Aslongasyouareinconsciouscontactwithyourinner
body,youarelikeatreethatisdeeplyrootedintheearth,or
a building with a deep and solid foundation. The latter
analogy is used by Jesus in the generally misunderstood
parableofthetwomenwhobuildahouse.Onemanbuildsit
onthesand, without afoundation,andwhenthe storms and
floods come, the house is swept away. The other man digs
deepuntil he reaches the rock, then buildshis house, which
isnotsweptawaybythefloods.
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IfeltveryuncomfortablewhenItriedtoputmyattentionon
the inner body. There was a feeling of agitation and some
nausea. So I haven't been able to experience what you are
talkingabout.
What you felt was a lingering emotion that you were
probablyunawareof,untilyoustartedputtingsomeattention
into the body. Unless you first give it some attention, the
emotion will prevent you from gaining access to the inner
body, which lies at a deeper level underneath it. Attention
does not mean that you start thinking about it. It means to
just observe the emotion, to feel it fully, and so to
acknowledgeandaccept itasitis.Some emotionsareeasily
identified:anger,fear,grief,andsoon.Othersmaybemuch
harder to label.They mayjust be vague feelings of unease,
heaviness,orconstriction,halfwaybetweenanemotionanda
physical sensation. Inany case, what mattersisnot whether
youcanattachamentallabeltoitbutwhetheryoucanbring
the feeling of it into awareness as much as possible.
Attention is the key to transformation — and full attention
alsoimpliesacceptance.Attentionis likeabeam oflight —