tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6166459572149699816.post3481795862197405681..comments2024-03-24T23:13:15.572-07:00Comments on Mind Deep: The Color of My Mom's EyesMarguerite Manteau-Raohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17956537059369707663noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6166459572149699816.post-91553055524332014482012-02-12T13:14:59.826-08:002012-02-12T13:14:59.826-08:00Wisdom and knowledge. The mental life is such a b...Wisdom and knowledge. The mental life is such a balance of skills -- no easy answers, eh?Sabio Lantzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12963476276106907984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6166459572149699816.post-82807517327394410312012-02-12T13:00:44.699-08:002012-02-12T13:00:44.699-08:00Thanks for your sharing, Sabio. And I agree that m...Thanks for your sharing, Sabio. And I agree that mindfulness is not enough. Wisdom is what allows us to recognize what is really there. U Tejaniya talks very convincingly about this.Marguerite Manteau-Raohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17956537059369707663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6166459572149699816.post-11453464043685993592012-02-12T01:40:29.807-08:002012-02-12T01:40:29.807-08:00I was once obsessed with iridology and thus I noti...I was once obsessed with iridology and thus I notice "eyes" all the time. I notice much more than color -- I see the marbled quality of their iris.<br /><br />I use to be into NLP (Neurolinguistic Programming) and because of that I watch peoples eye movements in ways I never did before.<br /><br />I use to be Oriental Medical Doctor (acupuncturist and herbalist) and notice the quality of people's tongues even as they talk.<br /><br />My list could go on. Even when being "mindful" we are usually only looking at what we expect to see. Broadening our vision also often requires broadening our understanding. Otherwise, even when "mindful", we are still hypnotized by the familiar.Sabio Lantzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12963476276106907984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6166459572149699816.post-86150530013860200562012-02-11T01:20:16.654-08:002012-02-11T01:20:16.654-08:00Thank you for this article and your inspiring blog...Thank you for this article and your inspiring blog!<br /><br />ErjaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6166459572149699816.post-65720913365030436732012-02-10T16:38:57.369-08:002012-02-10T16:38:57.369-08:00David, I was introduced to Charlotte Selver by Rut...David, I was introduced to Charlotte Selver by Ruth Denison. Ruth was a student of Charlotte. I invite you to discover her other writings on the sensoryawareness website. There is also a wonderful video of her I share in this blog a while ago (just go to the tag Charlotte Selver and it should come up).Marguerite Manteau-Raohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17956537059369707663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6166459572149699816.post-21930700007518593382012-02-10T16:36:59.916-08:002012-02-10T16:36:59.916-08:00Carole, thank you. I do think that being an artist...Carole, thank you. I do think that being an artist is mostly about capturing things as they are really sensed, and not as what we think they are. That goes for writing also.Marguerite Manteau-Raohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17956537059369707663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6166459572149699816.post-52080509056952098042012-02-10T16:20:22.187-08:002012-02-10T16:20:22.187-08:00Thank you for the introduction to Charlotte Selver...Thank you for the introduction to Charlotte Selver - so many wise people I haven't met before! Although the experience with the towel can be an indicator of a larger problem, on the positive side, I think each new awareness like that could be seen as another petal unfolding as the bud of our consciousness opens - a process that feels much too slow and hard to accelerate, but perhaps happening at just the right speed. My impatient thinking mind has trouble accepting progress one little step at a time.David Ashtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18339979176989832285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6166459572149699816.post-29162623253014992472012-02-09T18:54:24.765-08:002012-02-09T18:54:24.765-08:00what a wonderful reminder. It is so true that we m...what a wonderful reminder. It is so true that we miss so much. I often have that feeling that I am not really there, not really connecting. Recently I have been reading a book on Contemplative Photography and felt amazed at how its simple exercises brought me right into contact with simple things in a vivid way. How easy it is to slip over this and live a half-lived life.ZenDotStudiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06051368546505731081noreply@blogger.com