tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6166459572149699816.post6113333750192564504..comments2024-03-02T11:07:29.416-08:00Comments on Mind Deep: The Higher RoadMarguerite Manteau-Raohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17956537059369707663noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6166459572149699816.post-85307162652970020732010-10-20T08:16:10.253-07:002010-10-20T08:16:10.253-07:00Thanks for sharing, Pooja! Yes, contemplating deat...Thanks for sharing, Pooja! Yes, contemplating death is very helpful. Working at hospice has certainly deepened my understanding of the true nature of life . . . <br /><br />And yes, difficult times are particularly pregnant with opportunities for mindfulness, and deeper realization. <br /><br />I find pleasant times to be less so. I really have to practice sustained mindfulness to find the gold in such moments. Also remembering Ajahn Chah's wisdom, "Not sure, not sure" and his simile of the soon to wilt flower. More and more I see the true nature of the beautiful flower as the transient phenomenon that it is, with built in decay, and hence great unsatisfactoriness. Nothing worth getting attached to . . .Marguerite Manteau-Raohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17956537059369707663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6166459572149699816.post-49725594980561761132010-10-20T06:22:42.831-07:002010-10-20T06:22:42.831-07:00I reflect on impermanence and non-self. Reflection...I reflect on impermanence and non-self. Reflections on death have helped me, esp. some years back, when I didnt know 'experiential non-self' (understood it only as concept:). <br /><br />Difficult times help to deepen the realization, the search, help me recognise what is more true, where is security-right in my mind<br /><br />Pleasant time make the idea of impermanence and delusion very clear<br /><br />Autopsy I watched over the net, kind of helped to understand non-selfPoojahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04891243390856090718noreply@blogger.com