Bring your attention
to the flow of
the following three breaths
image by M. Lee Freedman
"Meditation is non-doing, with no goal other than being yourself. This is a time we set aside for ourselves where we do nothing! By nothing, I mean where we are not striving to achieve a specific purpose or goal and we have no agenda. We are meditating to simply be in awareness of the present moment without having to STRIVE (=manipulate, straining or forcing events in order to achieve a certain outcome, state of being or result)
So how do we meditate if we are non-doing and not striving to achieve anything? Well, we just be. We feel what we feel. We hear what we hear. We smell what we smell. We might have an awareness of some tension or pain in our back or neck. We might hear birds chirping or smell freshly mown grass. We acknowledge thoughts but don’t let them carry us away from being. We listen to our breath."
-Marguerite Louise
excerpt from The Attitude of Non-Striving
Here is the link to the full post: http://www.writeofthemiddle.com/mindful-monday-attitude-non-striving/
The post includes this quote from Jon Kabat-Zinn
“Mindfulness is never about doing something perfectly, because it is not about doing or accomplishing at all. It is about allowing things to be as they are, resting in awareness, and then, taking appropriate action when called for. Silence, deep listening, and non-doing are often very appropriate responses in particularly trying moments — not a turning away at all, but an opening toward things with clarity and good will, even toward ourselves. Out of that awareness, trustworthy skillful responses and actions can arise naturally, and surprise us with their creativity and clarity.”
Wishing you more moments in this day to
pause,
breathe,
slow down,
and enjoy life
Lee
M. Lee Freedman, MD,CM, FRCP(C)
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