Ada

Hey guys i heard about ADA and can't seem to figure out what to do... Am i just suppose to use my senses better all day? or is it something else?

You just need to be very aware of what's going on around you, how things feel, smell, look, maybe even taste.
Why wouldn't you ask in the ADA thread?

Consider your body as an object with all it's senses, then attempt to process all those senses at once taking in everything.

When I try what I consider ADA, I usually stop what I was just thinking about, look at my hands and arms, maybe my legs, etc. I clear my mind totally of any thoughts, or in failing that, inner dialog that tends to ramble. I see what I see as best I can, to the fullest of my capabilities. I notice what I smell and all the noises around me that before I may or may not have even noticed were there. I try and feel all tactile sensations in my body, if anything is touching me or if I'm touching anything. I try and suspend my feelings, becoming totally neutral--if I felt something about what I was experiencing, I was failing in not thinking (you can't feel emotions without a degree thinking and associating, even without inner dialog). I consider where I'm at in space and where I'm at in time. Where exactly am I now, and where was I 20 minutes ago/what was I doing?

Personally, I don't go with true ALL day awareness because it's too difficult for me at the moment, so I go with sporadic awareness. I practice it multiple times throughout the day, whenever I remember to. If you think about it, it's kind of just a big reality check without doing anything like plugging your nose or putting your finger through your hand or whatnot. Instead, you get in the habit of becoming more aware AND questioning reality and directly thereafter proving whether it is or isn't so.

KingYoshi's ADA Tutorial is pretty explanatory, read it again. "In a nutshell, All Day Awareness (ADA), is noticing and paying attention to the subtle things in life that most people ignore or take for granted." The goal is to heighten your awareness. KingYoshi gives examples of how to do this in his tutorial.

I should look into it :O:shadewink: