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Originally Posted by 3rdTimesTheCharm
Wow, granite, from my perspective you not only explained this really really really well, but the idea behind it is so creative and elegantly simple.
I love the ocean and as I was reading what you wrote, I was imagining myself bodysurfing in the waves, feeling the physical movement with my breath, emphasizing the basic rhythm of it all. I allowed the transient thoughts to come and go with the waves, my body grounded in the water and my breath moving in partnership with it.
I imagined some of my stray thoughts returning to the depths of the ocean, providing food for the fishes. Others finding their way to shore, broken down by the foaming of the waves hitting the sand.
Thank you so much for posting this. I have been working (tee hee) on mindfulness lately and this was really helpful to me.
Anne
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it does seem quite simple doesn't it? in fact so darn amazingly simple.i find it completely cool how this man is so able to do this for me. this idea works for me on a very basic level and that is all i need right now.pay attention to the breath and notice the thoughts if i must as they rise like a wave and dissipate as well as a wave and all during still paying attention to the breath.simple but a beginning
unfortunately my friend also said that although he is an instructor he would recommend i consider him as an unofficial adviser and a good friend and should find a personal meditation instructor i i want to pursue this.he said he would help me find one