You cannot imitate somebody else's journey and still
be true to yourself. Are you prepared to honor your
uniqueness in this way? Can you see a commitment
to the meditation practice as an intimate part of this
way of being? Can you commit to lighting your path
with mindfulness and awareness? Can you see ways
in which you could easily get stuck, or have in the
past?
Meditation - Not to Be Confused with
Positive Thinking
Our ability to think the way we do differentiates our
species from all others and is miraculous beyond
compare. But if we are not careful, our thinking can
easily crowd out other equally precious and
miraculous facets of our being. Wakefulness is often
the first casualty.
Awareness is not the same as thought. It lies beyond
thinking, although it makes use of thinking, honoring
its value and its power. Awareness is more like a
vessel which can hold and contain our thinking,
helping us to see and know our thoughts as thoughts
rather than getting caught up in them as reality.