“The mystics have told us that watching is never a fighting,” writes Subhan
Once you discover that there is a part of the mind that can be called “the critic” or “the judge,” you will also find that it will persist judging, regardless of your discovery. It’s important to recognize that while your discovery is a part of your “path” of discovery, the thinking mind will continue to think. So habitual judging will continue to happen, regardless of your discovering that it does this. This understanding can relieve you of a lot of frustration, when you see the judgments still appear again… and again!
When you discover that you can watch the mind’s thoughts, the task then becomes gaining the knack of simply watching them, rather than resisting or fighting them.
The mystics have told us that watching is never a fighting. What is seen comes through a silent watchfulness. So, the watcher does not speak. And there is no fighting or judging or comparing what has been seen. If those do occur, it is just one part of the mind fighting with another part! And this will never resolve any issues with the critic.
It becomes essential to just experience watchfulness. And, the easiest place to start is with the body, not the mind. Once the knack of watching the body is grounded – really experiencing its senses, and its tension – then the knack can be used to watch the mind. And then, the emotions… and then the moods. But start with the body!
If you haven’t already begun watching, then why not start… now?
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