A Reminder to myself..

And so, without sounding like a broken record i  keep asking myself the same question, how do I keep my mind still or at the very least quiet from all its ramblings? The answer is off course to 'just do it' as the Nike Logo  suggests. making it happen is not as simple as it may sound I have realized after all these years and it does take great and special efforts including meditation, prayers, chants or zikr, being absorbed in what is being done as in work or any form of creative endeavor or being conscious of its rising and falling at any given moment. The more one is involve in mind observation the more it seems to exert itself upon you with more out of context thoughts that floats in from out of the blue especially thoughts of the past and the future. Perseverance  and persistence  will bear fruit in the long and tedious run as we allow ourselves to become more and more in accord with what we are doing and not letting go of our practice, whatever form it may take.

Quietly sitting and watching the rise and fall of one's breath is to me the most potent form of slowing down the thinking process or the mind. Without any attachment o what arises, good or bad, one simply sit and become absorbed in silence allowing for the mind and body to come to a stand still and resting thus for as long , as it is possible, this is the Way of Zazen, this is the method developed by the ancient Yogis, the Sufi Masters, Native American Shaman and so forth. Allow for the original nature to enter and express itself through this silence. The universe or higher consciousness is allowed to express itself through this opening of the silence that you have achieved and this is your true nature, the Divine you. become as close and often you can towards achieving this level of consciousness in your daily practice, for that which you seek is within you. Become at peace within and the peace out there will be manifested for you like a mirror. To realize this, is the goal of all humanity, we bring peace into the world from within not from the external.