A very short thought on what awareness is in its truest form? The question is posed, what constitutes awareness? what is it that makes one aware? Is it a knowing and having confidence of one's physical, emotional, spiritual and / or psychological surroundings? Is it one of these fatcors or all of them? Assuming these various levels of awareness exist, which maintains precedent? Which is more important, or holds more value to an individuals life. I would assume that would depend on an individuals own personal journey in life. What is awareness though on any level? It is having a comfort in knowledge of one's surroundings, on any level. It is being confident in understnading one's own path and being very finely attuned to the circumstances that surround all the clutter and all that is happening in one's life. It is recognising what exactly constitutes all that one experiences and then knowing what to do and how to handle that knowledge.
At it's basic level and in it's most simplistic form this could be awareness. Awareness though runs far deeper than all this and is something that must be worked for. And not to be worked for and reap the reward of something material, such as money, but to work on one's own self, to work on their knowledge and their own development as people, to realize the potentiality of much more than what is immediately in front of the individual. To comprehend expansion...
I will leave it here for the time being, allow us all to ponder and contemplate deeply, what do we truly know, and how do we know when we know?
SS
welcome...
This site is designed to give you insight on the nature of my very own being, it has been constructed to allow the expression of all who are in search of something greater than what is simply apparently in front of them... I would like all to be able to express freely their opinions, their feelings, their thoughts and their understandings of this theatre we call life and inturn I would hope to learn much from others as hopefully some may learn something from me. I will document my thoughts and experiences for all to view, in essence I anticipate this to spark up discussion to why life is what it is, and what is it that exactly is...
I do not believe one can reach enlightenment through philosophical discussion, but I do believe, that thought like anything else when exercised grows and flourishes, and thought is an integral part of existance and growth as is spirit...
I wish all that visit this web site inner tranquility, inner freedom and clarity amongst life and living...
ABOUT ME...
My birth name is Stefanos, it is the name given to me by my parents. My culture is a mixture of Greek & Italian & that of a multicultrul Australia. I wont go to deeply in to my past, because I have 26 years of it & it could get lengthy, rather I would like to focus on where I am now, in this moment, in retrospect to that I am well aware that our past affects, shapes & somewhat creates who we are, what we are, how we feel and think, our characters, our personalities, & what action we take today, knowing this, I do not reject my past, it is me, I embrace it, So I continue...
Am in intrigued by life, I am curious by all that is. I love new experiences, I love and feel deeply connected to the mountains, to the ocean, & to nature, I feel a connectedness that at times superseeds any human relationship, this may be difficult to comprehend, but is an extrordinarily beautiful feeling. I am currently heavily involved in physical training, and I take it very seriously, I enjoy all training, and am currently martial arts fight training, in the form of boxing and jujitsu, along this I exert myself physically with cycling, hiking (when I can, as I love altitude), running, and all cross training. i train intensly because it takes me to a place within myself, that is deep and that is singular, it is connected to something higher. Along the benefits of performance on a physical level, this intense and focused training does something else for me, it assists me to find me, who I really am, what i am of, and how I am connected to what surrounds me... Although all that is here is finite, I will embrace this journey i am on for as long as I am meant to, all that I do, and all who cross my path, and bless my being I will acknowledge as a true gift, that is here to enhance my being, for me to learn, and perhaps for me to pass on something from my own being. This is part of the journey I am on, a journey through the maze and labrynth of life...
Namaste for now...
I do not believe one can reach enlightenment through philosophical discussion, but I do believe, that thought like anything else when exercised grows and flourishes, and thought is an integral part of existance and growth as is spirit...
I wish all that visit this web site inner tranquility, inner freedom and clarity amongst life and living...
ABOUT ME...
My birth name is Stefanos, it is the name given to me by my parents. My culture is a mixture of Greek & Italian & that of a multicultrul Australia. I wont go to deeply in to my past, because I have 26 years of it & it could get lengthy, rather I would like to focus on where I am now, in this moment, in retrospect to that I am well aware that our past affects, shapes & somewhat creates who we are, what we are, how we feel and think, our characters, our personalities, & what action we take today, knowing this, I do not reject my past, it is me, I embrace it, So I continue...
Am in intrigued by life, I am curious by all that is. I love new experiences, I love and feel deeply connected to the mountains, to the ocean, & to nature, I feel a connectedness that at times superseeds any human relationship, this may be difficult to comprehend, but is an extrordinarily beautiful feeling. I am currently heavily involved in physical training, and I take it very seriously, I enjoy all training, and am currently martial arts fight training, in the form of boxing and jujitsu, along this I exert myself physically with cycling, hiking (when I can, as I love altitude), running, and all cross training. i train intensly because it takes me to a place within myself, that is deep and that is singular, it is connected to something higher. Along the benefits of performance on a physical level, this intense and focused training does something else for me, it assists me to find me, who I really am, what i am of, and how I am connected to what surrounds me... Although all that is here is finite, I will embrace this journey i am on for as long as I am meant to, all that I do, and all who cross my path, and bless my being I will acknowledge as a true gift, that is here to enhance my being, for me to learn, and perhaps for me to pass on something from my own being. This is part of the journey I am on, a journey through the maze and labrynth of life...
Namaste for now...
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Namaste Stef-ji
It pleases me to see you are just as f@#king deep as ever. Awareness eh?
The Buddhists talk about present moment awareness a lot. I suppose all the things you mention can influence this. For example, today I was out riding (mtb of course) and got caught in the freezing rain. This physical thing, the cold, was the main influence on my thinking.
There was a really nice, hot sheila riding with us, so at other times my emotions were my number one influence on awareness. This also influenced me physically...
Of course a person's spiritual surroundings are a huge influence on his/her awareness. I was drinking Bundy and Coke (very spiritual drink) at the pub with old mates on Friday. Usually I'm at my meditation class at this time. Naturally it had a different effect on my present moment awareness.
I think it's important to have tools to handle the various things that we encounter in life. Developing present moment awareness through regular meditation might be a good start. Being aware of influences that are affecting your thinking as they arise can help you stay true on your path.
Namaskar
Greg
glad you can come on board my friend, i appreciate you taking the time to have a look through the blog, that means a lot to me. thank you! i see what you are saying regarding awareness, there are defintely many factors affecting our consciousness and state of being. i will contemplate this deeper..
Namaste my friend, and good to hear from you! hope to hear from you more in the future..
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