Monday, February 4, 2013
The Subtle Mind
Hello everyone,
I had a better experience with the subtle mind exercise than I had with the loving kindness. I felt I had too many things to do with the loving kindness which I think made it difficult for me to concentrate on eliminating mental chatter. I think I have always exercised the subtle mind to some degree especially at night. I can remember as a child how I use to lie awake at night and concentrate on my breathing until I could fall asleep. I use to enjoy that relaxed state just before sleep took over. I think when we were younger, we were much more capable of creativity and self expression than we are as adults. Why do we deny ourselves of the possibilities of full awareness as adults?
Spiritual wellness - a journey I hope to complete. My spiritual wellness is that still ocean that the the rivers of my mind will eventually travel to. I am looking forward to achieving this skill - the profound peacefulness that is part of calm-abiding and finally unity consciousness. Without spiritual wellness we risk physical wellness and mental distress. Isolation, depression and anger replace peace, happiness and overall health and well being.
Laurie
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Hi Laurie, I appreciate your take on the loving kindness exercise as well as the subtle mind. With both exercises I found keeping focused was a challenge but I found that I could bring my mind back from wondering. I was at total peace within myself and having total wellness. Kandi
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ReplyDeleteI'm glad to see someone else have a better time with the subtle mind exercise that with the loving kindness. I think the reason we deny ourselves as adults is because we have been conditioned to think that relaxation or down time is a "no no" and we must constantly remain active and busy or we are not being productive.
I am enjoying this class and the tools that we have been taught and I hope to keep them and use them on a daily basis.
Dana
Laurie,
ReplyDeleteI'm glad you enjoyed the subtle mind exercise. I too took this one better than the Loving-kindness. It does seem like the younger we are the less we have on our minds. The older we are the more disturbing thoughts we tend to have that keep us up at night. We feel the bigger our family grows the more people we have to worry about and it take its toll on our minds and our health. Great post!
I am glad that you enjoyed the exercise. Its a good insight into how the mind works I too used to practice breathing at night to help me sleep it helped with my hyperactivity. This was a great post good job.
ReplyDeleteI think we all have a hard time with the mental chatter. I used to have it and it would take me forever to go to sleep but because of work and school and I do still exercise when my head hits the pillow I am unconscious. I find the meditation exercises very relaxing, I just need to learn to not fall asleep.
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