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Jürgen Schadeberg, Hans Prignitz makes a handstand on the Hamburg Michel, 1948

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At This Moment

“It is not the body that is important but the atmosphere around it. The atmosphere becomes permeated with this finer vibration, in the stillness. And another quality is there.

An axis begins to appear, of pure attention. There is a sensitivity.

This atmosphere, filled with energy. The body, like an envelope.

Respect this atmosphere, this energy contained in the body. And then, even subtler energies can come into you—the Light can come into you.

All my thoughts, feelings, ideas are nothing compared to this precious treasure, this quality of energy that is not mine but what I am.

More and more, with attending to presence, allowing higher forces to enter, staying collected, returning, we can live in a new way.

You can serve this energy. And the energy can heal. From it can come my best action in the world, my best action for others. Help each other through living in this pure Attention.”

~ Michel de Salzmann, quoted in Fran Shaw’s ‘Notes on The Next Attention’

“It is not the body that is important but the atmosphere around it. The atmosphere becomes permeated with this finer vibration, in the stillness. And another quality is there.

An axis begins to appear, of pure attention. There is a sensitivity. This atmosphere, filled with energy. The body, like an envelope.

Respect this atmosphere, this energy contained in the body. And then, even subtler energies can come into you—the Light can come into you.

All my thoughts, feelings, ideas are nothing compared to this precious treasure, this quality of energy that is not mine but what I am.

More and more, with attending to presence, allo'wing higher forces to enter, staying collected, returning, we can live in a new way.

You can serve this energy. And the energy can heal. From it can come my best action in the world, my best action for others. Help each other through living in this pure Attention.”

Painting: 'The Remorse of Judas', Edward Armitage, 1866

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“And the greatest reminding factor is remorse. This part wants this, feels this, thinks that – discomfort. I realize I have betrayed something. This is the beginning of a feeling of remorse. Remorse – like lightning. There is no judgment in remorse. I realize I am far away, and I come back to receiving – to the Self. With seeing, I can begin to allow what’s good for the whole, not just one part. Feel universal forces. Discover that which is most precious, just beneath the surface of the mirror." ~ Michel de Salzmann, quoted by Fran Shaw in 'The Next Attention'

Misión San Francisco de Asís, Ranchos de Taos, NM. Photo: Geraint Smith (Aug 1, 2023) :: [Robert Scott Horton]

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At This Moment

“It is not the body that is important but the atmosphere around it. The atmosphere becomes permeated with this finer vibration, in the stillness. And another quality is there.

An axis begins to appear, of pure attention. There is a sensitivity. This atmosphere, filled with energy. The body, like an envelope.

Respect this atmosphere, this energy contained in the body. And then, even subtler energies can come into you—the Light can come into you.

All my thoughts, feelings, ideas are nothing compared to this precious treasure, this quality of energy that is not mine but what I am.

More and more, with attending to presence, allo'wing higher forces to enter, staying collected, returning, we can live in a new way.

You can serve this energy. And the energy can heal. From it can come my best action in the world, my best action for others. Help each other through living in this pure Attention.”

St Etienne church, France ::  [Jim Fagiolo] :: The Church of Saint-Étienne-le-Vieux ("Old Saint Stephen's") is a former Catholic church, today partly ruined, located in the old city of Caen, Calvados, France.  This church has been classified as a monument historique since August 22, 1903.

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“There is joy in recognizing this action within. Going into the silence. Recognizing this, in us, of true value. Like riding a horse through a new country: everything is brand new. Another quality appears, another self, connected to something outside time and space. The feeling of joy when awake in this energy is natural, because suddenly you are part; you have your place in it.

In full quietness, Breathing in. In full quietness, Breathing out. Aware of the world, Breathing in. Aware of the world, Breathing out.

Let a feeling arise for consciousness. Let this feeling arise…. Nothing belongs to me except that which recognizes my true nature. When I can see this, it is a great liberation. And I come to live under a new influence. From it can come my best action in the world, my best action for others.”

~ Michel de Salzmann, via Fran Shaw to whom thanks :: Ian Sanders

“… the greatest reminding factor is remorse. This part wants this, feels this, thinks that—discomfort. I realize I have betrayed something. This is the beginning of a feeling of remorse. Remorse—like lightning. There is no judgment in remorse. I realize I am far away, and I come back to receiving—to the Self. With seeing, I can begin to allow what's good for the whole, not just one part. Feel universal forces. Discover that which is most precious, just beneath the surface of the mirror.”

~ Michel de Salzmann, quoted in 'The Next Attention Fran Shaw

These ups and downs we go through… We are all like this, experiencing associations, frustrations. To let that be, but to feel some pure attention, even as you are, suffering, tired—a beautiful landscape. So remarkable when there is, along with that, a moment of attention—quite different. And the seeing, this contact with pure attention, is freeing."