Speaking Mindfully - Part 1

Tuesday, November 4, 2008

Speaking MindfullyIn the speaking process there is nobody involved!When you speak bring happiness to everybody. Others will respect you for it and take you seriously.When you are mindful you are above all things and people will respect you and pay attention to what you have to say.No talking is for beginners, the Buddha said, be mindful when you are speaking or when you are silent. So learn to speak mindfully.Speak with awareness, listen with awareness.As soon as you are approached by people alert yourself to be mindful with talking, without getting emotionally involved.Watch out when the other person stops talking and its your turn to speak.Don’t rush into it out of control, like we usually do and lose our mindfulness.Speak slowly and short so that the other person slows down too.Speak mindfully and to the point. Don’t over speak and get carried away. In life you have to be able to do both or spend all your life in a silent meditation centre.In order to keep mindful when you speak, don’t follow your emotions.e moment you start liking this or disliking that, the mind gets carried away. Every phrase you say look at the mind over and over again and check for right speech and mindfulness. e mind has to try to be aware of itself.Try to be aware all the time of the mind watching the mind.Keep the finger on the big one!Keep the finger on the big one means: Are you in control now or not? Is the mind collected or scattered? Maintain that distance between object and knowing mind. Stay with the ‘one step up mind’. Apply this to all practices.When your mind has a lot to do, has to do more work, it progresses better.Watch the mind all the time. en you will understand how it works. en you will be able to do everything and be watching the mind: reading, writing, speaking, going out in the city, and so on. You will be an observer, watching a show!When you feel discomfort, pain, agitation, that is the moment to look into your mind! (With all practices).No noting! is is true Vipassana!

From - THE WAY OF ATTAINMENT OF GENIUS