Most of the time, you probably don't pay much attention to your awareness. Yet if the truth be known, it is crucial to everything you do. When you drive, cook, clean, study, listen to music or chat with friends you are being aware, or paying attention.
Lets just exlore that for a moment, first notice what it is like to be aware. Have there been times in your life when you were not aware of anything?
Finish this thought: "I am aware of ............."
Repeat this over and over andnotice where your awareness takes you.
Are you aware of more internal or external sensations?
Do you pay more attention to thoughts and fantasies than to you moment-to-moment sensory experiences?
Notice whether a preoccupation with mental activity diminishes your awareness of what is happening right here right now.
Now pay attention to whether you awareness focuses on a particular object or sensation, or does it tend to ve more expansive and inclusive?
Does your awareness shift quickly from one thing to another, or does it move slowly, making contact with each item before moving on?
Experiment with gently directing your awareness from one focus to the next. What happens when you pay attention to sounds? you may notice that you momentarily forget about your hands or the discomfort in the back of your knees.
Allow yourself a couple of minutes every day tofocus on one object of attention for as long as you can. How long can you remain undistracted before the mind skips to the next thing?
Regular meditation really assists with:
- Getting used to being still
- Developing the ability to turn your attention inward
- Struggling to focus your attention
- Being distracted again and again
- Becoming more focused
- Feeling more relaxed as you meditate
- Noticing fleeting moments when your mind settles down
- Experiencing brief glimpses of stillness and peace
Go on take a moment and consider the above and try it out for yourself, let me know how you get on.
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