Message #15387

[brock]

The buddhists do emphasize mindfulness, and that is what "de-automization" is. They are one and the same. SRF also teaches this, although using different words. Daya Mata says, "Do one thing at a time." Concentration methods are the same. You are bringing yourself fully into this act. As the Zen people say, "Chop wood, Carry water." "Walking is meditation, sitting is meditation." It is about doing acts totally, from one's center. Instead of having our energies scattered, like butter spread over too much bread, we concentrate our awareness into each act. That, in fact, is the meaning of concentration. I don't like the word concentration because it can be taken to mean strain.