Feeding awareness
During a brief Shikantaza practice tonight, I noticed again how it feeds awareness.
Of course, whatever happens, awareness is fed: content arises within awareness.
And this can happen in two quite different ways. One way is with drama, and this brings the drama itself into the foreground. (The muddy water is stirred.)
The other way is with an absence or reduction of drama, through for instance meditation and self-inquiry. (The mud falls to the bottom revealing the clarity of the water.)
It seems that the simplicity of this allows it to be processed in a different way, one that allows for both awakening and a healing and reorganization of our human self.
Labels: inquiry, meditation, practice