Your
mental fitness practice this week incorporates the concept of the subtle mind
(Dacher p.75). This week, replace the Loving Kindness exercise of unit four
with Practice 2: The Subtle Mind practice mp3 (located in the Doc Sharing
thread).
1.
Compare and contrast the
Loving Kindness exercise and the Subtle mind exercise. Explain your experience
including the benefits, frustrations etc. I do not see much difference in the
two except different speakers. The subtle mind exercise was longer and longer
meditation. I did love the sound of the sea and the flute. I would have liked
to have had more of the flute sound. I had distractions again this time. Too
many to really get into the meditation. I do not have internet at home and have
to do the exercises at my parents. Their TV is really loud and my dad asked a
question, and my kids interrupted me too. While I was trying to concentrate, I
envisioned me sitting in the sand and the water flowing up to me and behind me. I also thought of a small water
fall. I love water and the sea sounds. I was most defiantly frustrated about
not being able to fully have my attention into this meditation. I wish I could
down load this mp3 and listen to it at home.
2.
Discuss the connection
of the spiritual wellness to mental and physical wellness. Explain how the
connection is manifested in your personal life. Spiritual wellness and physical
wellness needs to be intertwined together somehow because it heals the person
from the inside out. Connecting with your inner self is rewarding and relaxing.
Physical action can give off that same rewarding feeling of "Ah". Now
to connect them together is even enhanced
in the happiness and healthiness. It is more that "Ah", it is more
like having birthday cake every day, or soaring through the air like a bird,
some kind of super happiness feeling. To get this feeling, one only has to
exercise and add the meditation with it to come to an ultimate climax of a tremendous
queen/king like feeling. I plan on doing this myself. If I feel awesome
when I do a vigorous workout, and
relaxed and soothed after meditation; combining them, will take me to a new
level of feeling. It will feel like a new person or a reborn person into this
wonderful world of love and kindness.
Hi Dee,
ReplyDeleteKudos to you for doing your blog, despite not having internet at home. I understand how difficult it can be, especially to attempt these exercises, knowing that it would be more effective in a quiet environment. Even with internet at home, I struggle to find the time to participate in the exercises and complete the blog. It is funny because I thought the two exercises were extremely different - we all have different interpretations :) While the other elicited feelings of frustration at some point, this subtle mind exercise helped me come to close to experiencing a still mind, though not in its entirety. I loved the sounds of the waves, too! That and the emphasis I placed on my breathing helped me maintain my focus. Is there a more quiet area in your parents' home that you can escape to with the computer the next time you have to do this type of exercise? By the way, I enjoyed your discussion on the connection of the spiritual, mental, and physical wellness.