{"id":1649,"date":"2022-04-30T13:39:00","date_gmt":"2022-04-30T19:39:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rglongpre.ca\/naturism\/?p=1649"},"modified":"2025-11-16T13:41:30","modified_gmt":"2025-11-16T19:41:30","slug":"taking-joy-even-with-mundane-tasks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rglongpre.ca\/naturism\/taking-joy-even-with-mundane-tasks\/","title":{"rendered":"Taking Joy Even With Mundane Tasks"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The sun is out and there are hopes that it will climb into double digits today. Regardless, there are chores that need doing in our back yard and I am loathe to put on clothing if not 100% necessary. Cleaning off the deck is first on the list as we will be having company come in the late afternoon. Ordinary life means ordinary tasks. I once heard a description of what awareness means that bares repeating here.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A wise man, a Buddhist monk of some sort who had achieved full awareness was asked to explain what was in store for him by a novice monk.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cBefore you start on the path to awareness, you carry water in pails from a well, work the garden, chop wood, and perform mundane tasks. The work is done unconsciously without any awareness of the mysteries of becoming fully conscious. When at last, usually at a ripe age, when all the mysteries of life are learned, you become a guru, a teacher.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cBut why are you still carrying water from the well? Shouldn\u2019t others be doing it for you?\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAh, but that is the reward. Now I get to do these vital tasks fully aware of their importance. Now, I can be fully present when doing them. The water still needs to be hauled, weeds still need to be hoed, and wood still needs to be chopped. I may as well enjoy these tasks.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I can\u2019t claim to be fully aware nor fully enlightened. However, I can be fully present when doing mundane tasks. It makes life so much more enjoyable.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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