You must sit, be still and listen with all your might. Ignore the nonrelative thoughts and questions that come into your head.
Not to say this type of attention is not needed. There could be times when being attentive and listening directly to a specific form of instruction or even guidance is a must, or even respectful.
But after watching this video → http://bigthink.com/videos/angie-mcarthur-on-mind-patterns-and-attention
I was taught different ways of focusing your attention. Alternate ways of focusing the mind and its developed way to interpret and gain knowledge.
As kids we drift off all the time, maybe thinking of flying dragons or if you could fit your whole body in the turtleneck shirt you're wearing.
Well, I would speculate that some of this had to do with our natural form of paying attention that each individual possesses. Because we all learn and comprehend in a variety of ways that is each particular to all of us. There is no perfect form of any practice.
There are only the skills of learning in our own holistic style that come with due time and more understanding of ourselves. Dare I say the more intuitive side of our own unique nature.
Even children, given time, come to find their own way of dispensing their attention. In due time, some will come to find they often read, while others would rather play in the rain.
What is that?
What's the part of us that innately pulls us in the direction of where our attention is best given. Even a so-called developing style of learning. A type of self-study almost, of who we are as an individual being.
So, should we not reinstate this grand form of a personal intuition we carry. Because this might help each one us to increase our state of awareness, that higher intelligence we all embody. A key system of insight specific to the patterns of how our minds perform.
There could be times to read a book, or just sit and ponder while listening to music. And there are seemingly times when quietly listening is the best, even if to ourselves and our own thoughts that run amongst our heads.
I think all forms should be practiced and valued because they all offer a different kind of interpreting information. Though it seems we have been taught to discipline ourselves to only one style of our attention.
Taking the time to practice all of these forms can be so uplifting and beneficial. Walking in nature for an hour a couple of times a week, or spending time drawing can create a different kind of attention. An attention that brings us new perspectives and extraordinary ideas, or ways of looking at something.
Spending just ten minutes a day in silent meditation can create more cells in the brain. Helping us think clearer and sharper. Ten minutes is something everyone can fit time in to do.
So, how do you pay attention? Do you draw even though you might not be an artist, can you write a story even though you may not be a novelist, or do you just stare at nature with no thought in mind, just enjoying the perfect serene beauty of the trees. (maybe even have a converstation with one)
How should we teach the next generation to pay attention? Should we let there hearts and intuition lead them in a desired route? Or, should we create a type of dictation holding them accountable to a specific form of learning?
-RA BAR
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