Solitude:
the state or quality of
being solicitous.
Solicitous:
showing consideration,
concern, attention.
Attention:
concentrated direction of
the mind.
Mind:
the entity in an individual
responsible for
thought, feelings, and
speech.
Speech:
the act or faculty of
speaking.
Speaking: to make verbal
utterances.
Verbal:
relating to, or using
words.
Silence:
the state or quality of
being silent,
the absence of sound or
noise -
Solitude.
Sometimes we have to venture into a situation that is
out of our daily norm to experience the flip side of a coin. So it was for me
in the past week as I ventured into a learning seminar for my Qigong Yangsheng
in the surroundings of a monastery, where mindfulness was practiced with
the implication of Silence.
Not a word outside of the course room was to be
uttered. One was to be mindful of the effect, this withdrawal from the outside
world had on the inner space, of ones own mind. I experienced a strong awareness
of the energies of the human emotional fields that intermingle with each and every
one of us day in and day out. Not all where happy with this self enforced
absence of sound. I found that practicing silence, while undertaking a teacher’s
further educational course is not a combination I would choose
again. Yet it mirrored for me that in every movement a pool of calmness
lies awaiting to be savored.
While teaching requires reflection, you need to rely
on your verbal communication skills to help a student acquire calmness within
their movement. If only a look or nod could convey a message, then would this
make us more attentive? Perhaps we would then be more aware of the moment
when to practice being "solicitous" to others and ourselves.
Your
Korus
