading your clear constructive teaching. I have been using the mind watching mind method for years and it certainly helps with your daily thoughts and not getting involved with them. However, depending on how I am feeling that day, depression can still take hold. One wonders what induces the mind to send some of these thoughts especially when you have not even been involved in that particular reason for the thought to have arisen.
An amazing thing has been happening with my wife and her dementia. She can't remember my name or the pets' names most days, However, she has suddenly started remembering and talking about her younger life experiences while growing up. The mind is certainly an amazing place. I would love to send a mini John Web Satellite into my mind to see what it can find. Thank you once again.
Excellent explanation and clear instructions on how to view and transform our thoughts/mind/life thank you David. I’ll be sharing your very readable post with friends who may be interested and benefit too.
I learn so much from this post, and also find it deeply informative. I've long felt that what separates me from direct experience of the world and myself is language. There are constantly words cluttering my mind. I feel like the words separate me from the actual world and keep me living in a limited brain space. Every once in a while I will have a vivid, direct experience or emotion with no word to mediate it - but that happy state sustains itself for only a brief moment. Do you think that with the meditation you describe, the words will fade away, will stop acting as a curtain or barrier between me and life?
Always good to be reminded to not just keep serving my thoughts a cup of tea when they enter the front door but to keep the back door open also! 🙂
Perfectly timed, as always 🙏🏼 Have a glorious weekend 💖
Thank you for sharing this David. Your explanation was wonderfully easy to understand and very helpful 🙏
Wow. I’m speechless. Just Amazing. Thank you 🙏
Wonderful, David - thank you