Background
Iām in flow whenever my attention is moving in patterned, predictable, automatic ways. This is always happening within some specific, narrow field of attention. Examples:
- In an argument, we will be laser-focused on the way people communicate their reasons.
- While writing, we concentrate on sensing the resonance between written words and feelings.
- When brushing our teeth, some attention is in tune with a sense of how much time we spend in each part of the mouth.
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Process
By rearranging the field of attention, presencing breaks us out of these flow states and allows for new, unpredictable action.
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Also see Self-Decomposition
Also see Tonglen
Also see Focusing
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