Graf & our body as a vast tool for understanding the effect of our emotions - Simple Awareness Isn't Tiring at All

The insight below from Doug McGill coincides w/ comments from Shelly Graf on Wed, Jun 18:

 

"Thich Nhat Hahn encourages the slow, slow, slow step, step, step of  'steady intentionality' which itself is a kind of right effort...it is wisdom embodied in the body, in stepping, in breathing.

 

Shelly: "Quoting from Sharon Salzberg's chapter on Faith in 'A Heart as Wide as the World'.. Shelly reminds us the practice requires trust, or as Salzberg describes it: requires faith...not the faith of mindless obeisance to doctrine but faith in our steady personal experience and steady attention to our bodies and thoughts and feelings...through awareness. 

Also becoming aware moment by moment of our emotions, our emotional state (taking responsibility for our emotions.

 

 

Is this email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser. June 20, 2025   Simple awareness isn't tiring at all. It's not about exerting yourself, it's about being steady. The Buddha said the energy of right effort is "ar- dent and resolute." Try to bring forth these qualities while remaining com- pletely relaxed, steady, and calm.   To subscribe to The DailyTejaniya, click here.     To support Sayadaw's freely- given teachings, click here.  Sayadaw's website is here. Wisdom's  Roar compiles quotes and resources.  Photography by Tuck Loon Hor  An archive of The Daily Tejaniya since 2015 is here. The editor's website is www.dougmcgill.com. Queries: doug@dougmcgill.com  Unsubscribe

When Effort Comes Naturally

When Effort Comes Naturally

Trekking any spiritual path is a balancing act. As you gain effort and mastery, you also gain ease. That means that while you may work harder, the effort will come more naturally. While you will certainly encounter new distractions—and who does not?—you also have the means to overcome them. Do not be discouraged. There is always a new moment in which to experience living kindness.

–Donald Altman, from Living Kindness (Inner Ocean Publishing)