tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-822894759353679437.post5290211717781362739..comments2024-03-01T23:41:02.240-05:00Comments on louie, louie: no plans at all ...beth cioffolettihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09300116274007165612noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-822894759353679437.post-62440791006839573192014-01-29T20:24:38.459-05:002014-01-29T20:24:38.459-05:00I'm starting to realize that letting go of pla...I'm starting to realize that letting go of plans (and thoughts in general, they are always some kind of planning or manipulation of data of some sort for me) can happen at any time - not just times of meditation - but any time. The more I notice myself thinking and then "not-think", the more I get pulled into a more silent and embracing reality that is somehow all around me. Lax is a master at pulling one into this kind of astute consciousness. Sometimes I think that too much "study" or even "practice" of meditation is misleading. I think that's probably why Merton never said much about the practice of meditation.beth cioffolettihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09300116274007165612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-822894759353679437.post-37932239446526289502014-01-29T09:55:44.339-05:002014-01-29T09:55:44.339-05:00Beth, I'm catching up on the blogs. I like thi...Beth, I'm catching up on the blogs. I like this one. It is so hard not to have plans, even in meditation there are plans that come and go, sometimes about the meditation itself. I like Fr Louie's advice nonetheless. In particular, the last lines encourage mindfulness. The second paragraph reminds me of Lax's "waiting".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com