Just as the Buddha taught that we should begin with mindfulness of the body, so did Michael direct my attention there. Just as the Buddha taught that giving up our premature notions of who or what we are leads to a more authentic feeling of self, so did Michael encourage me to improvise without being tripped up by my own self-consciousness. I came to see that this was an active aspect of surrender. Rather than opening into the unknown, this was more of a letting go into spontaneity and self-expression.
