[MD] Mind-body practice

[pholden at davtv.com]

To those who might have missed it, here's a repeat of Dan's beautiful description
of "The Way:"  

Quoting Dan Glover <daneglover at hotmail.com>:

> Hi DL
> 
> Thank you for writing. I find that my intellectual prowness is rather dull and
> rough, not discerning and brilliant like others here. But I do enjoy the company.
> While I have attended a number of retreats my practice is and always has been a
> solitary pursuit so I am hesitant to share. Still, you did ask and since it seems
> better to answer than not... 
> 
> My practice leads me to believe that there is no Way as such. There is only
> change. Change is frightening though. It is more comforting to think there are
> precepts and/or scriptures to follow that will ultimately lead to a life of
> happiness and fullfillment. Or if not to a life of happiness then at least to an
> afterlife of pleasure.  
> 
> In a futile search we scour books and look for teachers to show us the Way. We
> forget the mindfulness of experience and fill our days with meaningless thought
> and internal discursive dialogue that repeats itself over and over like a bad song
> we have stuck in our heads.  
> 
> We all feel a need to be in control. Our days are planned down to the minute. We
> are creatures of habit. All about us we weave intricate webs of relationships and
> thought that hold us in place. The harmony of the Way is not founded on a
> foundation of complex habitual relationships and action, however. The Way is
> simple.  
> 
> For me, the Way is found in the freedom of drift. The Way is found not through
> action but inaction. For me, the Way has no goal, no clear and defined ending
> point. My practice has shown me that the Way is eternal, with no beginning and no
> end. The Way is like finding myself in the middle of a fog, not knowing what will
> happen, only that it will happen. For you it might be different. I cannot be
> certain.  
> 
> I sit and walk in silence and the universe reveals itself to me. I know that like
> the seasons every person that I know and love will one day pass away so I smile,
> lighten my heart, and enjoy our scarce time together.  I hope this answers your
> question. 
> 
> Thanks again, 
> 
> Dan
 
What Dan says reminds me of one of my favorite passages:

"You do not need to leave your room. Remain sitting at your table and listen. Do not
even listen, simply wait. Do not even wait, be quite still and solitary. The world
will freely offer itself to you to be unmasked. It has no choice. It will roll in
ecstasy at your feet." -- Kafka



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