tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6166459572149699816.post6667214955264101962..comments2024-03-24T23:13:15.572-07:00Comments on Mind Deep: More Good Reasons to Practice MindfulnessMarguerite Manteau-Raohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17956537059369707663noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6166459572149699816.post-73075148457292344632011-07-13T21:54:36.775-07:002011-07-13T21:54:36.775-07:00E. do you know about Sharon Salzberg's story o...E. do you know about Sharon Salzberg's story of her interview once with U Pandita. He asked her which shoe she had tied first that morning, and when she could not remember, he dismissed her . . .Marguerite Manteau-Raohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17956537059369707663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6166459572149699816.post-64527617533518958752011-07-13T21:52:40.190-07:002011-07-13T21:52:40.190-07:00JDB, yes, thank you. I, too, needed that reminder ...JDB, yes, thank you. I, too, needed that reminder from my friend . . . Mindfulness as refuge, and safety from our 'self'.Marguerite Manteau-Raohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17956537059369707663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6166459572149699816.post-33296676913076185792011-07-13T21:07:58.439-07:002011-07-13T21:07:58.439-07:00"Right Mindfulness" certainly means &quo..."Right Mindfulness" certainly means "pay attention" in many respects, from paying attention to whether ones shoes are untied, to being mindful of the true nature of our bodies, feelings, and minds.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12271963456887416030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6166459572149699816.post-92145101131679490482011-07-13T17:48:05.667-07:002011-07-13T17:48:05.667-07:00I am sorry she had to suffer pain but perhaps she ...I am sorry she had to suffer pain but perhaps she can take a measure of comfort in that her accident is a visible contribution to the sangha -- as a reminder to be mindful and as testimony to the illusion of control we harbor. That illusion tempts us from consistent practice of mindfulness... Oh, the number of times I could cite!!! :-)JDBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06964703166624123289noreply@blogger.com