We Must Be Willing To Encounter Darkness

"resting In Awareness" Is One Of Those Phrases Used A Lot By People Who Practice Mindfulness. But When I Tried To Do It, It Wasn't Restful And I Worried I Wasn't Doing It Right. I Kept Thinking About Work.

I Thought It Was A Stroke Of Genius That Hans Selye Used The Word Stress, Because It's True That If You Don't Know How To Be In Wise Relationship To Life, Certain Health Consequences Are Bound To Happen. If You Stand Up 12 Hours A Day On An Assembly Line, Or Constantly Tell Yourself Life Is Not Worth Living, The Body Will Respond In Certain Somewhat Predictable Ways.

Buckminster Fuller Himself Was Fond Of Stating That What Seems To Be Happening At The Moment Is Never The Full Story Of What Is Really Going On. He Liked To Point Out That For The Honey Bee, It Is The Honey That Is Important. But The Bee Is At The Same Time Nature's Vehicle For Carrying Out Cross-pollination Of The Flowers. Interconnectedness Is A Fundamental Principle Of Nature. Nothing Is Isolated. Each Event Connects With Others.

Perhaps The Most "spiritual" Thing Any Of Us Can Do Is Simply To Look Through Our Own Eyes, See With Eyes Of Wholeness, And Act With Integrity And Kindness.

We Call The Effort To Cultivate Our Ability To Be In The Present Moment ‘practice’ Or ‘meditation Practice.’