Peacefulness again mostly and watching changes in body and energy states. Also, I have left my rock at home and am using an 'emergency rock.' This one is still a natural blue-grey color and not black from body oil. It feels completely different and much more 'separate' from me. In fact, my original rock has a little of me on it, and is much 'warmer' to the touch, smoother, less 'dry' feeling.
I'm wondering if we put a little stamp of ourselves on everything we come into contact with and then, in a sense, feel familiar with ourselves. Even with this stone, it is a tiny bit oily now. Even before, when I looked at a few stones and selected it. I thought "this stone will do", because it had an 'acceptable' look to it in size and shape and then an 'acceptable' feel. When do we ever pick something more difficult to work with to help us grow? We tend to want teachers who will make us feel better, safer. We tend to want temperature, views, smells and thought-makers (books and entertainment) that 'fit' a space we already crave.
How do we set up arrangements for us that are not so set up, in order to help us out of our routine? How do we encounter things as they are, without the instant of prejudice, of comparision, of judgement?
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