The Mirror of Noting
El Espejo de la Observación Atenta
A student shares her experience of a noting practice, describing both its power and its irritating quality, which leads to a discussion about the mind's addiction to its own activity.
The Mirror of Noting
A student shares her experience of a noting practice, describing both its power and its irritating quality, which leads to a discussion about the mind's addiction to its own activity.
I really enjoyed the noting. It reminds me of what was being said about the mind being like a mirror. At some point you're just reflecting everything that comes, and it starts to create a feeling of echo, of reverberating. It was quite wild.
That's great. You could do that for a whole hour, and it's very powerful because it takes away the normal activity of thought. It's a Buddhist practice. I can give you more information if you want to dive more into it.
Yes, I'd like that. I agree, it's very powerful.
I actually learned it from a teacher whose own teacher had taught it to him. Then I discovered it's a very ancient Buddhist practice.
The irritation of presence
It's an annoying exercise, honestly. It brought me here and now, here and now, here and now. There was no way I could go anywhere. It was like, "Who am I?" And then letting the mystery answer, letting the universe answer with no answer, obviously. It's irritating. It's a pain in the ass. But then you go deeper into it, and it keeps you there.
It shows you the addiction to mind that we have. It's just so perfect.
The addiction to mind, yes. I'm glad you said that. I was hesitant to say something, but it annoyed me, and it's obviously necessary for a reason. I paid no attention to the annoyance, but I was there. Anyway, thank you. I enjoyed it.