Quietening the Mind
I want to be honest.
I never knew what those Eastern gurus meant when they went on about "quietening the mind."
I'm sure you've heard the phrase often. They talk about it a lot in Yoga and deeper forms of meditation.
And inside I always thought... "Forget that! I'll have enough quiet mind when I'm dead!"
What's the point?
And now, suddenly, I realize.
A couple of days, I wrote a blog post called "Who Are You?" -- a post which prompted much response. In it, I spoke of discovering the realization that you are not "me," nor the body, nor your experiences, nor your memory, nor your brain.
You're none of these things. You're just the freedom that is awareness.
Everything else is a limiting thought.
(If you haven't read the original post already, please do so: "Who Are You?")
In other words, your natural state is blissful happiness. But we get blocked by limiting thoughts of every kind -- even the thoughts we think of as good.
It's the brain butting in -- and taking us away from the awareness and presence that we are right now.
And it's NOT about avoiding reality, as I'd thought previously. It's just attempting to "remember" that we are not these things we pretend to be limited by.
You can check it by seeing exactly what is in this moment.
All you are is awareness. Which is without memory.
That's the important bit: You are simply the awareness that is right now.
So now, to me at least, "quietening the mind" has new meaning.
It's about "reminding" ourselves that we are not the mind, and that are thoughts are limiting, whether we think of them as good or bad.
And that brings a massive amount of freedom all at once... and all of your supposed "problems" drop away in an instant.
Here's an experiment...
If you'd like to try working on this, simply ask yourself the following question about everything you run into today that causes a stir in your tummy...
"Is (this) just a limiting thought?"
Or...
"Is (this) just a label?"
Or even...
"Without going into memory, does (this) really exist?"
I do this with everything. Even the most deepest and private of labels -- even spirituality, the soul, love -- all of these things are just limiting thoughts. Release on them.
I asked myself these questions for just 30 seconds last night -- and had the deepest, most blissful sleep ever.
So try it yourself.
Quieten the mind -- and live more than ever before!
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by Karl
10:58 AM
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The stresses of PRESSURE aren't a disease to cure (or the capricious sport of a vindictive Creation)?
My own deal with THE WORK OF LIVING ( especially in the 'wee hours' ) is NOT to 'face the music and dance' directly, but rather simply to BE with the noise and quietly allow data to form--and future action responses to assimilate--in my mind. Then THE PRESSURE ( and It's devilish associated 'stresses' ) is happy.
BUT WHY?
Because.. THE PROGRAM UPDATES have been delivered ( and not been ignored - which, as we all know, seriously pisses anything off ).
Part of the function of sleep is to 'defrag' the psyche ( obviously ). By being 'polite' with 'Pressure's messengers' ( when they come in our off-duty hours - especially during our sleep-cycle? ) sad asses can get on with their automatic sorting chores as we (gratefully perhaps) fly off into the Infinite ( for a while ).
Someone once said that 'PRESSURE IS GOD'..
I would concur.
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Hello Karl,
Very interesting post.
The power yoga is so called because importance and focus are placed on connecting with your inner core of power, recognizing the power within, on several levels.
The physical tension can be released by physical power developing strength and health for the body.
Yoga includes variety of techniques which are most suitable for your individual needs.
The techniques of yoga differ for a teenager, woman, aged person, an athlete and child.
Yoga for health has many advantages and fulfills needs for almost all people.
SHZ.
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