XI Lust / Strength

Lust tells us to joyously accept life

Having a fascination and enthusiasm with the whole life process

Right attention is a challenging skill to develop

placing your attention in the moment, and then holding it there.

Sit down somewhere comfortably. Smooth and calm your breathing. Now first pay attention to your body…what does it tell you? Once you have attended to its needs, spread your attention out further….. deliberately engage one sense at a time. What do you see? Look in minute detail – you know you’ve got it right when you notice things you didn’t know were there before. Now add hearing. What do you hear? Really listen hard……again when you hear things you would not normally register, you’re doing well. What do you feel? See this as both a physical ‘feel’ and an emotional ‘feel’, then separate the two. What can you taste? How does your mouth feel? What do you smell? Can you unwind the different scents in the air?