Sitting in meditation, thought proliferation may arise: "When is this going to be over? I have a lot to do. I'm getting fidgety. Let's get the show on the road! etc etc etc"
"When we want something to be over, we lose compassion for ourselves, now." John Tarrant
Can we fully accept self-talk, and set it aside for now? Can we learn to settle for "just this"?
Suppose we have a silent, peaceful dimension - without self-talk or other noise, without any time-related issues.
Just for the duration of this sitting, can we - without any agenda - simply rest in silence, stillness, peace?
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Mindfulness practice, as we gradually, gently learn to let go of identifying with incessant
self-talk (“thought proliferation”), and become more engaged with the physical experience of the present moment ("just this"), we experience interesting shifts.
This (or any other) statement / concept, in itself as a thought, is merely equivalent to self-talk - "blah, blah, blah ...".
BUT how are you experiencing this? How does it impact your one, fleeting, precious life?
