What do sunsets, mountain tops and new-born babies have in common?
When looking at them the visual images are carried along with a pleasant sensation. This is due to the direct experience of seeing. All the extraneous thoughts flowing in and out of your mind mainly of the past and future drop away and there is a spontaneous seeing.
Similar to the heat that naturally radiates from a lighted candle all thoughts are associated with a feeling or bodily sensation. Usually our minds are so filled with internal noise we cannot sense these subtle bodily sensations. However, when we are seeing, hearing, or tasting more directly the internal noise is suddenly gone and we see/feel sunsets, mountain tops, newborns and whatever else we experience directly.
Try this the next time you want to have a more direct experience of something and see/feel it. As you look at something hold your breath in for 3 seconds. Notice that the internal dialogue of thoughts has stopped. Catch the wave of direct experience and see/feel. With a little practice you will be able to expand your enjoyment of many more moments of life.
Spiritual Gravity 