Coming out Nyungne practice this morning, I was peaceful. Then I saw two segments of rainbows in the sky. It was a quite clear day and the Sun was big. It would be rare to see rainbows on such conditions. So I immediately thought it might be a sign and a "smile" from the sky for our practice. I pointed the rainbows to other attendees. Subconciously, I was telling them it was special.
In the afternoon, a Dharma friend called. I mentioned the rainbow to her. She immediately pointed out that my mind was not pure and were making noise and grasping.
I was very thankful to her. Right, we normally live a day with so many imaginary mental constructions and believe they are all real. As a Dharma practitioner, we practice to reduce these constructions. But today coming to the rainbow, I was not aware what I was doing. The Nyungen practice provided us a period of time when we can keep really simple mind, be with the present, and stay in the clarity of our mind. I was very grateful that I had such an opportunity. The Dharma friend reminded me that I need to be aware of making connections such as the example of the raibbow. It is what it is, nothing more, nothing less.
Stay with present with clarity.
Stay with Present with Clarity
PhoenixSaguaro (2010-02-26 21:07:45) 评论 (0)Coming out Nyungne practice this morning, I was peaceful. Then I saw two segments of rainbows in the sky. It was a quite clear day and the Sun was big. It would be rare to see rainbows on such conditions. So I immediately thought it might be a sign and a "smile" from the sky for our practice. I pointed the rainbows to other attendees. Subconciously, I was telling them it was special.
In the afternoon, a Dharma friend called. I mentioned the rainbow to her. She immediately pointed out that my mind was not pure and were making noise and grasping.
I was very thankful to her. Right, we normally live a day with so many imaginary mental constructions and believe they are all real. As a Dharma practitioner, we practice to reduce these constructions. But today coming to the rainbow, I was not aware what I was doing. The Nyungen practice provided us a period of time when we can keep really simple mind, be with the present, and stay in the clarity of our mind. I was very grateful that I had such an opportunity. The Dharma friend reminded me that I need to be aware of making connections such as the example of the raibbow. It is what it is, nothing more, nothing less.
Stay with present with clarity.