Tuesday, June 17, 2008

Attention: the Currency of Livelihood

Ayya Medhānandī last week talked about Right Livelihood during a meditation class. She pointed out the currency of our livelihood as a practitioner of the dharma is attention. Just as we need dollar or ringgit to support our lives, we need attention to support our spiritual lives.

I think the fact that attention being the currency of livelihood goes beyond spiritual life. Over the years, I have repeatedly noticed that how much I can accomplished, be it at study, at work, or in relationship, entirely depends on how much attention I can give to the task on hand. Without focused attention, things takes much longer, and sometimes failed, to bear fruit.

No wonder we need to pay attention, just as we pay the currency (or money).

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