wellness

Good Friend,
Its rainging. Its cold outside. Stay with me. Have a second tea,

“You must try to heal orself and live as long as possible because this human bdy is the most valuable source of spiritual learning of all forms of ibrth. Drink this water and practice these meditations and heal with your whole heart. And if this fails and you know youa re dying is sit time to switch to the death practices. Don’t die yet.” (The Precious Human Body, The Wise Heart, Jack Kornfield. 116)

In the forest monastery of Ajahn Buddhadadsa, we were instructed to be mindvul of the feeling tone of each sound and of each activity. As we walked the forest paths in the morning, we noticed the neutral tone of our steps, the pleasant way our body swayed. By the afternoon wwe felt the unpleasant, hot, sticky sweat of tropical midday bearing down on our body. Each time we slowed down to rest or sist or read, we tried to sensethe feeling tone – present, neutral, or unpleasant 00 and then to notice if there was a reaction to it. (127)

…Jacob wanted to go deeper in his practice, and he agreed to study his primary feelings. I suggested he write a letter to himself about the things he was hiding from his own awareness. I reminded Jacob of the Buddhas teachings of nobility and invited him to hold himself as if he were a prince. I aksked him t oacknowledge that he deserved to be fully alive.  .. Jacob had touched nobility and freedom. He could always return.

When people first begin to be mindful of their personality they are frequently dissatisfied by what they find: they often want to become like someone else. When we are looking for ways to deal with our own confuscion, anger and fear, we try imitation. We hope to get rid of our own personality and become more like the Dalai Lama or some other admired person.

..I can ignore conflicts and get lost in a goal. The good news is that I’m not my personality. None of us is. (176)

PRACTICE: Acknowledign your personality type:

Observe how their temperament function with peple, circumsaances, peausures, difficulties.
Notice how theis personality style is an impersonal peattern that operates rather automatically.
Notice if you hold any judgmet about it, and see what happens if you let the judgment go.
Notice what is most valuable about their temperament, such as appreciation, clarity, or an easygoing nature.
See what happens if you focus on these positive aspects.

Release of Greed, -Abundance
Release of Grasping, -Generosity
Release of Addiction, -Adornment
Release of Unhelthy Addiction, -Love of Beauty

Abundance
Generosity
Adornment
Love of Beauty

In the absence of your love
And in the absence of human touch
I have decided I’m throwing my arms
around all of paris because only stone and steel
accept my love

In the absence of your smiling face
I traveled all over the place
and I have decided
I’m throwing my arms around
all of paris because only stone and steel
accept my love
I’m throwing my arms around
all of Paris because only stone and steel
accept my love
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I’m throwing my arms around
Paris because nobody wants my love
Nobody wants my love
Nobody needs my love
Nobody wants my love
Yes you made yourself plain
Yes you made yourself very plain

You reap what you sow,

I can feel the soil falling over my head
And as I climb into an empty bed
Oh well. Enough said.
I know it’s over - still I cling
I don’t know where else I can go
Over …
Oh Mother, I can feel the soil falling over my head
See, the sea wants to take me
The knife wants to cut me
Do you think you can help me ?
Sad veiled bride, please be happy
Handsome groom, give her room
Loud, loutish lover, treat her kindly
(Though she needs you
More than she loves you)
And I know it’s over - still I cling
I don’t know where else I can go
Over, it’s over, it’s over, it’s over
It’s over, la …
I know it’s over
And it never really began
But in my heart it was so real
And you even spoke to me, and said :
“If you’re so funny
Then why are you on your own tonight ?
And if you’re so clever
Then why are you on your own tonight ?
I know …
‘Cause tonight - it’s just like any other night
That’s why you’re on your own tonight
Your triumphs and your charms
While they’re in each other’s arms…”
It’s so easy to laugh
It’s so easy to hate
It takes strength to be gentle and kind
Over, over, over, over
It’s so easy to laugh
It’s so easy to hate
It takes guts to be gentle and kind
Over, over
Love is Natural and Real
But not for you, my love
Not tonight, my love
Love is Natural and Real
But not for such as you and I, my love
Oh Mother, I can feel the soil falling over my head
Oh Mother, I can feel the soil falling over my head, oh …
Oh Mother, I can feel the soil falling over my head
Oh Mother, I can feel the soil falling over my head
Oh Mother, I can feel the soil fall over my head
Mother, I can feel the soil fall over my head
Oh Mother, I can feel the soil fall over, fall over my head
Oh Mother, I can feel the … fall over my …
Oh …