Bao wrote:IMO, it should start with awareness of your surroundings and the space between you and everything else. But if you bump into others constantly, I think it has more about to do with a bad attitude, a lazy attitude. Maybe you ("general you") just don't care?
Yes! Awareness. Mindfullness. Being present. Moving through the world consciously with intention, not just mindlessly rushing from one distraction to the next.
Just last night I was out on a date and watching people. They just aren't present. They are, to paraphrase Deepok Chopra, a confused collection of energies at war with itself with a mind that wants to run away from the present.
I'm a beginner. I have to strive to consciously be aware of my posture at all times. I feel from my foot to my nei wan point every time I take a step. I put my foot down lightly and shift my weight onto it. If I find myself rushing without thought, I stop, take a breath. Continue with intention. I constantly check in with my relaxation levels.
At all times I'm trying to get as close to NOW as possible.
And all this with an outwardly directed awareness as well. However the hell that works lol.
The effect is something like quicksilver in the recent X-men movies.
I don't mean that I'm moving faster than bullets, but that I'm a step ahead of everybody else around me. Just a tiny fraction, but enough to be significant.
I'm not perfect, of course. I drop things, knock them over, but because of this same practice I USUALLY can catch whatever I drop.
And sometimes, of course, my two pit bull puppies will come barging through the room and crash into my legs when I'm distracted. It happens. Just strive to be more present every moment.