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Energy of Mindfulness
    #21708284 - 05/21/15 10:00 PM (8 years, 8 months ago)

A few years ago, while listening to a dharma talk by Thay, I heard about this for the first time, and it really clicked with me.  There are many ways to view the universe, life, and the rest. . . and in the quest for understanding, overcoming afflictive emotions is very useful.  In fact in life in general it is very useful.

Meditation and the rest, are useful, but when I first heard the concept of the Energy of Mindfulness, it was quite wonderful.  Basically, it's an energy just like any other. . . The normal way of meditation, to simply be without attachment, words, or goals, is very lovely, yet the idea of an energy of mindfulness can be quite potent as well.  As he explained it in that talk, we sort of develop, and build up this energy, and it is like a buoy, and then when afflictive emotions or states are encountered, they bounce more harmlessly off. 

This was around the same time I created my practice of strengthening, healing, and liberating; when I got in touch with the quickest way to reach self-trust, at least for me, and began that practice.

Thay also talks about the energy of mindfulness along with the energy of love frequently, I find that quite pleasant.

The talk I remember listening to was from within a decade, or 15 years ago, yet he also mentions the energy of mindfulness a while before that.  I believe he kept growing, quite a bit, and developed it further, but he was already incredibly wise when he had this interview with Ram Dass, and he speaks of it here.

This talk is about transforming anger with the energy of mindfulness and love, he says, take care of it with love and compassion; for your anger is part of you, and embracing it with the energy mindfulness and love is taking good care of it.

This practice is really effective and can be adapted to suit one's own circumstance very well.

Ram Dass interviewing Thich Nhat Hanh


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