by Merci Gracia | Feb 28, 2018 | Witness
Thoughts flow through the mind like an endless river. As new ones join the current, the untrained mind is pulled in and transported downstream. The disciplined mind doesn’t stop this flow of thoughts, it just locates its center of gravity outside the river. It...
by Merci Gracia | Mar 24, 2016 | Witness
Beneath your personality and identity, your essence is pure awareness. Since you can’t be both the awareness and that which you’re aware of, you can’t be your body, mind or anything else you perceive. This is important because how you feel is based...
by Merci Gracia | Mar 22, 2016 | Witness
Viewing life from the perspective of the witness gives us psychic space to think before we react. It allows us to look at any situation with a calm and cool perspective rather than the fearful perspective of someone who’s personal identity is threatened. Our...
by Merci Gracia | Dec 5, 2015 | Witness
Pent up feelings simmer and become more bothersome with time. Catching unpleasant reactions as soon as they happen is the key to keeping yourself emotionally healthy. It requires just an instant of awareness to stop your mind from compiling a list of what...
by Merci Gracia | Nov 25, 2015 | Witness
We star in our own play. Even though we don’t put on the whole production, we do write much of our script. Most dramas have delight and hardship. To enjoy the show, we need to remember that we aren’t just actors performing on stage for a demanding crowd....
by Merci Gracia | Oct 3, 2015 | Witness
Most of us are so identified with our thinking that we don’t realize where it comes from. By sitting quietly and noticing the gap between our thoughts, we discover that they arise out of a spaciousness within us that is essentially unlimited, pure potential....