[Unseeking Seeker]

sounds a good base for the continuum where we are present wherein the awareness may be both softened and heightened, feeling offered vibrations within the stillness more vividly, devoid of thought interference.

for example, we may simply feel sensations of energy moving within form phlegmatically or alternatively, once they arise, since we are neither resisting nor seeking, we look at the offered experience with receptivity rather than nonchalance, marking thereby our intent, without anticipation. else, simply looking without so subtly contributing magnetically, is somewhat passive.

secondly, the intuitive fulcrum from where we are cognising ... where is it? right now, the this-ness of mind body accepted, embraced, there is yet a recognition deep within, of underlying oneness, meaning that, the body is the object and not the subject, whereas consciousness (our aliveness) is both subject and object. the holding of this knowing, whilst being present and experiencing is different from a sensory experience as a receptor, believing itself in its limited form, to be the subject.

this may be illustrated when the energy called kundalini moves within. without going into the polarities and other aspects, the offered experience is new to mind. thus, our receptivity and acceptance, without anticipation, resting even prior experience memory imagery, orients us to experience each time like the first time, in wonderment.

shifting to the external, in mindfulness, say, in day to day human interaction, the same principle comes into play. acceptance of all as they are and of what is, as is, yet infusing on stage our unique creative footprint.

likewise, shifting to the dream state, once we nurture mindful awareness, we would be able to recollect dreams. within the dream, our responses also get ‘refined’, so to speak, as our fulcrum shifts towards vibrant emptiness.

this is how mindfulness applies in my moment to moment lived understanding.