tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-688923299603723106.post1354350624248076343..comments2024-02-19T17:20:19.386-08:00Comments on Edward Viljoen: Inifite ValueEdward Viljoenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03690298087138231747noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-688923299603723106.post-71695898732995123372008-05-19T15:00:00.000-07:002008-05-19T15:00:00.000-07:00“The temple bell stops, but I still hear the sound...“The temple bell stops, but I still hear the sound coming out of the flowers.”<BR/>~ Matsuo Basho<BR/><BR/>A timer used in such a manner to bring attention here...such a innovative 21st century mindfulness bell...hmm I wonder of a temple bell resonance can be attached...perhaps as a software widget. It would be good if a bell would ring for every stoplight I encounter when in a hurry I am.<BR/><BR/>On the Plum Village website is written:<BR/><BR/>“On your arrival you might hear a bell sound and suddenly people around you have stopped still, stopped talking, and stopped moving. It might be the telephone ringing or the clock chiming, or the monastery bell sounding. These are our bells of mindfulness. When we hear the sound of the bell we relax our body and become aware of our breathing. We do that naturally, with enjoyment, and without solemnity or being stiffed.<BR/><BR/>When we hear one of these mindfulness bells ring, we stop all of our conversations and whatever we are doing and bring our awareness to our breathing. The ringing bell has called out to us:<BR/><BR/>Listen, listen, this wonderful sound brings me back to my true home.”<BR/><BR/>Our true home... the grace of the infinity of the universe...cool.Christopherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01303763201541760705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-688923299603723106.post-80119126506164644232008-05-19T12:42:00.000-07:002008-05-19T12:42:00.000-07:00Hafiz' comment on the challenge of keeping our att...Hafiz' comment on the challenge of keeping our attention on God...<BR/><BR/> The Talking Rag<BR/><BR/> It<BR/> Was all<BR/> So clear this morning,<BR/><BR/> My mind and heart had never felt<BR/> More convinced:<BR/><BR/> There is only God,<BR/> A Great Wild<BR/> God.<BR/><BR/> But somehow I got yanked from<BR/> That annihilating<BR/> Realization<BR/><BR/> And can now appear again<BR/> As this wine-stained<BR/> Talking<BR/><BR/> Rag.<BR/><BR/>Such humor...Blessings from SannaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com