tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8862452.post110674530597420399..comments2023-08-20T01:25:15.107-07:00Comments on Vermont Diary: AppliancesKarenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14293311336533593242noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8862452.post-1106749654056695622005-01-26T06:27:00.000-08:002005-01-26T06:27:00.000-08:00Well.
The music in your head *can* be a focus of ...Well.<br /><br />The music in your head *can* be a focus of meditation, however it is easy to get distracted with it and lose the present moment. It is the present moment that is important.<br /><br />Having said that, there is a lesson in impermanence to be learned in observing the music in your head. As you "listen", with detachment, the music changes, and probably fades in and out. So I would say the same applies to music as to thoughts. You observe it, and then focus your attention back on the breath. If you become attached to the music, you lose focus and the present moment. It is the attachment that becomes a problem. Does this make sense?<br /><br />As for the witchdoctor (is that one word or two?), the few with which (hee hee) I have come into contact were charismatic frauds. Well, most of them, anyway. One or two I'm not sure about. If I were a witchdoctor, I would say you are possesed. If I was a mental health professional, I would say you are nuts. Either way, I would make money "curing" you, so my diagnosis would be suspect. :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08233472492675055779noreply@blogger.com