Unit 7
This week we listened to an exercise
Meeting Aesclepius. I visualized my Grandfather for he was a kind, loving, warm
hearted, humorous, intelligent and wonderful person. He was a very
inspirational part of my life and still is although he has passed years ago.
This exercise was difficult, it was hard to imagine the qualities that Grandpa
had being radiated into me, that I have the same qualities that he possessed.
Each week these exercises have
increased my understanding of what my psychological and spiritual wellness is
capable of even though I have struggled almost every week I do understand and
see the depth of the mind.
Applying these practices throughout
my life has already made an impact. I use the subtle mind and the witnessing
mind techniques to calm my mind so that I can focus so that I can achieve the
task at hand. Using calm abiding allows me to control my breathing and my pulse
to regain control of my body at times when I am upset or angered. These
techniques have opened a large door into a vast of control of the mind and in
turn the body.
“One cannot lead where one has not
gone himself” This saying wants you to think that you can only lead someone spiritually
if your own spiritual evolution has achieved it as well. I do not agree. In
life we make comparisons to everything, so I will use what I know. I coach
track more specifically the 800 meter is my focus. I can lead my athletes to
run this race at time much faster than I could achieve. Their goal is the State
meet, I never went as an athlete but I am able to lead as a coach and give
these kids the tools. So why can this not be the same in the
spiritual world. We all have our strengths, so we might be not be talented enough
to achieve it but strong enough to lead it.
Corban
Corban,
ReplyDeleteIt sounds like using the subtle mind and witnessing mind have been helpful to you. Those are my favorite exercises as well. Sometimes before bed my mind starts racing and I get anxiety of all the things I need to do and the consequences if they don't get done. Of course there is nothing I can do about it at the time because I am in bed and it is late. I started using these meditation practices to calm my mind and recognize that it will all be ok and everything will get done. It has really helped me calm my mind and sleep better.
Pamela Johnson
I like that you used your Grandfather as your person of focus.
ReplyDeleteSometimes people from the past have so much influence in our lives that we do not realize. I also feel I have learned a great deal form the exercises we have done. They are calming and give clarity to things in our life. I like you point of view on the saying. It seems we have differing takes on what it means to us and it is so interesting to see different view points. We do not all have to think the same way and that is good.