“Is it possible to achieve the state of nothingness in meditation?” The furrowed brow did not spell hope.
“I’d prefer to call it restful awareness – just being without expectations or action.”
“Why is nothingness so hyped?”
“The common method of cleansing negativity, de-addiction is to replace it with something else – thoughts or habits. It is an extension of the same theme, with the object of your affection being replaced. This method spells freedom – the freedom of being at Zero, and a choice to start again.”
https://girlieontheedge1.wordpress.com/2019/06/12/its-six-sentence-story-thursday-link-up-59/
This is microfiction or nanofiction. But the source of inspiration of this piece is a rather wordy song. Those interested can check out this link
http://www.bliss-music.com/nothingness_meditation.htm
Excellent Six and very informative. Such a good explanation.
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Thank you so much, Pat!
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Thought provoking six.. Wish I could stop thinking enough to achieve nothindness sometimes….
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Wish you achieve it – in part or whole. Thanks for reading and commenting!
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“I’d prefer to call it restful awareness – just being without expectations or action.”
This is a state I wish I could achieve on a regular basis! Don Juan would tell Carlos (in the Castaneda books) to stop his internal dialogue. More difficult than it sounds but a very cool state.
You’re right. It does boil down to choice in the end. And who doesn’t want the opportunity to start again 🙂
Cool Six.
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Thank you, Denise! We need not aim for perfection. Reaching somewhere close is also better than a noisy mind.
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Thought provoking six. If only to free one’s mind for a moment of time.
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Thank you, Lisa!
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A great thought-provoking Six! We have our minds trained to be endlessly engaged. The opportunity to silence that is blissful.
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It is needed to refresh and revive – at the least. Thanks a lot!
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Just to be able to be still is a blessing.
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It is, but difficult to reach there.
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Zero is my favorite number! It can be a hard place to get to though, as you point out.
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Nobody likes a downward shift. Thank you so much!
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Seems there is no cure just moving from one crutch to another from the folks I know. Good six great use of the cue
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Thank you so much!
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