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“The apostles-to-be gathered around the master under a spreading oak tree. There was pin-drop silence except for a very subtle rustling of the leaves above in the gentle breeze. And the master said: ‘I give you a new commandment: Shuffle!’ ” (from the Gospel of Bill)
Shuffling Meditation (adapted from “A Guide to Walking Meditation” by Thich Nhat Hanh)…
When you shuffle, take it slow. Relax. In daily life, you are often weighed down by worries, tension, and anxiety. It is hard to relax. Shuffling is practicing how to be relaxed. Shuffling is not a means. It is an end in itself. Each shuffle is Life. Each shuffle is peace. That is why you don’t want to be in a hurry when you shuffle. The most important thing in Life is to be at peace with yourself. Then you can share that peace with others. A freshness of peace rises from each shuffle. When you shuffle, you help the world.
Imagine that you and I are two astronauts. We have landed on the Moon and cannot get back to Earth because our spaceship is out of gas. Mission Control back on Earth can’t send up another spaceship in time to rescue us because we only have two more days of oxygen. You and I wish for nothing other than to be able to return to our beautiful planet. Knowing that death is imminent, we can now see how precious shuffling on Earth is, along with so many other things. Let us now imagine we are astronauts who have survived and have returned to Earth. We are so happy to shuffle peacefully on our blue and green planet again. A lotus flower blossoms with each shuffle. With this awareness, shuffle happily.
Shuffle regularly and you will recognize a change in your everyday life. You will become more aware of what you are doing, and your movements will become more relaxed and more conscious. In your relations with others, in your observations and decisions, in all of your daily activities, you will gradually become calmer, see things more deeply, and look at the world with greater compassion.
Oh my goddess, bill, thank you for this. I love it so much, and it just captures the essence of this practice of shuffling meditation. It also, in its original form, is a beautiful affirmation of walking meditation, which is also a big part of Tarot and Flow. There is nothing sweeter than a great long walk (or short walk) that leads to awesome skywatching experiences. Blessings!
“The apostles-to-be gathered around the master under a spreading oak tree. There was pin-drop silence except for a very subtle rustling of the leaves above in the gentle breeze. And the master said: ‘I give you a new commandment: Shuffle!’ ” (from the Gospel of Bill)
Shuffling Meditation (adapted from “A Guide to Walking Meditation” by Thich Nhat Hanh)…
When you shuffle, take it slow. Relax. In daily life, you are often weighed down by worries, tension, and anxiety. It is hard to relax. Shuffling is practicing how to be relaxed. Shuffling is not a means. It is an end in itself. Each shuffle is Life. Each shuffle is peace. That is why you don’t want to be in a hurry when you shuffle. The most important thing in Life is to be at peace with yourself. Then you can share that peace with others. A freshness of peace rises from each shuffle. When you shuffle, you help the world.
Imagine that you and I are two astronauts. We have landed on the Moon and cannot get back to Earth because our spaceship is out of gas. Mission Control back on Earth can’t send up another spaceship in time to rescue us because we only have two more days of oxygen. You and I wish for nothing other than to be able to return to our beautiful planet. Knowing that death is imminent, we can now see how precious shuffling on Earth is, along with so many other things. Let us now imagine we are astronauts who have survived and have returned to Earth. We are so happy to shuffle peacefully on our blue and green planet again. A lotus flower blossoms with each shuffle. With this awareness, shuffle happily.
Shuffle regularly and you will recognize a change in your everyday life. You will become more aware of what you are doing, and your movements will become more relaxed and more conscious. In your relations with others, in your observations and decisions, in all of your daily activities, you will gradually become calmer, see things more deeply, and look at the world with greater compassion.
Oh my goddess, bill, thank you for this. I love it so much, and it just captures the essence of this practice of shuffling meditation. It also, in its original form, is a beautiful affirmation of walking meditation, which is also a big part of Tarot and Flow. There is nothing sweeter than a great long walk (or short walk) that leads to awesome skywatching experiences. Blessings!