Comments on: Feeling Hotei http://theexcellentadventure.com/elementalmom/2007/08/29/feeling-hotei/ Thu, 20 Nov 2008 15:22:03 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: ... http://theexcellentadventure.com/elementalmom/2007/08/29/feeling-hotei/#comment-20038 ... Sat, 10 Nov 2007 02:52:30 +0000 http://theexcellentadventure.com/elementalmom/2007/08/29/feeling-hotei/#comment-20038 <i>"What do you like to do best in the world, Pooh?" "Well, said Pooh, "What I like best-" and then he had to stop and think. Because eating honey was a very good thing to do. There was a moment just before you begin to eat it, which was better than when you were, but he didn't know what it was called."</i> How can we cultivate our sense of interest to the point that it becomes a habit to be interested? When we are genuinely interested, we are not crowded in by thoughts of "what if," "I hope that," and "if only." Instead we are poised and open and receptive to what will arise. We are simply interested in life. When we are genuinely interested, there is an openness in our being which allows space for answers and information to come to us. Buoyancy is a metaphor easily associated with this process of creating spaciousness in our being. We want to remain afloat in a sea where difficulties might drag us down. If we are so heavily weighted with our desire for the situation to be better, we are closed to discovering options. The spirit of openness, inquisitiveness, and interest creates a sense of buoyancy. Take a moment to stop and think: <b>What would that be like?</b> “What do you like to do best in the world, Pooh?”
“Well, said Pooh, “What I like best-” and then he had to stop and think.
Because eating honey was a very good thing to do. There was a moment just before you begin to eat it, which was better than when you were, but he didn’t know what it was called.”

How can we cultivate our sense of interest to the point that it becomes a habit to be interested? When we are genuinely interested, we are not crowded in by thoughts of “what if,” “I hope that,” and “if only.”

Instead we are poised and open and receptive to what will arise. We are simply interested in life.

When we are genuinely interested, there is an openness in our being which allows space for answers and information to come to us.

Buoyancy is a metaphor easily associated with this process of creating spaciousness in our being. We want to remain afloat in a sea where difficulties might drag us down. If we are so heavily weighted with our desire for the situation to be better, we are closed to discovering options.

The spirit of openness, inquisitiveness, and interest creates a sense of buoyancy.

Take a moment to stop and think: What would that be like?

]]> By: ... http://theexcellentadventure.com/elementalmom/2007/08/29/feeling-hotei/#comment-20027 ... Sat, 10 Nov 2007 02:23:24 +0000 http://theexcellentadventure.com/elementalmom/2007/08/29/feeling-hotei/#comment-20027 http://www.shambhala.org/teachers/pema/tonglen1.php Form is emptiness, emptiness is form, Emptiness is emptiness, and form is form. http://www.shambhala.org/teachers/pema/tonglen1.php

Form is emptiness, emptiness is form, Emptiness is emptiness, and form is form.

]]> By: jessica http://theexcellentadventure.com/elementalmom/2007/08/29/feeling-hotei/#comment-3132 jessica Sun, 02 Sep 2007 16:32:53 +0000 http://theexcellentadventure.com/elementalmom/2007/08/29/feeling-hotei/#comment-3132 laureen -- what?!? you're on the boat already? how very wonderful! i didn't get that from your other blog so it's great to hear. -jessica in sf laureen — what?!? you’re on the boat already?
how very wonderful! i didn’t get that from your other blog so it’s great to hear.

-jessica in sf

]]> By: Deb http://theexcellentadventure.com/elementalmom/2007/08/29/feeling-hotei/#comment-3107 Deb Sun, 02 Sep 2007 04:09:50 +0000 http://theexcellentadventure.com/elementalmom/2007/08/29/feeling-hotei/#comment-3107 The best compliment I ever got was when a friend's husband who is buddhist said I was a living Laughing Buddha.... sweet, you deserve the peace. The best compliment I ever got was when a friend’s husband who is buddhist said I was a living Laughing Buddha….

sweet, you deserve the peace.

]]> By: Margaret in Oz http://theexcellentadventure.com/elementalmom/2007/08/29/feeling-hotei/#comment-3001 Margaret in Oz Thu, 30 Aug 2007 06:41:53 +0000 http://theexcellentadventure.com/elementalmom/2007/08/29/feeling-hotei/#comment-3001 L, I'm so glad to see this post! I've been wondering about your silence too, but didn't want to ask or cause you more angst by showing you mine... I know you'll let us know more as you can, and as appropriate, and I ask no more than that. Obviously, some of it is none of our business at all and we can handle that ;-) Sending you all the hugs, prayers and positive vibes I can for everything you're needing right now... L, I’m so glad to see this post! I’ve been wondering about your silence too, but didn’t want to ask or cause you more angst by showing you mine…

I know you’ll let us know more as you can, and as appropriate, and I ask no more than that. Obviously, some of it is none of our business at all and we can handle that ;-)

Sending you all the hugs, prayers and positive vibes I can for everything you’re needing right now…

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