Staying with I Am (pete)

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During my everyday like I try to keep my attention on the sense

of " I " while maintaining necessary awareness of the environment

(Fourth Way's " divided attention " ).

 

When meditating I try to quiet the mind and focus attention on

itself, trying to find the source, enquiring " Who Am I " , feeling " I

Am " , trying not to make it an effort, trying to keep the mind quiet.

 

I'm trying to follow Nisargadatta's practice as defined in " I Am

That " . And I will gladly accept any help or pointers.

 

Shawn

[Guest guest]

> During my everyday like I try to keep my attention

> on the sense

> of " I " while maintaining necessary awareness of the

> environment

> (Fourth Way's " divided attention " ).

Hi Shawn,

What is the sense of I? When focusing bare attention

inside only consciousness is found. Only when thoughts

of self arises, is there any self, or sense of self.

To understand that there is no self, but only

disconnected intermittent thoughts of self is the

goal. We can't judge success or failure by how often

the mind wanders. Don't consider a lapse of attention

a failure. The fact that you noticed the inattention

is what is important. Attention is the giver of

reality. Attention is your true self. Try to pay

complete attention to whatever comes to consciousness.

 

 

 

>

> When meditating I try to quiet the mind and focus

> attention on

> itself, trying to find the source, enquiring " Who Am

> I " , feeling " I

> Am " , trying not to make it an effort, trying to keep

> the mind quiet.

>

> I'm trying to follow Nisargadatta's practice as

> defined in " I Am

> That " . And I will gladly accept any help or

> pointers.

 

What Nisargadatta recommended, and I found must useful

while meditating, is to stay in what he called the

state of no-mind. Consciousness resting on

consciousness. No effort at all, just plain unfocused

awareness.

 

Best luck,

 

Pete

 

 

 

 

 

 

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