Taking my mind-body unity seriously means to me living in truth. My mind-body are one, and we separate them in our thinking and in our ignorance. I was probably 20 when I started to become aware that my way of being and my feelings affect one another. At that age I started going in a direction in my life different than what significant others, especially my mother, wanted, and I knew that was the origin of the stress and turmoil I was suffering. What helps me investigate how I live my life is knowing that how I live is very involved in how I am physically and emotionally. That all existence is one and is totally interrelated is a big part of my spirituality. Attending to how I live my life supports and is part of my spirituality, and my spirituality supports and is part of my attending to how I live my life. I take seriously the unity of mind-body and the unity of my way of living and my spirituality.
On Aug 9, 2024 David Doane wrote :