August tip of the week # 2: witnessing
The subject cannot be the object. If something can be observed then it cannot be the observer. The body can be observed and thoughts can be observed, consequently, neither of these things can be the ‘I’, we so frequently and inaccurately, use to denote the essence of who we are.
Let us call the witness who observes all these things ‘I’. Let us then, use this ‘I’, to observe and witness the ways of the body and the ways of the mind. Observe as various thoughts come and eventually go. Observe how these thoughts affect you.
Being the witness and watching the ways of the mind and the body is meditation.
This is something that you can do 24 hours a day. It is not limited to your on-court time.
For me, this is true ‘mental’ training. By going to the ‘root’, the symptoms will disappear and although the symptoms seem many, the solution is one.
So self dialogue could sound like: ‘my body is in pain, but I feel good’ or the’ mind feels jealous, but I do not’.
Too simple to be true…..try it and see what happens.
Enjoy the journey………..