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Forum by Paulo Coelho: What do you see when you stare at a blank wall?

Posted by PauloCoelho • 6/16/09 • Subscribe to this Discussion [RSS] • Report This Topic
Topics: forum, imagination, life, lifestyle, meditation, paulo coelho, silence

I asked this week to friends to stare a blank wall – what do you see?

In my case, I’m used to stare to a blank wall or a candle – but I don’t try to empty my mind because this is impossible. I rather try to follow my train of thought on what happens inside of me and I’m not entirely conscious.

When I wrote the post on staring at the blank wall, I remember I was trying to think about songs, then about the name of the artist, at the same time I was thinking about of the plumber that had to show up in order to fix something in the house. Then I started to thinking about useless things and then I felt like having a coffee – but I still had two minutes to go. So these two minutes took an eternity and then I tried to make time run faster. This is when I get distracted and think about nothing. Then, all of the sudden, you realize that three minutes of your life have passed.

Having said that - meditation is quite interesting. If you do that every day, for only three minutes, if you relax and try to calm yourself by starring at a blank wall or candle, or even closing your eyes and say to yourself “I can spend 10 minutes of my life in silence” – then you will see how things will improve. Because you unconscious mind goes to your conscious mind and somehow you start having intuitions that once were buried and now you can see.

So: stare to a blank wall and share here what you see

Video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=6xmCSomAnCo

User Comments

6/16/09

ranist22

Faces. I can see faces at the drop of a hat, on a wall, a ceiling, shadows. I rarely see anything else.

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1. 18 days ago
  
  oleuanna
  
  I am exactly like that...I was tweeting this the other day and every one thought I was mad....so pleased someone else does..
6/17/09

BetsyIckes

When I stare at a blank wall, it lets my mind to start daydreaming or run down all the things I want to get done or achieve. When I had cancer back in 1996, I had plenty of blank walls to stare at. I did a lot of self evaluation and thoughts about life in general. At the end of the day, I would tell the wall, see I made it another day until I had my strength back.

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6/20/09

freeatlast

shadows, light, patterns,

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18 days ago

jyotishman

Break The Wall, Liberate A Territory, Win The Greatest Reckless Freedom And Get It Tattooed On My Forehead. Then Scream, Scream Loudly, "Yes, I'M Free." "Yes, I'M Free."!

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18 days ago

nothingprofound

Nothing but a blank wall.

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18 days ago

aspotofblog

I don't normally stare at walls.

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1. 18 days ago
  
  nothingprofound
  
  Might give you a break from staring at the window.
2. 18 days ago
  
  aspotofblog
  
  I'd rather stare at my next victim
3. 18 days ago
  
  TJlubrano
  
  I stare at walls daily ^_^. It gets interesting when I see a fly.
4. 18 days ago
  
  oleuanna
  
  Worrying on all parts....
18 days ago

amybyrd21

I dont have a blank wall they all have finger prints or crayone on them so all I see is that I need to repaint my house.

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18 days ago

oleuanna

My damn life repeating over and over again.....

I kept changing parts....turns out I'm a man now running a large doll house in Alaska...I wear high heel red shoes and always trip up the steps to the house on a Monday morning, spilling my coffee on my left shoe.

Needs work

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1. 18 days ago
  
  aspotofblog
  
  Interesting.
18 days ago

alivasim

I see the things which i should not do...i find it bit inspiring and challenging sumtimes..

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