Saturday, January 14, 2012
Unit 5 Subtle Mind
This week seems much easier. I chaulk that up to practice. I am able to settle my mind quicker. Still my mind wonders but I am able to draw it back with my breathing. The one thing I did like about the loving kindness exercise is that the voice help my to focus on one concept at a time. First those that I love, next to those I know and last to those I may feel negatively about. This week it exercise seems so general. The hardest part was to keep a clear mind but still maintain alertness. How did everyone else do?
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ReplyDeleteI found this exercise focused more on myself compared to the loving kindness exercise. When you said you found this exercise to be general, in what way? Did you feel it was not relaxing enough. I could not let myself feel completely immersed into relaxation as the women's voice kept bringing me back out of that state.
Did you also find the breathing technique calming at all?
Louise :)
I differ from your experience with loving-kindness and subtle mind because I found it very difficult to have a mental connection with people I did not know or that I thought negatively towards. However, I did find that during the subtle mind exercise that if I listened to classical music during my exercise I could think clearly without the mental chatter. I find it awesome that you could find that connection about others who you do not know, that is where I need to work on my witnessing mind because my maturation level is not allowing for that connection.
ReplyDeleteI don't think I was very clear on my last post. I thought that the loving kindness exercise was easier because the voice was able to prompt me on what to focus on. Even though I didn't have problems the breathing technique in the subtle mind exercise, it was difficult for me. I felt me mind was still wondering quiet abit. I think this means I just need more practice. Truthfully, I don't expect to get a full hold of this during this class.
ReplyDeleteWhen I listened to the loving kindness mp3 last week I wasn't exactly attached to the concept.It wasn't until I found that it stayed with me during me week and affected my interactions in my everyday life that it make more sense. While I was listening to it I became somewhat bored. This week I tried to find a connection with the breathing practices. It did center my mind and thoughts, but I was very distracted at times. I will definitely need more practice.
ReplyDeleteTerrence Lorenzo Green
I was really surprised how much my mind wandered while I tried to focus on my breathing the first time I did the subtle mind exercise. Being made aware of your wandering mind really shows just how fast it works bouncing from one thought to another, lol. After doing this exercise a few times, I found it much easier to focus and relax. I enjoyed this one more than the loving kindness exercise because focusing on my feelings and breathing in/out positive and negative thoughts was a little more abstract.
ReplyDeleteRyan Knabe
Actually, I have to admit that I did like this weeks exercise. Though I do agree that listening to the voice guiding us last week did make that part of it easier, with practice I was able to successfully accomplish this weeks exercise. Focusing on my own breathing helped me to relax more and let other thoughts come and then leave without too much work. I feel that all of them will just take some committment and practice to be successfull.
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