tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2037880479077170696.post6140020460948445850..comments2024-02-12T07:30:38.258-06:00Comments on One Man's Wonder: DISTILLED SPIRIT – Finding Your Sacred CenterJeffrey Williushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02748080134354732541noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2037880479077170696.post-17052187160766797582012-06-10T23:30:14.948-05:002012-06-10T23:30:14.948-05:00Love the image, John!Love the image, John!Jeffrey Williushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02748080134354732541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2037880479077170696.post-74658588161951573852012-06-10T08:14:40.719-05:002012-06-10T08:14:40.719-05:00Yes, I do see what you mean Jeffery. I guess we ar...Yes, I do see what you mean Jeffery. I guess we arrive at a similar place through a different route. When I fully accept thoughts and emotions without attaching to them and riding them, the thoughts and feelings that were on the surface disappear, and I am left more in the source or essence, where the oneness is experienced. <br /><br />I think I saw you there the other day. You were paddling your cosmic canoe :-)<br /><br />Cheers,<br />JohnJohn Rocheleau | Zen-Momentshttp://www.zen-moments.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2037880479077170696.post-71376200114028091122012-06-09T23:02:09.963-05:002012-06-09T23:02:09.963-05:00John - You bring a thoughtful, wise perspective to...John - You bring a thoughtful, wise perspective to the conversation. I find I can easily sink into what you see as the wave of thought, stretching and growing from its power. But I also want to separate myself from it sometimes, most often when I want to feel one with Nature. At those times, like in the rhythm of paddling a canoe that we discussed the other day, the mindlessness can be a blessing, don't you think?Jeffrey Williushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02748080134354732541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2037880479077170696.post-1252325393903999172012-06-09T12:25:14.834-05:002012-06-09T12:25:14.834-05:00It is always so tricky -- or it can be -- to know ...It is always so tricky -- or it can be -- to know how to deal with thoughts and emotions. They can rule your life or they can be a beautiful and functional part of your life. <br /><br />For me, I have found a power in acceptance. If, in meditation, I fully accept thoughts and emotions without riding them like a surfer on a wave, then I sink into the immensity and depth that generates that wave. If I reject, or separate myself somehow, from my thoughts and emotions, I can't transmute them to embrace the power of their source. <br /><br />I understand the wisdom of the "observer; or the overself," but every act of observation or standing aside from, generates a separation from the immense power that is at the source of our thoughts and emotions. <br /><br />Just some random musings :-)<br /><br />JohnJohn Rocheleau | Zen-Momentshttp://www.zen-moments.comnoreply@blogger.com