Midweek: How Do You Use Your 5 Senses?

Khenpo Gawang Rinpoche, my favorite Daily Dharma speaker, charms me with his infectious grin.  

I love how he says,”troubles” as in, “if you use any of your senses too much or if you use any of your senses too little, you will have troubles.” I know what he means, don’t you?

His primary message on September 28, 2015:  Practice the middle way. He tells us to:

“Go out in Nature. This will open the gate to see your own Nature. Senses tell us how to recognize one’s own mind.”

More advice – offered with a straight face: 

I read that poems by Rilke always contain a pause. “It is within the pause that reflection is achieved, or what we now call mindfulness.”*

October will be a time of exploring my senses and practicing mindfulness.

Next exploring the mystery post will be arriving in your inbox on November 4, 2015. Let me know what you are doing with your 5 senses and what happens when you incorporate a pause!

Thanks for exploring the mystery – Nicky Mendenhall


*In the Company of Rilke (2011), Stephanie Dowrick.