…for those of you who don’t know me, I have quite a few tattoos. I’ve liked them because they’ve served a purpose for me. They’ve served the purpose of reminding me of the past and of the things that have been important to me. I have tattoos to remind me of the time in life when all I cared about was riding my snowboard or skateboard. I have tattoos to remind me of the anarchistic, anti-religious rebel I used think I was. I have tattoos to remind me of the part that hallucinogenic drugs have played in my life. I have tattoos to remind me of books that have opened me up to new ways of seeing things. I have tattoos to remind me about my love of doing yoga and playing music and of girls and more.
But today, I came up with a new reason to get a tattoo. I’m going to get a tattoo to remind me of the present. The new tattoo is going to be on my knuckles. It will say “SILENT” …an underlined space “_” on each pinky finger and then “SILENT” on the middle 6. The point is to remind me, every time I see this tattoo, to pause and let the mind be silent even just for a moment… to remind the mind to stop talking for a second. Action doesn’t need to stop, just the mental labeling/narrating/judging/comparing/analyzing/etc of the action (or non-action). To remind me to just be pure, unlabeled experience for a moment.
If this doesn’t work, I’ll get it tattooed on the inside of my eyelids. 
Love!
P.S> I’ve decided to post this in the Bhakti forum and not the Other Systems forum simply because this tattoo/practice is a product of pure devotion to the moment. 
When I saw the title I thought… "Carson has space for another tattoo? 
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Very cool Carsonzi , also sounds rather painful… Good luck!
Pick a spot for the new tattoo. Then, don’t put one there. That will be the signal to you to just Be.
Had a consult with the tattoo artist today… have booked the tattoo (paid my deposit) and will be getting it done on Friday afternoon.
May the Silence only deepen.
Love!
Please share pictures of this when it’s done, Carson. Sounds awesome.
Hi Carson
This reminded me of an “uteligger”…("what’s the word in English…you know …someone who is on the street begging…sleeping outdoors) I met in Dublin…it was after a Satsang at Oscailt. He was just sitting there and I remember walking up to him…talking to him and giving him some euros…and he had the most shinging eyes I have ever seen…He extended his hand towards me and on the knuckles were written L - O - V - E
Everything just imploded inside me and my heart went “zing”… Louis was there too…he told me that Denis…that man…had a place…tent or something like that… up in the woods outside Dublin. As shabby as he looked…he could very well be one of the happiest men in Dublin
Anyway… …just wanted you to know that your tattoo may have an even bigger effect on the people that will be exposed to it.
May deep peace and truth be with you on Friday
Hi Katrine and All
“Uteligger”… hmmmm, perhaps in English it is called “homeless”?? 
Hahaha
Your post reminded me of working at the homeless shelter here in Calgary. Some of the happiest, most “full” people I have ever met in this life were homeless. Absolutely full from the inside… nothing needed anymore… not even a home. I hope one day to be as full, happy and silent as many of these people already are. Have a long way to go, but I’m hoping this tattoo will help. If nothing else, it will be a “conversation starter” as are most of my tattoos. A great way to broach the subject of Inner Silence with complete strangers.
Much Love!
That’s it! Homeless Thanks Carson
Jepp
So you can forget about the inside of your eyelids
That is awesome Carson, would be great to see it once it’s done
I’ll post a picture on my FB page later today Yonatan…
Love!
Tattoo is done. You can see a picture here: http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=17066865&l=3dc4e705b7&id=652785382
Now if we are talking in person and I blank out for a minute, just tell me to sit on my hands.
Love!
Great
Hehe Carson independently you also get just ‘Ent’ on one of your hands
like in Tolkien’s Middle-earth that looks like a tree 
. Sil also has a bunch of abbreviations e.g. ‘Society for Individual Liberty’
I like the font. Best of luck with the new tattoo :))
Awesome, Carson!!!