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Old 13-10-2016, 09:07 PM
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Adyashanti: Distorting Stories, Ideas, and Beliefs.

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Reality is life without your distorting stories, ideas, and beliefs.
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http://www.adyashanti.org/index.php?...r&writingid=35

Zen speaks about living without putting the attention on thought. Adyashanti also points out that focusing on one's stories, ideas, and beliefs also falls under this category of thought or mind.

You can give your attention to what is present. In fact, that is a Zen goal because if you are not aware of the actual, of what is present, you can't transcend it. If you don't recognize you are focusing on thoughts or things from your mind, you don't have the choice to not focus on them. Once you are aware of what is, you have the option to pay attention to it or not. To focus on it or not. You can't stop doing something you are doing unless you are aware or conscious you are doing it.

Increasing or expanding one's awareness of the self, or of what is, as the all encompassing actual, is a big part of mindfulness.
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Old 13-10-2016, 09:13 PM
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Hey Ryan, He is one of my favorite spiritual authors. I will have to edit the the quote down as it goes against our copy right policy ( maximum a few lines per quote) Ill re edit this thread later to give insight too.
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Old 13-10-2016, 09:28 PM
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Oh ok. I edited the quote down to one line.
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Old 13-10-2016, 11:08 PM
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I love Adyashanti's style of teaching! He was one of the first teachers that helped to point my way to understanding awakening. :)
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Old 18-10-2016, 11:14 PM
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Thanks, for the edit Ryan. If you youtube it, I find it interesting how he has this practice where he encourages his participants to journal uncomfortable emotions one is harboring, particularly those of a past life scenario that resurfaces or provokes negative/painful emotion, and by writing them, one allows themselves to really feel, recognize and purge these feelings. No surprise there, Journaling in itself is very rewarding, I highly recommend it for all...



Favorite Adyashanti quotes

“You must choose between your attachments and happiness.”

"Misery needs your conspiracy; it needs your help. Without your resistance misery can not survive"

"Stop seeking something more or better or different, and... turn your attention inward to the awake silence that you are"
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