How Silence Can Help Us Unplug by Sharon Salzberg At times when I am myself sitting at a retreat, and at the end I get into my car to drive away, I watch my hand move forward to turn on the radio. When I can be mindful, I notice the fact that I actually don’t want in that moment to listen to the news or hear some music. But because I am no longer on a silent retreat, I suddenly feel like I cannot just quietly drive — I must completely fill the empty space with some kind of sound. When I see that, I can then bring my hand back to the steering wheel, feel my breath, feel my body, notice where I am. And feel the delight of having stepped away from what I actually didn’t want to begin with. That’s the great relief of learning how to unplug.....goo.gl/bUxKfl
Posted on: Sat, 17 Jan 2015 00:57:50 +0000
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