Welcoming the New Year January 1, 2009
Posted by Sun-Moon in Simple Mindfulness.Tags: Gurdjieff, Meditation, Self inquiry
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With all the hoopla of transitioning from 08 to 09 including numbing out fears and anxiety; we do have an opportunity to take a few moments and focus on our present experience.
It has been long known that our point of power is in the present, the current moment; the past is only a memory and the future does not exist so we are left with the now as our truth.
After deep inquiry one can distill one’s actions that focus outside of the present as an addiction to the illusory. Anything that detracts us from the present moment is not real, not truth, but stuff of stimulating the ego. In order to get past the ego and find your truth there needs to be self-inquiry and self-observation.
Practice for a few minutes a day. To obsess over the practice only puts you back into illusion. First we learn to crawl, then walk, then we run.
Meditation is a tool, which if used to align oneself to the present moment can strengthen one’s ability to self observe. As a reminder, do not let the ego then turn this concept onto others. This is for “self-observation” not a tool of the ego.
”Self-observation brings man to the realization of the necessity of self-change. And in observing himself a man notices that self-observation itself brings about certain changes in his inner processes. He begins to understand that self-observation is an instrument of self-change, a means of awakening.” – G.I. Gurdjieff
Peace be to you!
Excellent post. And a positive hopeful message. I like that!
One, obvious cautionary note: Self-Inquiry and Meditation are not necessarily the same thing. But, without doubt, meditation is a powerful way to strengthen the ability to practice self-inquiry.
Cheers!
Thanks again for your comment. Always learning along the path.
Perhaps my blog should have been clearer, to say:
“Meditation is a tool, which if used to align oneself to the present moment can strengthen one’s ability to self observe.
As a reminder, do not let the ego then turn the concept of self-observation onto others. This is for “self-observation” not a tool of the ego to take other’s inventory”