tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5686500107282182587.post5332189081710072651..comments2023-10-29T02:43:58.464-07:00Comments on 22C+: The Subway as the Path to EnlightenmentMarcus T. Anthonyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15015648874488332379noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5686500107282182587.post-34911482303957002112010-06-19T12:41:32.197-07:002010-06-19T12:41:32.197-07:00Hi Anthony,
I'm starting a six-week meditation...Hi Anthony,<br />I'm starting a six-week meditation course Monday for members of a gym. I think I might try your exercise with the students. Mindfulness amidst the traffic of moving life.<br /><br />I remember riding the subway years ago in Paris and listening to people speaking French, not understanding, hence making no value judgment. I recall my French friend saying, "You're lucky you don't understand them." So she was making value judgments that I, in my ignorance, could not make. <br /><br />So maybe if we pretend others around us are speaking in a foreign tongue, we might more easily reach that sense of non-judgment leading to mindful acceptance.Trish and Rob MacGregorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02846270474176860924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5686500107282182587.post-29373451702361142152010-06-17T08:09:50.659-07:002010-06-17T08:09:50.659-07:00Wonderful advice. I used to tell my children, when...Wonderful advice. I used to tell my children, when they really disliked someone to find something about that person that they did like. Maybe their eyes? Their laugh? I wanted them to become aware of where they focused their attention. I practiced it while standing in a DMV line for 1.5 hours the other day. I was not happy, and the ego loves to pick on people when it's not happy. So I spent time just thinking good thoughts about people. As you said, concentrate on positive aspects of people and your frame of reference shifts. Good post, valuable information.Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13178290697351352495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5686500107282182587.post-63834297838892483872010-06-17T06:28:48.229-07:002010-06-17T06:28:48.229-07:00It is certainly unnatural, Simon, and quite litera...It is certainly unnatural, Simon, and quite literally so! That doesn't mean that you can't bring yourself into alignment with where you are, though. <br /><br />In practice, I don't find it necessary to protect myself against too many people in public places. If your own energy is fully present, and you are not engaging in judgment, you will tend to avoid psychic dramas with people. However, it is true that judgment is a catalyst for such drama and 'negative' entanglement. <br /><br />The whole idea of the Field exercise is to bring attention to your own mind and its role in imposing meaning on neutrality. If you can relax and just be at peace, the rest should take care of itself.<br /><br />Finally, if you do get the sense that someone is a bit dodgy with their energy, just move away from them, trying not to judge the situation.<br /><br />MarcusMarcus T. Anthonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15015648874488332379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5686500107282182587.post-43741394355351615782010-06-17T01:33:30.958-07:002010-06-17T01:33:30.958-07:00I have a long subway journey ahead of me now, and ...I have a long subway journey ahead of me now, and I'll certainly take your advice!<br /><br />But I was wondering about another factor - we're also crammed up against other people's energy fields on the subway in a way which feels very unnatural, and which causes us (instinctively) to put up massive psychic defenses. That's pretty exhausting and negativity-inducing thing to do; does the Field exercise make it unnecessary, do you think? Or do we still need to protect our own integrity against other other people's psychic shrapnel that's hurtling around?Simonbuchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11156813556822714480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5686500107282182587.post-81577073333009012972010-06-16T22:13:48.942-07:002010-06-16T22:13:48.942-07:00Great hands-on advice.Great hands-on advice.Trish and Rob MacGregorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02846270474176860924noreply@blogger.com