“First of all, you have to refine your senses by looking, touching, observing and listening, not only to the birds and the rustling of the leaves, but also to the words you use yourself, the feelings you have – however small and petty they may be – all the secret suggestions of yo...
“First of all, you have to refine your senses by looking, touching, observing and listening, not only to the birds and the rustling of the leaves, but also to the words you use yourself, the feelings you have – however small and petty they may be – all the secret suggestions of your own mind. Listen to them and don’t repress them, despise them or try to sublimate them. Simply listen to them! Sensitivity of the senses does not mean indulging them, does not mean that you have to give in to impulses or resist them, but simply means observing them in such a way that the mind is always alert, like when you walk on a railway track, on a rail; you may lose your balance, but immediately you get back on the rail… In this way, both externally and internally, the mind becomes highly alive, supple, alert; there is a sensitivity that makes the mind intelligent. Sensitivity, intelligence and freedom in action,
is the beauty of life. Krishanamurti
We will seek to awaken and refine our sensitivity by approaching our practices from a different sense each day or half-day: sound/listening, sight/visualisation, taste, olfaction/breathing, skin/touch: energy practices in the room or in the forest, hatha yoga, meditations, walking, colouring a mandala, sound journey, yoga of sound, yoga nidra, massage and meditative games in pairs, tasting meals… and times for sharing, rest and intimacy.
