tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5505367520831684287.post5349899527279066252..comments2023-08-17T13:33:14.032-04:00Comments on Not Zen: Not Zen 150: PretenseSecret Hippiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04268744646117371096noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5505367520831684287.post-65633430341106513592015-03-10T10:27:12.082-04:002015-03-10T10:27:12.082-04:00Also, your story about the cat keeps making me smi...Also, your story about the cat keeps making me smile. Pretty good cat. Pretty good you for paying attention.Secret Hippiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04268744646117371096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5505367520831684287.post-91205345374314854262015-03-10T10:25:55.135-04:002015-03-10T10:25:55.135-04:00It's become popular to speak of awareness as i...It's become popular to speak of awareness as if it's rather narrow thing and a self-focused thing at that. Meditation as a path to a better connection to or a better awareness of the De is valuable but it's not everything. It's not the only form of meditation. And the De is not the only aspect of the Dao.<br />Secret Hippiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04268744646117371096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5505367520831684287.post-37746273906129573112015-03-01T10:11:57.769-05:002015-03-01T10:11:57.769-05:00I really liked the way you presented awareness in ...I really liked the way you presented awareness in this piece. My cat waits patiently each day when I come home to clean up my dishes from lunch and get myself settled and then he will look me straight in the eye. That his way of saying, "Now is pet the cat time." This started when I was so crazy when I would get home trying to make dinner and help with homework. My cat would follow me around but I would miss the cues he was trying to give me. "Slow down, pet the cat," he would wind around my feet as I washed the dishes. Finally I sat and he jumped up on my lap and seemed to say, "See, now we can both relax....purrrrr." Now I get cleaned up and he jumps up on my lap when I sit and we both relax for a little each day. We have made it a ritual that we both enjoy. :)Ruinwen Dagoriellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17838849121945131543noreply@blogger.com