When we meditate, we are learning to be present in purposeless activities—like sitting, breathing, shaking, dancing, jumping. It is a good beginning, but what about all the other complex and purposeful activities that we have to do every day? What about working together with other people, when they cannot or will not cooperate? In these situations, we fall down, because the mind is always providing us with ideas for how to reach our goals, and in following mind, we lose presence.
This group focuses on all those types of moments when we are normally mechanical, bored, uninspired, pressured, anxious, or downright unhappy. It helps us to change exactly that situation which causes misery into a joyous occasion.
Our subjects will include:
For five mornings we will participate in the life of Miasto Commune, then bring our experiences back to the group room for review. In this way, the teaching takes root in real-life situations; whenever the level of satisfaction goes too low, we can always find a better option, because of our new trust that there is one.