Sitting in a Chair of Reality

By Pavel G. Somov, Ph.D.

I know you had at some point that timeless restlessness

of trying to find a way to be comfortable in a Chair of Reality

and your mind just couldn’t quite find a way

of how to settle down into whatever is

But here’s what you missed

you are

already sitting

You the Consciousness

are already long at rest

winking at the essence of all your love

relaxed

with a lazy Buddha smile

No punctuation in zazen

just flow and non-flow

of Ordinary Perfection

Pavel Somov, Ph.D. is a licensed psychologist and the author of "Eating the Moment" (New Harbinger, 2008), "Present Perfect" (NH, 2010), "The Lotus Effect" (NH, 2010), "Smoke Free Smoke Break" (2011), and "Reinventing the Meal" (2012). He is in private practice in Pittsburgh, PA. His book website is www.eatingthemoment.com

Marla Somova, Ph.D. is a licensed psychologist in private practice and an Assistant Professor of Psychology and Counseling at Carlow University in Pittsburgh, PA. She is the co-author of "Smoke Free Smoke Break" (2011).

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Somov, P. (2012). Sitting in a Chair of Reality. Psych Central. Retrieved on May 22, 2013, from http://blogs.psychcentral.com/mindful-living/2012/06/chair-of-reality/