the hot stove

[bluegreen17]

this was written by cereko and i wanted to remind myself to give this a try as well as share it with y'all:

In the book I'm currently reading ("Mindfulness in Plain English"), it talks about needing to accept and simply observe without judgment things about yourself. This will eventually lead to understanding them and the motives behind them, and once that happens, the book says, once you understand them, the problem will fix itself. The book's point being that YOU don't have to do anything to fix the problem. You just have to accept and observe the mental phenomenon, which will naturally lead to understanding, which will naturally fix the problem. It uses the analogy of a child putting her hand to a hot stove - the child doesn't need to teach herself to draw her hand away - once she feels the heat, she draws her hand away instinctually.

Comments

[jayteeone.livejournal.com]

Why is one thing important to you and another thing not? You have to understand, but to truly understand you must let go of your judgements. It's like love. Love demands everything from you and promises you nothing. We all live under the illusion that we have anything. I own a car, a house, a boat, but truly we don't own anything. We borrow it for the time we are here, and then it moves on to someone else. Let go of all your illusions, just oberve them. Observing is mindfullness. Observe your petty grievances, your pet peeves, your mild and not so mild irritations. Observe why you have the standards you have. Observe the beauty around you and within you. Observe what sets you apart both good and bad, but take those labels away. Observe without judgement.

I hope your journey becomes smoother.