Resisting Thoughts

Resisting thoughts:

it doesn’t come from resisting thoughts, but through celebrating their appearance, that we’re able to even entertain a thought, and of all the infinite possibilities to cross our minds, this particular one has caught our attention in the moment of its passing. The key is lightness, just an easy note of our attention for however long a thought may last, or whatever stream is calls for us to follow — thoughts are the energy of consciousness, an aspect of the mind, and creative in their flow. We are the silent capacity that allows thoughts their presence, an underlying stillness for their passage.

we are silence, listening.

and that’s meditation, simply listening, whatever catches our attention is worthy of note, and instantly gone in the moment of our notice, changing as another thought appears. There is nothing to hold on to here, ever, we are a constant meditation of listening, patient by virtue of our silent nature. Thoughts appear, they entertain us with stories of their cause, and disappear completely on their own.

peace doesn’t come from resisting thoughts, in truth it doesn’t arrive at all — peace is an illusion of the mind, it’s just another thought that gives measure to our reactions. The thought of peace is deceptive in its allure, enticing our pursuit, and all the while just a phantom of existence…