Using the Note as a Tool of Practice

The note really has to do with recognitionthe note is not yet being mindful. So we make the note, but the note, sometimes, imbedded in the note can be desire or aversion. One way to use the note as a vehicle for entering the arena of mindfulness is to really pay attention to the tone of the note. Thinking, think, thinking, well, that's a good indication it's not quite mindfulness yet. Or desire, desire, desire. That's recognition, but not mindfulness, because this greed is wanting.