The Lost Art of Bone Idleness

The other day, my mother asked me to pick up some grocery at the supermarket. I could have caught the bus but I couldn't be bothered to cross over the road. I decided to walk the mile or so journey home. As I see every experience as a spiritual practice, I asked the Universe to carry the shopping.

The Inner Voice said: "You are not carrying anything."

The Inner Voice told me to let go of the idea of carrying and just simply let the bag be carried by the Infinite Self. At first I could still feel the load. As I continued having an inner dialogue with the Voice, the bag got lighter and lighter until it felt like I was carrying no-thing.

Letting the Infinite Self carry the burden is the "Lost Art of Bone Idleness." This way I get to experience life without burning any energy. The moment I start feeling like I'm doing something, I feel nauseous.

Cultivating the "Lost Art of Bone Idleness" is a matter of training my body to act in a different way. It's rather like learning to touch type. At first I was really slow and very conscious of where my fingers were. Eventually, I learned to trust in my fingers; I can now type extremely fast without having a conscious awareness of how I'm typing.

The Inner Voice tells me that in the not too distant future I will be involved in a project that will need a lot of energy and focus. That's why the practise of letting the Infinite Self carry the burden is very important.

So yesterday I had an idea to explore a canal which I've noticed before. Before I went out, I hoovered the flat. Naturally, I did it without doing anything. Then I caught the bus to link with the canal and then embarked on my walk. I walked for miles and miles in the heat and felt nothing. I simply enjoyed exploring the canal. I even stopped off at a park I'd never been to before.

On the way back I caught two buses and on my final leg I decide to walk home, which takes about 45 minutes. Again I felt nothing.

I am so glad I've discovered the "Lost Art of Bone Idleness."

Enocia

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