12-05-2018, 12:00 AM
Wow! That really makes clear that I've carried a rigid idea of what a warrior is. I've assumed that a warrior acts immediately, perfectly, and aggressively. I never really questioned that before...
I really like your goalkeeper illustration! For sure the balls fly to the areas that are most rigid. :-)
Now that I think about it, there are times when I'm perfectly content not to judge and other times it's as if my very life depends on it. I'm questioning that now.
Recently I became aware of how I liked to try to take credit for insights that came to me. But really "I" didn't do it. It just happened or just came to me. The best "I" can do is be quiet and ready and expectant to receive what comes. This is something the judging mind can be terrified by! I think that relates to the waiting you spoke of.
I want to change my explanation from yesterday.. I believe the shocked feeling was due to seeing something in your communication. I read it with complete concentration and I understood what you were conveying without you giving specific practical examples, which is definitely outside the norm for me and I also got a visual impression that I understood without words. Not that what I expressed earlier wasn't true, but this is much truer ;-)
I really like your goalkeeper illustration! For sure the balls fly to the areas that are most rigid. :-)
Now that I think about it, there are times when I'm perfectly content not to judge and other times it's as if my very life depends on it. I'm questioning that now.
Recently I became aware of how I liked to try to take credit for insights that came to me. But really "I" didn't do it. It just happened or just came to me. The best "I" can do is be quiet and ready and expectant to receive what comes. This is something the judging mind can be terrified by! I think that relates to the waiting you spoke of.
I want to change my explanation from yesterday.. I believe the shocked feeling was due to seeing something in your communication. I read it with complete concentration and I understood what you were conveying without you giving specific practical examples, which is definitely outside the norm for me and I also got a visual impression that I understood without words. Not that what I expressed earlier wasn't true, but this is much truer ;-)