Coaching practices for In a Still Moment I Sometimes Catch a Glimpse of Just Being the Space Everything is Happening in Not the Things Happening and I Want to Learn How to Simply Rest There Instead of Immediately Getting Pulled Back Into Chasing Whatever Shows Up
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- In a still moment I sometimes catch a glimpse of just being the space everything is happening in, not the things happening
- A good moment is right here in front of me and I’m already half onto the next thing
- I get so pulled into whatever I’m thinking or feeling that I lose any sense of solid ground
- I keep straining to "get into" a meditative state like awareness is something I have to switch on and aim
- My thoughts feel like they ARE me
Practices that may help
- Rest as the witness rather than in objects
Allow the inquiry to culminate in resting as the awareness that perceives, rather than in any object perceived.
Self-Inquiry: Ramana Maharshi’s Path of Direct Investigation - Savoring the present moment
When something good is happening, deliberately slow down and soak in the sensory detail.
Savoring: Getting More From the Good - Resting in the seat of awareness
Settle back into the center of consciousness that is simply aware, behind all experience.
The Untethered Soul, In Practice - Glimpse practice: a 10-second recognition of aware space
Pause, drop the question "What am I aware of?" and simply notice that awareness is already on.
Non-Dual Awareness, Made Practical - Notice the noticer
Find the part of you that is observing the thought — and recognize it is not the thought.
Self-as-Context (Observing Self), Made Practical - Resting in the gap between thoughts
Notice the small silences between thoughts and let attention settle there.
The Power of Now, In Practice - Contact with the present moment
Bring flexible attention to here and now, instead of being lost in past or future.
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Made Practical - Notice the noticer: find the observing awareness
Shift attention from what you are noticing to the awareness that is doing the noticing.
The Witness Stance - Savoring everyday moments
Deliberately stretch and attend to ordinary good experiences instead of rushing past them.
Slow Living, Made Practical - Reclaim the present from past and future
The busy lose the present to regret and dread; only the present is actually yours.
Seneca on Time, Made Practical
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- When Perennial Philosophy Ground Of Being Inquiry
Investigate the aware presence that underlies all mental content as a way of touching the real.
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- Choiceless Awareness How To
Pause, drop the question "What am I aware of?" and simply notice that awareness is already on.
Glimpse practice: a 10-second recognition of aware space
- Identity As Awareness
Experiment with "I am the aware space" rather than "I am my thoughts and feelings."
Shift identity from self-concept to awareness itself
- Present Moment Awareness
Pause, drop the question "What am I aware of?" and simply notice that awareness is already on.
- Awareness Already Here
Pause, drop the question "What am I aware of?" and simply notice that awareness is already on.
- Continuous Present Awareness
Pause, drop the question "What am I aware of?" and simply notice that awareness is already on.
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