ENGAGEMENT

“Engagement” is the action of interacting with the focal point of our attention. We become involved, in the form of an attachment, with at thing, situation, person, or idea by investing a piece of ourselves in it.

An engagement produces suffering when we become so attached that we forget that who we are is different from the focal point of our attention. When we lose this awareness, we bestow our inner power on something outside ourselves, and we surrender our happiness to the stability of this outer situation.

In the Dream of the Planet, everything is in constant flux; nothing stays stable for very long. Like dance partners who flow with the melody and rhythm of life, our job is to engage things with ease, remembering that who we are is not contingent upon something outside ourselves.

Practice

With awareness, remember to enjoy the flow today.

Living a Life of Awareness

~ Don Miguel Ruiz Jr.