See photo of top of desk at home. What is this? Does your response come from the deep or the mundane?

You won’t find the Buddha claiming mindfulness means moment to moment attention. He does not carry expecations we should try to be mindful all the time. He states we explore “mindfulness to the extent necessary,”

Priority goes to the deep and what comes from the deep. Pali language has a key term yoniso manasikāro. Yoniso means womb or source. Mana means mind; sikaro implies action. We bring mindfulness steadfastly to bear on an object. We wait patiently to see what action/movement comes to the mind from the womb, from the depth of our being.

The teachings emphasise awakening of the heart-mind due what arises from the source.

Here is a photo of items on my desk. This desk sits next to my desk with a computer and a couple of loudspeakers.

If you see the desktop as untidy, you have an ordinary mind.

If you only see office items on a desk, you have a mundane response

If you see it as tidy, you are deluded.

What is it?

Clever answers confirm absence of depth.

Establish an unwavering and focussed mindfulness of what you see or carry the image of it to meditate on.

Meditate on it until you see what you did not see before.

The deep might release a single word or two.

If the awakened mind speaks to you, don’t hesitate to enter in space below for subscribers at foot of this item.

You will know you have explored mindfulness/meditation to the extent necessary on the photo.

I will respond in a week to any submissions

Love

the Buddha Wallah