Shaped by a Silky Attention
"A request for concentration isn't always answered, but people engaged
in many disciplines have found ways to invite it in. Violinists
practicing scales and dancers repeating the same movements over decades
are not simply warming up or mechanically training their muscles. They
are learning how to attend unswervingly, moment by moment, to themselves
and their art; learning to come into steady presence, free from the
distractions of interest or boredom." Poet Jane Hirshfield shares more...
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