Everything Becomes Sacred
Each thought, each action in the sunlight of awareness becomes sacred.
There’s almost too much talking and writing about “mindfulness” these days. When things become à la mode, they seem to become worn out and somehow impoverished. What it actually means, is living your life in awareness. You take a step back and observe yourself, watching each thought and each action with full concentration.
Obviously this is not possible all the time, not even for long-time Buddhist monks. It demands a lot of discipline. Quite honestly, I often feel too lazy to concentrate… But when I do this effort, when I place my awareness behind myself with full concentration, it feels like another life.
Suddenly every thought and every action is fully lived, almost like a ritual. Suddenly I’m one hundred percent alive, with every fibre of my body, every neuron of my mind, and every beat of my heart. It’s like knowing that I and my life, as well as every tiny part of the Universe, is sacred. It’s like getting a glimpse of eternity.
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