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to movement, the appreciation may come
THE CYCLIC that everything is subject to the waxing
and waning of energy in one form or
NATURE OF THE another.
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and children. At times, the mother or voice is to develop the practice and
father is very active in the household and attitude of mindfulness. Just as the
everyone is energised. At certain times, natural condition of water is to be clear,
however, the parent needs to rest. In the natural state of the mind is clarity.
those resting times, if the family is a close Mindfulness involves slowing the mind
one, the younger members will get on down sufficiently so that our natural
with their lives quietly; but if there is a clarity returns to us; then we can bring
lack of harmony and the younger ones are the clear awareness of mind into every
chaotic and noisy, the parent may moment. Every second of every day,
withdraw and close the door to create an every thought, every word we speak and
inner sanctum. That is rather like when every movement that we make should be
our spirit needs to go through a resting enjoyed and be accompanied by the
phase; if we co-operate, we know mother clarity and light of full awareness. If we
(our spirit or inner nature) can still hear us allow ourselves to become distracted or
if we need her – she is still at home and deliberately engage in distractions, we
we are safe. If, on the other hand, we are lose the moment and lose our inner
out of tune with her requirements, contact. Deliberately cultivating
mother may shut the door and then we quietness in our actions and thoughts,
will feel lost. At that time we may feel refraining from idle chatter and gossip as
inner guidance is lacking and we will much as possible, being aware of the
probably think, speak and act unwisely. breath, being aware of every step – all of
these will bring us in greater tune with
So how do we know when our spirit or our inner nature. When we do that, we
inner self needs to be quiet and is can fully enjoy every season, both inner
entering a period of rest? The major one
and outer.
for everybody at some stage is the
approach of death; sensitive people can
usually sense when that time is coming as
the inner self, spirit or soul gradually Andrew Marshall
withdraws to its own plane from outer
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expression. Throughout life there are
many lesser cycles of rest and activity. Andrew Marshall is the author of a
Some are obvious, such as the need for number of articles that are published on
rest and sleep or for exercise, and if those www.joyousness.org (which also gives
needs are ignored, we eventually suffer. details of courses and workshops) and
The inner cycles, too, create needs which www.fieryheart.org. The articles may be
can make us uncomfortable when we copied for private use provided they are
ignore them. If we are out of tune with copied in their entirety and that no charge
life, sometimes illness may come and whatsoever is made for them. Details of
force us to be quiet; but if we develop his first book are to be found at
sensitivity, we may know or automatically www.thegreatlittlebookofhappiness.com.
respond to what our inner mechanisms
are trying to communicate.