[Resisting my life-long temptation to explain, explain, words, explain, words, explain, inspired on a recent retreat…..]
In the atmosphere of gratitude and bodhicitta,
May I be blessed into usefulness!
Now from my experience
Not from my word mind…
Practice, practice, practice!
In the varieties of meditation
Shamatha, insight, devotion, presence
Years and years and years
Moments/Times of
Concentration,
Clarity,
Equipoise
In the atmosphere of bodhicitta,
May I be blessed into usefulness!
Now – – – Just switch on.
“Switch,” “do,” “create,” “enter,” “relax into,”
Too easily become fabrication,
Forcing, attaching, averting
Something more gentle and subtle,
No good word here,
“Active,” but not fabricating
So getting there,
Just switch on.
What could be more natural?
Staying there, returning there.
Hopes, fears – – – relax, let them go
Expand
Nowness, the reality of the senses
Tune in to the lama
Tune in to those around you who also seek the nature of mind
Take it Moment by Moment, moment by moment
When I lose it, no need to fuss
Just switch on
It need not be good, it need not be bad, it need not be anything in particular
It is —- here, now
If HERE, NOW
Nice, but no big deal
Move slightly slower – gently
Speak slightly slower – gently
Pause when I’ve lost it – then just switch on
Beware the Hurry Up! vibes
Trust
Don’t grasp, don’t reject
Confidence, patience
Full stop when lost
Looking, listening, openly, yet lightly
When on, no ego, nobody special
When on, no not ego
When on, no big deal
From “ordinary,” samsaric mind, big deal…..
All of these —
Don’t confuse thinking about
With actually doing/being…