In Touch by John J. Prendergast

Author:John J. Prendergast
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Sounds True

Awareness: The Witnessing of Thoughts

So far I have been describing different kinds of thoughts. But what is it that is aware of thought? What is it that is witnessing? Something is aware of thought that is not itself a thought. Some call it awareness; others call it bare attention. The name is not important. When attention, either purposefully or spontaneously, turns away or steps back from thoughts, it relaxes into its source.

Attention is like a wave of awareness. It arises to focus on a thought, feeling, or sensation and then resolves back into an open state, much as a wave subsides into the ocean. Attention has also been compared to the lens of a camera that can focus when needed on an object and then defocus back to a panoramic overview. At some point, as you simply notice thoughts, allow your attention to shift to that which is noticing. What is the nature of this awareness?

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