Attention

Let’s talk about Attention

In my own journey toward understanding and clearing away some confusion, I have spent much of my attention on our most precious gift… attention.

This awareness – this observer – seems to be our truest self, and all the other identities we share seem to be passengers along for the ride, rather than the drivers of the car which they so strongly claim to be.

In learning to identify with awareness, as the observer of thought rather than the thoughts themselves, I have found great liberation from many of the stresses which are ever present.

A consistent meditation practice has given me the gift of developing a deeper relationship to attention, to that inmost seat of awareness, and to experience this as home, as “I”.

To remain fixed in this seat of awareness, rather than lost in thought amid the throes of modern living, has been profound. This was highlighted, of all places, while watching the Superbowl.

Your Friend in Attention,
Chris Matakas