Bless His Heart, what a great answer for Mr G. I am continually impressed by the wisdom and knowledge of this group.

Date:   10/18/2005 5:28:11 AM ( 19 y ago)

Sat Nam,

It's a big topic to cover. In order to be able to apply the meditative mind, first you must develope it...and that happens through the practice of meditation and the intention to recognize and be aware of your experience while meditating.

The meditative mind is the ability to witness and observe what's going on inside of you, in terms of your emotions, thoughts and feelings at any given time and be non-reactive to that. So to be able to watch it like it is on a movie screen and your are in the audience and not the character on the screen. So to be able to watch your self with some distance or perspective, without getting so wrapped up in it all.

Often if you begin thinking in a particular way or desiring something specific...you'll begin fueling it with more thought (throwing gasoline on the fire)...then you'll begin to feel a certain way about it and this wraps alot of emotional energy around that line of thought.....and emotional energy acts like glue and keeps you very identified (stuck) with that line of thinking or behaving.

So anytime you feel stuck in a certain way of being (which is what you have described to me)......you have to look at what kind of emotion is tied up with it and then have the intention to release the emotional tension. You do this through intention and attention. First intend to release and then open your nuetral space, where you observe and witness your thoughts and emotions, without judgement or reaction. This takes lots of practice and training, especially if the line of thinking or feeling brings up alot of (for instance) shameful or guilty feelings..or anger..or whatever uncomfortable emotion it might be...it's challenging to remain neutral in the face of intense emotions.

If you can do that, the emotion will release and behind that, wisdom, insight or understanding, will arise around what kinds of thoughts are conditioning this specific experience for you. Once you touch the consciousness of it, then it begins to unravel. It's what we don't know, that holds us prisoner...once we know, we can begin to consciously work with it.

The worst thing we can do is to be afraid of investigating ourselves and to not have the intention to understand ourselves and why we feel and think the ways that we do.

We don't have to be afraid of our shadow. Everything that we uncover within ourselves, is transformable. It is all grist for the mill. The more we are willing to dive in and observe and become aware of the places where we are off kilter and out of alignment.....the greater the healing potential becomes.

If you want to transform a certain kind of behavior....then investigate within yourself, what kinds of thinking and feeling condition that behavior. Until you are aware of that, the behavior will persist, because it is a manifestation of a certain way of thinking.

To understand more about the meditative mind you could read "The Mind" by Yogi Bhajan

But ultimately, begin with investigating your emotions around whatever issue is troubling you...if you get ahold of that thread, the whole sweater will begin to unravel.

Whenever you meditate or practice yoga, remember to begin with an intention...if you want something to shift, then you need to begin by intending for a shift. Then as you practice or meditate pay attention to what thoughts, feelings and emotions arise. This will be direct feedback to what you need to work with in order to experience your intention manifested in your life.

For example, if anger arises, set your intention to release the anger and to understand what thinking is lurking behind the energy of anger? In this way, little by little you'll make small transformations that will equal big change eventually.

All Light,


 

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