I wasn’t very far into this process that I realized that the message of “A New Earth” is not a new one. I have picked up several spirtual books since then and have found similar, if not the same, message. I don’t mean to take anyting away from what Mr. Tolle has accomplished. I am just finding myself thinking, “it was always there, you always had access to this information.” It reminds me that what you need is available when you are ready for it. In high school I read Walden. I don’t remember anything about it, except that the guy was alone, in nature. Now I am reading “Wherever You Go There You Are” by Jon Kabat-Zinn and he is quite fond of quoting Thoreau. I can’t even believe the meaning Thoreau’s words have to me now. I have also read “The Seven Spiritual Laws of Success” by Deepak Chopra. I’ve known about Deepak Chopra for a long time, but now I can read his book and really understand how to apply it’s message. And as for fiction, in “The Time Traveler’s Wife” by Audrey Niffenegger there is a reference to a painting called The Awakened Conscience by Hunt. I will be looking up this painting. Hopefully I can post a picture.
As for my meditation this morning, I always like to note my movement. Today I was left to right and forward to back. I settled into a small shifting in my pelvis, a new one for me. After reading a ton of Kabat-Zinn yesterday I really feel like my meditation is just practice for mindfulness. I love his stuff on work. I must quote, “The inward stillness of the doer merges with the outward activity to such an extent that the action does itself. Effortless activity. Nothing is forced.” and “The only way you can do anything of value is to have the effort come out of non-doing and to let go of caring whether it will be of use or not.” This stuff is so important to me if I am going to be searching for my “call”, because it does not come out of searching but being aware in each moment and following my heart to the next. Thank you Jon Kabat-Zinn and Thank you Oprah for introducing us!!
Tags: Kabat-Zinn, meditation, mindfulness
