Continuing to read Silvia's book and there is this question about the self during attention. Is unselfing merely about removing biases and preconceived notions? About having a "beginner's mind", although it is still "my" mind? So, there is some... flavour to consciousness even in attention that is specific to the individual? Or is it, as Simone Weil would have it, an act of de-creation, in which the self dissolves like the illusion that it is and all that remains is the object of attention?
I have had experiences of both. So maybe it's not a matter of either/or.
This was what I was thinking about as I sat with the Wayfarer Oak, watching and listening to the birds.
I sped up the images but the sound is at normal speed.
It was a beautiful day, a pleasant change, and I felt an ease come over me. I had been worrying about my decisions, my future, my life path. The tree suggested that all is well. Even, that I am doing the right thing. And what is that, you might want to know. Well, here's all I can offer: becoming-with the world that is.
I don't know what's happening or what's going to happen. But while there are trees and birds, there is space to become me. Even if I am an illusion.
Sounds OK ❤️