Last night in our class, Andy explained awareness as being able to see all that's possible rather than being narrowed by past experiences. As his daughter, I have heard this all many times before, but this time it struck me in a new way. Who knows perhaps it was the new intro :)
Anyways I found myself wondering if you are aware aka open to everything does that mean that included in your scope are all the ways you can be annoyed/all the things that are wrong. Does being open to everything really mean seeing it all and choosing to be happy? Seems exhausting at first. In some ways it would be easier to just tune all the negative out, but I guess that isn't compatible with pure presence.
Lets break it down in an example. Say I walk into the kitchen....what to you would be the ideal way of being aware?
A- Smells good in here, I wonder what's for dinner. Begin looking in the fridge and start cooking.
B- My roommate left dirty dishes in the sink. It smells good in here. Begin looking in the fridge and start cooking.
Okay so the example really oversimplfies, but I guess what I am asking is are you supposed to take in the dirty dishes or just proceed as if they are invisible? Is the victory in ignoring the negative or in deciding not to let it effect you?
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I am in now way a fan of ignorance. Ignorance is what fuels social divisiveness and extremism. My view is that awareness of the negative "frames" is part of the daily routine. My advise is simply not to let the negative frame "co-opt" your awareness. Recognize the situation, process the emotion and return to the state of Ease.
ReplyDeleteProcessing should include facing the conflict, if it exists. Having a healthy conversation with somebody helps both develop skills about interacting with one another. Avoiding the issue makes little irritants grow into divisive issues.
Being Dis-Eased is part of every day life, being co-opted by emotions leads to Chronic Dis-Ease.
Andy
Acceptance of circumstances that I would not choose deliberately has allowed me not to see them as personal affronts to me. Separating the stimulus from my ego objectifies the thing so that I can objectively assess and address the thing. Takes concentration at first but has become a more reliable reaction that it used to be.
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