Releasing energy and attention

From "Life is like Practice" Kenwellburg Beijing: Concentric Press, 2012.6

When we live unconsciously, we act in a habitual pattern and consume a lot of energy and attention. These patterns include: the idea of gushing, the chaotic mood, distraction, irritability, uneven diet, constant conversation, indulging in the media, etc. This is the inertia of the department that consumes our energy and does not lead the vitality of life.

The integrated life practice gradually strengthens our inner strength. By harnessing these inner forces, we release and harness the energy and attention we have been bound to improve our practice and live a happier life. This is the male sympathy for the ego and the toughness necessary to achieve growth and transformation. Important practice skills include:

• Gain the ability to tolerate discomfort: including the discomfort of sharpness and self-awareness, and the discomfort of interrupting unconscious thinking and behavioral patterns.

• Develop an interest in embracing a variety of viewpoints, including the views of others and our own changing perspectives.

• The desire for higher energy and awareness exceeds the habit of habitual comfort patterns.

• Gain the ability to disrupt unconscious behavior and achieve rich achievements with the energy and awareness that is unleashed.

• Guide the growing energies of life, embracing more and more passions, rather than releasing or abandoning those vital energies involuntarily.

Releasing energy and attention