I have been regularly practicing mindfulness mediation. I have found this way of meditating very helpful. Meditation has helped me to be more aware of the wandering mind and the mind that gets stuck with something that happened in the past filled with deep sadness and emotional pain. When such deep sad feelings arise in me I allow them to come and go realizing that nothing is indeed permanent. When I am not sad, it is easy for me to think and say nothing is permanent. This kind of thinking feels superficial. But when I deeply feel the loss of my beloved wife, sadness arises in my heart. I do not deny it and I do not fight it. I accept that human part of myself and allow myself to feel it. Breathing deeply lets me be centered and helps me go through this experience without getting stuck with it. Slowly and gradually the realization that nothing is permanent unfolds and lets me be free from myself. This is indeed a liberating and healing process. I always remind myself what I learned from Carl Jung; You need to feel in order to heal. There is a grace in suffering. It offers me an opportunity to grow and be empathic and compassionate to others
When I want to focus my mind on something that is very interesting and important, and if my mind gets distracted, I gently bring it back to my breathing.In this way my breathing becomes my anchor. I feel centered and grounded.
I find such experiential learning profoundly helpful and healing. I need to practice it regularly. With practice, it becomes easy to live in the present fully. I experience peace and deep contentment. I feel connected with me and with others around me.
Wandering mind, the monkey mind, at times visits me. However, the visiting time gets shorter. The conditioned and habitual mind at times makes me judge and criticize others. Before the mind gets caught up in the habitual and default reactive thought patterns, I mindfully become aware of them and attend to what is happening.
I appreciate reading this article for giving me opportunity to contemplate and express my ongoing learning.
Gratefully,
Jagdish P Dave
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On Feb 27, 2016Yash Pathak wrote :
Thanks for giving this konledge of Maditation Mr. Jagdish Dave.
On Apr 25, 2014 Jagdish P Dave wrote :
I have been regularly practicing mindfulness mediation. I have found this way of meditating very helpful. Meditation has helped me to be more aware of the wandering mind and the mind that gets stuck with something that happened in the past filled with deep sadness and emotional pain. When such deep sad feelings arise in me I allow them to come and go realizing that nothing is indeed permanent. When I am not sad, it is easy for me to think and say nothing is permanent. This kind of thinking feels superficial. But when I deeply feel the loss of my beloved wife, sadness arises in my heart. I do not deny it and I do not fight it. I accept that human part of myself and allow myself to feel it. Breathing deeply lets me be centered and helps me go through this experience without getting stuck with it. Slowly and gradually the realization that nothing is permanent unfolds and lets me be free from myself. This is indeed a liberating and healing process. I always remind myself what I learned from Carl Jung; You need to feel in order to heal. There is a grace in suffering. It offers me an opportunity to grow and be empathic and compassionate to others
When I want to focus my mind on something that is very interesting and important, and if my mind gets distracted, I gently bring it back to my breathing.In this way my breathing becomes my anchor. I feel centered and grounded.
I find such experiential learning profoundly helpful and healing. I need to practice it regularly. With practice, it becomes easy to live in the present fully. I experience peace and deep contentment. I feel connected with me and with others around me.
Wandering mind, the monkey mind, at times visits me. However, the visiting time gets shorter. The conditioned and habitual mind at times makes me judge and criticize others. Before the mind gets caught up in the habitual and default reactive thought patterns, I mindfully become aware of them and attend to what is happening.
I appreciate reading this article for giving me opportunity to contemplate and express my ongoing learning.
Gratefully,
Jagdish P Dave