try listening to a bird singing

Just go out into the garden, into nature. When you happen to hear a bird singing or chirping, just sit and listen to it. No need to think about it. No need to build a story as to why it is singing. The mind loves to do these things. But this time, simply listen. Take delight in the sound as it is, coming to you as a gift from this bird.


Just listen to the singing. Allow everything else to drop away, until there is just the sound of the bird song. And if you can abandon yourself totally to that song, you will feel that you no longer exist. There will be just the sound of the bird singing. And you will not be able to tell whether it's coming from the outside or the inside. For that division will have disappeared. And all that is left is the birdsong.


So try listening to a bird singing. And allow yourself to melt away.

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