Exercises in Mind Emptying
There is a ‘real’ world of which we are a part. It has no intrinsic meaning, and is therefore ‘empty’ of meaning. We interact with everything through our senses. We’ve mentioned this before. Sensory data also has no meaning. We interpret the sensory data. Thus, the world you perceive is not the world - the world you perceive is your interpreted version of the world. Our interaction with ‘the world, then, is always subjective, as we take the raw data and judge (interpret) it.
Clearing the Gunk Out of Your Head
Most people sense a lack in their lives - as if something important is missing. Mostly, it seems to be about power and anger and force and it seems a bit (or a lot) black. It seems that way because, since you were a kid, people have been stuffing you with fears, prejudices, and airy-fairy ideas that being a good little boy or girl is the only acceptable state.
The Bliss of an Empty Mind
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For those of you that have been reading Into the Centre and browsing the website, you’ll not be surprised to see a series of articles appearing over the next few weeks, concerning the ‘emptying’ of body, [...]
The Mind’s Cobwebs
We’ve been conditioned by our families and tribes to ‘fit in.’ Making positive change is therefore difficult, as many changes go against our ‘tribal’ rules. We explore how we set our values, and how to begin the process of questioning everything.
Clearing Body, Mind & Spirit - Body Cleanse
More and more, we see scowling or blank faced people, walking slowly and painfully along, carting extra weight around—as a full belly is substituted for a full and meaningful life.
Nonetheless, despite the chaos that is our world, I recognize that there are more and more people that are growing weary of the same old ways of being. The west has the market locked on vertical thinking, i.e. that more or bigger or higher is better. And yet, as time goes by, there is more crime, more pollution, more crap to swallow (and hold on to,) with an attendant almost total lack of real satisfaction.
I’m going to push you to ruthlessly examine your life—your vocation, your relationships, your purpose for being, as well as the ease (or dis-ease) of your body, mind and spirit. I’ll be talking about accumulated sludge, both physical and mental, and how to begin to eliminate said sludge.
A Word from Wayne - July 09, 2007
Good afternoon!
Well, the mid-western US heat arrived in Ontario Sunday, and it’s warm one out there. Darbella and I are doing some deck work for friends and got quite rained out.
Other than that, we’ve mostly been taking it easy and just hanging out. It look s like a quiet summer - given the rush [...]
Zen Based, Present Living
