This post explores the multi-faceted benefits and immense untapped potential of choosing our perspective consciously in each moment through both the lens of spirituality and the lens of science.
"The full extend of the the nourishment for the heart, mind, body and soul and the poetry for the senses I receive from my recipes is intrinsically connected to a larger process and holistic cycle of creation that extends far beyond the confines of the kitchen." Yes!
I have a daily practice of 'sauca', cleanliness. And with that I sweep and clean my home each day, with the joy of cleaning my home each day as an action without a purpose and yet whose presence provides a foundation on which life rests peacefully. This simple practice, which I extend to doing dishes later in the day, has been one of the single most powerful agents of change in my life. You have articulated this so well.
Thank you for sharing your Self as you create the world we are creating.
I am honoured to be here on this path with you. (And I will be looking to begin a fermentation experiment here in my tiny one room cabaña with one of the least functional kitchens it is possible to imagine!)
Namaste.
P.S.: I am organising and leading a 4 day silence retreat here outside the wonderful and spiritual city of Oaxaca beginning May 25th. If you are interested and have the time, your energy here would elevate the experience for everyone. (It is limited to 10 people.)
One of my most prized possessions is a calligraphy by Thich Nhat Hanh that reads, "Breathe, My Dear". We waste so much precious time in a state of busyness. I have to constantly remind myself to slow down. And Breathe. :) Beautiful post.
Dec 20, 2022·edited Dec 20, 2022Liked by Gavin Mounsey
Thank you, Gavin. Your post reminds of Dan Milman's Peaceful Warrior books, one of the main lessons being that there are "no ordinary moments." As a goal-oriented person, I can't be reminded too often.
My youngest daughter was just saying that the superpower of the oldest was her ability to be consistent and steady with all the details in the maintenance of a house, a garden, a life. Sometimes that seems slow-moving (and often tending to be late) but it's really giving each task the patience it deserves to be done well. I've tried to learn from her not to do tasks with resentment, as you said, already thinking about the next thing. I've been pondering how often, when I'm in the middle of one bite, I'm already thinking about the next. The Dalai Lama, I've read, would put down his chopsticks inbetween.
And I'm learning from you to commit to the thing I'm reading or writing and do it fully, not skim through as if it's homework I've given myself. Or glance and delete if it feels like a chore. Still learning how to manage this realm of endless self-assignments.
Wonderful and up lifting.
"The full extend of the the nourishment for the heart, mind, body and soul and the poetry for the senses I receive from my recipes is intrinsically connected to a larger process and holistic cycle of creation that extends far beyond the confines of the kitchen." Yes!
I have a daily practice of 'sauca', cleanliness. And with that I sweep and clean my home each day, with the joy of cleaning my home each day as an action without a purpose and yet whose presence provides a foundation on which life rests peacefully. This simple practice, which I extend to doing dishes later in the day, has been one of the single most powerful agents of change in my life. You have articulated this so well.
Thank you for sharing your Self as you create the world we are creating.
I am honoured to be here on this path with you. (And I will be looking to begin a fermentation experiment here in my tiny one room cabaña with one of the least functional kitchens it is possible to imagine!)
Namaste.
P.S.: I am organising and leading a 4 day silence retreat here outside the wonderful and spiritual city of Oaxaca beginning May 25th. If you are interested and have the time, your energy here would elevate the experience for everyone. (It is limited to 10 people.)
Always enjoy your posts! Gavin,when does your book ''Recipes'' emerge? Thank you...
One of my most prized possessions is a calligraphy by Thich Nhat Hanh that reads, "Breathe, My Dear". We waste so much precious time in a state of busyness. I have to constantly remind myself to slow down. And Breathe. :) Beautiful post.
Thank you, Gavin. Your post reminds of Dan Milman's Peaceful Warrior books, one of the main lessons being that there are "no ordinary moments." As a goal-oriented person, I can't be reminded too often.
My youngest daughter was just saying that the superpower of the oldest was her ability to be consistent and steady with all the details in the maintenance of a house, a garden, a life. Sometimes that seems slow-moving (and often tending to be late) but it's really giving each task the patience it deserves to be done well. I've tried to learn from her not to do tasks with resentment, as you said, already thinking about the next thing. I've been pondering how often, when I'm in the middle of one bite, I'm already thinking about the next. The Dalai Lama, I've read, would put down his chopsticks inbetween.
And I'm learning from you to commit to the thing I'm reading or writing and do it fully, not skim through as if it's homework I've given myself. Or glance and delete if it feels like a chore. Still learning how to manage this realm of endless self-assignments.
I read some words from TNH about washing the dishes as though each one was a cherished heirloom about 2 hours ago, we are in sync!