In a recent article, I wrote about The Buddhist Six Perfections of Writing.
It's about how the Six Buddhist Perfections for life and spiritual practice can also be attributed to writing.
And I thought that two of these perfections were most pertinent:
Patience
Concentration
Patience - because writing takes time (so does everything). Not only that but it usually takes much longer to do than I think it will. Or sometimes writing seems to be slow but I'm actually working at a good pace so when I finally look at the clock I see that I haven't been writing for as long as I think. But I still need to keep my head down and work while I'm doing it. So patience is always required.
Concentration - because writing can often require 'deep work' in order to organise research, outline and stay on track of what I'm trying to say. Writing is not something that I can do while watching a movie or singing a song. It takes complete attention so that I can concentrate.
No doubt you've noticed yourself that you need a lot of patience, especially when working on a large writing project, and concentration to stick to what you're doing and to go deep into your own thoughts.
I know that makes writing sound difficult to do, but it's not.
Not if you have enough patience and the ability to concentrate.
You can read my complete article at
https://ruthiswriting.com/articles/2018/6-perfections.html
(Did you notice my new https in the URL? Still so pleased with my new website security update.)
It's about how the Six Buddhist Perfections for life and spiritual practice can also be attributed to writing.
And I thought that two of these perfections were most pertinent:
Patience
Concentration
Patience - because writing takes time (so does everything). Not only that but it usually takes much longer to do than I think it will. Or sometimes writing seems to be slow but I'm actually working at a good pace so when I finally look at the clock I see that I haven't been writing for as long as I think. But I still need to keep my head down and work while I'm doing it. So patience is always required.
Concentration - because writing can often require 'deep work' in order to organise research, outline and stay on track of what I'm trying to say. Writing is not something that I can do while watching a movie or singing a song. It takes complete attention so that I can concentrate.
No doubt you've noticed yourself that you need a lot of patience, especially when working on a large writing project, and concentration to stick to what you're doing and to go deep into your own thoughts.
I know that makes writing sound difficult to do, but it's not.
Not if you have enough patience and the ability to concentrate.
You can read my complete article at
https://ruthiswriting.com/articles/2018/6-perfections.html
(Did you notice my new https in the URL? Still so pleased with my new website security update.)
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