In some martial arts they use the expression “to freeze at the level of the attack”. In ordinary life, that would mean something similar to if someone was to grab your arm, your energy and attention would automatically narrow in around the place of contact where you are held in the grip. Or if some area of your life feels stuck and frustrating, your attention tends to get sucked towards that which is not working. With shallow breathing and a severely narrowed down focus (remember, you live in an infinite universe…), less information can circulate through your body to inform and guide your next steps. You are easily distracted, pulled off center, and you slip easily into the familiar buffalo tracks. How much time do you spend each day “frozen at the level of the attack”? How often do you turn your attention to the self arising wisdom within you? This wisdom is a quality in itself, it is like an attitude, a transparency, a space within you that you keep open in all directions. This wisdom is the capacity within you that allows your consciousness to fall open even through the contractions. That makes you see with transparent eyes, deeper and wider than the cramps of a person/situation and into the potential pressing forth. Self arising wisdom bubbling to the surface.
Posted on: Wed, 29 Jan 2014 06:21:15 +0000
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