Comments on: Mark Twain: “Any so-called material thing that you want is merely a symbol…” http://www.wildmind.org/blogs/quote-of-the-month/twain-materialism Explore Meditation Online Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:56:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Tina Marshall http://www.wildmind.org/blogs/quote-of-the-month/twain-materialism/comment-page-1#comment-54950 Tina Marshall Mon, 01 Dec 2008 20:49:32 +0000 http://www.wildmind.org/?p=3440#comment-54950 I found a great post on Peterman's Eye today about Mark Twain and I thought I'd share.... http://www.petermanseye.com/curiosities/notables-gossip/381-the-first-american-writer Today is his birthday...so I'm about to go eat some cake in celebration. Cheers! I found a great post on Peterman’s Eye today about Mark Twain and I thought I’d share….

http://www.petermanseye.com/curiosities/notables-gossip/381-the-first-american-writer

Today is his birthday…so I’m about to go eat some cake in celebration. Cheers!

]]> By: leona http://www.wildmind.org/blogs/quote-of-the-month/twain-materialism/comment-page-1#comment-54035 leona Sat, 22 Nov 2008 21:18:53 +0000 http://www.wildmind.org/?p=3440#comment-54035 Thank you so much for this article. I loved your clarity and empathy and your invitation to embrace what actually arises in our experience. For me, "embracing" as part of my practice invites exploration with compassion & wisdom. In my early vipassana days I just noticed, noticed, noticed until I noticed that I had developed my own form of aversion - a cooly, distant and subtle form of self-crticism or self-praise depending on what was arising. By bringing NVC and Focusing into my practice (on & off the cushion) I am learning to be at peace with my heart (and my heart really does have enough space for all of me) and learning to recognise the machinations and patterns of my mind (which would rather not know some of me). I have written about this quite a lot on my blog: http://transformativeliving.wordpress.com Thank you so much for this article. I loved your clarity and empathy and your invitation to embrace what actually arises in our experience. For me, “embracing” as part of my practice invites exploration with compassion & wisdom. In my early vipassana days I just noticed, noticed, noticed until I noticed that I had developed my own form of aversion – a cooly, distant and subtle form of self-crticism or self-praise depending on what was arising. By bringing NVC and Focusing into my practice (on & off the cushion) I am learning to be at peace with my heart (and my heart really does have enough space for all of me) and learning to recognise the machinations and patterns of my mind (which would rather not know some of me).
I have written about this quite a lot on my blog:
http://transformativeliving.wordpress.com

]]> By: Get behind wants, desires & distractions to your real needs « transformative-living http://www.wildmind.org/blogs/quote-of-the-month/twain-materialism/comment-page-1#comment-54031 Get behind wants, desires & distractions to your real needs « transformative-living Sat, 22 Nov 2008 21:00:27 +0000 http://www.wildmind.org/?p=3440#comment-54031 [...] Mark Twain: “Any so-called material thing that you want is merely a symbol…” [...] [...] Mark Twain: “Any so-called material thing that you want is merely a symbol…” [...]

]]> By: Matthew Brown http://www.wildmind.org/blogs/quote-of-the-month/twain-materialism/comment-page-1#comment-53857 Matthew Brown Fri, 21 Nov 2008 20:43:30 +0000 http://www.wildmind.org/?p=3440#comment-53857 I have noticed in my own teaching the need to keep myself amused (think I'm clever) be validated by my students, and this has really interfered with my ability to be at my best. In fact, I'm wondering if I should get out of the classroom altogether because I have such trouble with this. It is not something I am dealing with in my meditation now, because I'm not currently teaching. But whatever type of job I wind up in, my need to keep myself amused and think I'm a clever fellow, will wind up being an issue. Developing humility that is sincere is not going to be an easy path. I have noticed in my own teaching the need to keep myself amused (think I’m clever) be validated by my students, and this has really interfered with my ability to be at my best. In fact, I’m wondering if I should get out of the classroom altogether because I have such trouble with this. It is not something I am dealing with in my meditation now, because I’m not currently teaching. But whatever type of job I wind up in, my need to keep myself amused and think I’m a clever fellow, will wind up being an issue. Developing humility that is sincere is not going to be an easy path.

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