As you’re sitting there thinking – do you even know what’s taking place? What is thought doing in our mind? Is our mind just made of thought? Is thought always happening? Can we direct thought? Stop it? Probably you don’t have a good idea what thought is. I didn’t either for many years. There are … Read more
This is something I’ve tried, on occasion, to explain to others. A good effort is about all that can be given… the experience doesn’t lend itself to words. Experiences in which thoughts are not being formed, do not lend themselves to being easily described by words. I sat for a minute here without thought. I … Read more
It’s obvious that the only Vern here is held in the memory which is quickly recalled as needed. Climbing up the mountain today I couldn’t get the question out of the mind. What is Vern? What is he made up of? Where is he located in the body? If Vern sits here still and the … Read more
8/25/95 FIRST JOURNAL ENTRY ON MINDFULNESS, BEING IN THE PRESENT MOMENT – WITHOUT THOUGHT This was an unexpected find. I was looking back through some .DOC files and there were some with my meditation journal notes that I haven’t posted here… Then I noticed – wow, that one says Aug-25-95. That’s an old one. I … Read more