I was teaching a lesson and it turned in a thoughtful direction. My pupil has a lot of tension and neck pain. He meditates, and I said to him, “It’s like when...
I was teaching a lesson and it turned in a thoughtful direction. My pupil has a lot of tension and neck pain. He meditates, and I said to him,
“It’s like when you meditate. You notice your thoughts floating by
Like watching clouds in the sky.
You have thoughts, but you are not them
“You are the noticer. That is consciousness.”
“You can notice your body
You can notice different parts and also the Whole
And now notice that you are the noticer
That is consciousness, and this work is about consciousness.”
“Be the noticer.
Now you’re less attached
And you can notice some ease and release of tension.
Keep coming up to your awareness, up in your head
And notice your body.”
Lying on the table, I suggested,
“Notice your breath
Like standing on the shore and watching the waves of the sea
Rolling in and rolling out
You see the waves and yet you are not them
Allow your breath to flow like a wave
And notice it.”
“How nice it is, to be in your body while you’re letting yourself be
It’s non-doing yet you notice sensations.
How nice is it now, standing after the table work
Noticing your back is open as it was on the table
Leaving your back to be back
And allowing your legs to move as you walk.”
“How does your neck feel?” I asked.
“It feels really, really good.”
