Two questions

Michael David · October 5th, 2011, 19:30

Begin your meditation as usual. After a few moments of stabilizing by focusing on the breath ask yourself this question.

What is the mind like when it is focused and with the breath?
Notice what is it like to you? Is it like a still pool of water? A cloudy sky?

Next allow some thoughts to flow or emotion to arise and follow that. After a few moments ask yourself this question.

What is the mind like when it is not still? When it is moving and not resting with the body breath?

Notice the qualities of the still mind and the moving mind.

How are they different?

Michael

Michael David · October 9th, 2011, 06:48

This post has the corrected link for the busy mind

Originally Posted by Michael David

Link to a visual answer

The feeling of busy moving mind
(open this link in a new window and move the image next to the one below)

Busy mind at work - YouTube

The feeling of quiet breathing mind

(when you have one image next to the other slowly shift your view up and back and feel how your mind senses them differently)

Michael