Intelligence

In the end, and in these times especially, it’s why I study and practice: to be able to see, as clearly as possible, which way this heart and mind are leaning. And to have the tools, and the fortitude, and the courage, to course-correct to love.

Transcript

So let's sit. So finding your posture. But that's it. And whatever that posture is, Paying attention to the way that your body is just right in this moment. Just simple, Is it sitting, Standing, Lying down, Walking? And then bring the attention to the body and just check in. How is this body in this moment? Then bringing the attention to the breath in the body. Just stabilizing the attention. And then beginning to explore this question of acting accordingly in this microcosm of our practice. So when the mind wanders, What's the attitude? Can we cultivate a loving? Attitude toward the wandering mind. And can we remember that? All minds wander, We're in this together. Right here in our practice. Those two pieces were in this together and can we be kind. Whenever the mind wanders and anything other than kindness arises. Can we be kind towards whatever arises as well? At every level. Noticing. Remembering it's the same for all of us. And then being kind. And this intelligence of knowing. How to act accordingly. This is what Rumi says. Let the beauty we love be what we do. There are hundreds of ways to kneel and kiss the ground.