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Re: Meditation question

Posted by lepus on July 26, 2004, at 15:16:49

In reply to Re: Meditation question, posted by pegasus on July 26, 2004, at 11:59:09

I am not familiar with this book either but my take on the practice would come from a stance of being mindful. When you write, be a writer and nothing else. Let no other thoughts enter your mind (when they do enter let them drift on through) other than the subject you are writing about and the experience of writing. Focus on the pen on the paper, your hand movements as you write, the smell of the ink, the feel of the paper, how it feels to hold the pen in your hand, etc. When thoughts of writing perfectly (or other judgements) enter your mind let them pass. I always imagine a wind going through my mind and sweeping those thoughts away. You could just note in your mind, "judging" and be mindful of being judgmental and then let the feeling pass and shift your concentration back on just writing for 10 minutes or however much time you have allotted for this exercise.

I don't know if this helps but I think it is just an exercise to have you be completely mindful of writing for only the sake of writing, without judgements such as, "I can't write!" or "This writing is horrible!" Often it is our judgements which cloud our creativity and keep us from even trying to be creative at times. Focus on the process and not the outcome.


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