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Alert & Relaxed

When we rest in awareness, there is alertness and relaxation.

When we are identified with the processes of the personality - sensations, emotions, thoughts - there is tension and sluggishness.

Notes

When we experience the inner/outer world as unfolding within awareness, we can relate to it with a sense of spaciousness and overview.

There is clarity and alertness. And there is less to hold into - we can allow the personality to relax.

When we blindly identify with the processes of the personality - sensations, emotions, thoughts - there is less overview. We are at the mercy of the conditioned processes of the personality, triggered by unpredictable inner and outer situations.

There is a sense of exhaustion from this rollercoaster ride, and a sense of wanting to escape from it by tuning out. And there is a sense of precariousness which makes the personality tense up.

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  • Anonymous Anonymous says so:
    5/08/2009 04:46:00 PM  

    I googled 'rest in awareness" and found your blog. I love your observation; it fits well with my experience. Of course, the hard part is actually doing (non-doing?) it :) top

  • Anonymous Anonymous says so:
    9/20/2009 11:17:00 AM  

    Haha..you can not do undoing. And eh, "rest in awareness" seems to be a popular searchword around here. I found it the same way! top

  • Anonymous Anonymous says so:
    12/14/2009 10:09:00 PM  

    I also googled "rest in awareness" and found this blog! Nice writing. Simple truth. Thank you. top