I watched this pigeon beside a pool of water for a long time, remaining still! Its body posture stilled me!
During any introduction to the practice of meditation, one thing all of us desire is a way to still our body in order to move from the body to the realm of our mind and spirit!
What does stillness provide!
We are action prone in thought and deed. Being still is contrary to our human behaviour. The consequence of this is that we carry a sense of impulsivity and hurry in the way we speak, hear, sense and respond. In fact in social conversations, we do not allow another person to complete what he or she has to say... we interrupt with a comment and take over the conversation without allowing a pause for others to contribute!
It is not how much we speak that matters, but how less we speak, but speak the words that arise in our hearts.
The heart level conversations are characterised with gentleness, kindness, thoughtfulness and appreciation and affirmation of others!
I struggle a lot in this realm... but sights like that of this pigeon gives me hope..!
M.C.Mathew(text and photo)
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