Friday, April 20, 2012
The Subtle Mind Exercise
I found the Subtle Mind Exercise to be more difficult than the Loving Kindness Exercise. For me it is much easier to do more visualization during an exercise than it is to have the long gaps between instructions. I realize that this time was to be used to practice watching your thoughts without grasping for them, so this exercise will be challenging for me. I will keep practicing and as I get better at it, it may not feel like such a long pause between instructions. I am still enjoying the Loving Kindness Exercise, I really feel the benefits of this one. After my first experience with The Subtle Mind I did not feel many benefits, only some frustrations, however I will give it another try tomorrow and see how it goes. Practice makes perfect!
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Hi Heather,
ReplyDeleteLike you I found this exercise more difficult than the previous ones, especially the loving kindness exercise which I did very well at, and have repeated several times since then. The long pauses actually had a negative effect on me as well; they had a tendency to throw off my concentration. I also became frustrated with this exercise; it could have been the growing frustration that caused my increased difficulty with the exercise. I think you have made a wise decision to continue practicing this exercise, I think I will follow your path. Thanks for an interesting blog.
Jay
Hi Heather, for those that are not use to free style (as I call it)it can be frustrating. When took meditation classes many years ago we would do guided but also just listen to music and work on quieting our minds. In the beginning I if my moving mind took over, I acknowledged those thoughts and then went back to focusing on my breath. Although some of those thoughts were issues I was dealing with and I was able to find solutions to the problem. Sometimes my meditations were just of colors but as time went on I was able to go places. In time you will learn to just witness what is going on just stay with it.
ReplyDeleteMeditation helped me to reclaim my self-esteem and eventually get out of a very troubled marriage plus led me to understand happiness comes from within.
Deb
I like this exercise better because I can concentrate on things that are bothering me rather than the suggested topics or listening to the speaker. I also like just thinking about my breathing and not thinking much at all. This helps my mind get numb and it feels a little tingly like my brain is getting a mental massage.
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