Victor ShamasMeditators dream of attaining the single-pointed focus that young children experience naturally when they play. Spiritual aspirants long for the rapture that defines moments of pure delight.
About This Quote
What you think is important at the moment. For example, you could be meditating and thinking about something else and it can ruin your meditation. We humans tend to forget this simple fact and we think that we need to be doing something else in order to get into a deep meditation state. The truth is, that you can get into a deep and focused meditation state just by sitting in silent stillness and letting your mind wander free.
Why? Because we associate all of our thoughts with emotions. When we think about something, we associate it with an emotion towards that particular thing. So if we think about the color blue (a color) and we think of the word blue (a word), we will feel an emotion towards those two things because those things got associated with each other according to our mind.
So even though you are not actively doing anything to focus on, you can still get into a deep and focused meditation state if your mind wanders and you follow the associations made by your mind. When you feel like you're actually not doing much because your mind is off wandering, don't worry it's actually working!
Source: The Way Of Play: Reclaiming Divine Fun & Celebration
Some Similar Quotes
- You've gotta dance like there's nobody watching, Love like you'll never be hurt, Sing like there's nobody listening, And live like it's heaven on earth.
- Darkness cannot drive out darkness: only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate: only love can do that.
- The opposite of love is not hate, it's indifference. The opposite of art is not ugliness, it's indifference. The opposite of faith is not heresy, it's indifference. And the opposite of life is not death, it's indifference.
- This life is what you make it. No matter what, you're going to mess up sometimes, it's a universal truth. But the good part is you get to decide how you're going to mess it up. Girls will be your friends - they'll act like...
- When I despair, I remember that all through history the way of truth and love have always won. There have been tyrants and murderers, and for a time, they can seem invincible, but in the end, they always fall. Think of it--always.
More Quotes By Victor Shamas
- The world is perfect, and at the same time, it is in a constant state of unfolding. This is also true for you and me. Our quest for enlightenment is really just a re-connection with something that already exists in us.
- Acceptance is an important part of serenity. It is not enough, however, simply to accept the things we cannot change. For me, serenity comes from not having any investment in the outcome. If I am genuinely serene, then it will not matter to me whether...
- Health and happiness are the two most precious and elusive of human conditions. At their core, they are one and the same. Both are a function of balance.
- Meditators dream of attaining the single-pointed focus that young children experience naturally when they play. Spiritual aspirants long for the rapture that defines moments of pure delight.
- The source and essence of all creation can be found everywhere. It resides equally in you, in me, and in all things. True wisdom is the fullest understanding of this essence--an understanding that can happen only when there is no separation between the knower and...