Posted by sregan on November 22, 2006, at 9:23:27
In reply to Re: sregen, posted by kiwiredbeach on November 22, 2006, at 3:02:00
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> Very interesting reply
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> Can you tell me if your breathing exercises has helped your anxietyIt has but it doesn't work overnight. The mind ends up being like this supercomputer that is running on its own after a while. Subconscious fears and worries get interjected into your thought stream based on the "programming" of this computer. The programming is your pattern of reaction developed in your life up to this point.
Something (your mind) that you've spent a lifetime creating cannot be undone overnight. But through meditation (watching the breath, etc.) you create a little distance between your core identity (yourself prior to mind) and your mind. Over time the mind loses it's seat as king and ruler of "you" and the real you can emerge. For once the real you is living your life. You become truly conscious.
I've done a ton of reading on it but "haven't done the homework" as someone mentioned recently. With help of my psychologist and reading "Dancing with Anxiety". The book helped me realize that I am truly not living right now. I am projecting the future worries from the past experience.
A couple of quotes from the amazing Nisargadatta Maharaj:
"You begin by letting thoughts flow and watching them. The very observation slows down the mind till it stops altogether. Once the mind is quiet, keep it quiet. Don't get bored with peace, be in it, go deeper into it. (When asked how to meditate)"
"Watch your thoughts as you watch the street traffic. People come and go; you register without response."
"How does personality come into being? By memory. By identifying the present with the past and projecting it into the future. Think of yourself as momentary, without past and future and your personality dissolves."
More quotes from Nisargadatta:
http://www.nirvikalpa.com/bookquot.php4?&submit=Search&book=I+Am+That&startrec=0If you are interested in more please see my site:
http://www.nirvikalpa.comShawn
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