Lets see...how did I finally move into more stillness of thought, quieting that activity of the mind? (In
daily life as you asked).
Cuz, I think we all might know it can reached in deeper meditation, for me, by sitting for hours a session...and I mean,
as I have said before many xs --a stillness almost not to be imagined by most people.
That is - complete stillness, almost not breathing, certainly there is no thought just very, spine-straightening,
alert awareness...entering, ha, 'a Zone'.
But, in daily life it started with being miserable, depressed after an 11 yr relationship break-up.
Nothing gets change going like suffering!
Eventually, a therapist friend said..
Ok enough - you've got to practice Thought Control. (Huh?)
Short version, I did and still do and it changed my inner life.
Recognizing unwanted thoughts of any kind and 'changing the channel'.
It gets easier and the thoughts drop from, say 50, to 2-3 nonsense thoughts.
Then, the following thing also occurred - I opened my first Bible and shortly my mouth dropped realizing the 'Theme'!!!
It was to never worry, trust God 100%...basically; minutely, instrinsically in every aspect of life, huge and small.
RE stillness in daily life ---those things alone eliminated all fear-based unwanted thoughts.
(ie, Thought Control and simply following Jesus' advice ---do not worry.)
Then, at the same time period - I ran across Col 3:2, "Focus on the things above and not the things on the earth."
What?
These were life changing moments.
Then, 4 years later I was introduced to the (Christian) New Thought authors, first :
Joel S. Goldsmith and his book "Practicing the Presence".
With years of prep in quieting the mind in, then, 30 yrs of meditation -
this was a piece o' cake in it's practice of
opening the stilled mind to feel the Divine Presence...
washing the dishes, driving the car, shopping in a store.
So the stillness in my head is pretty darn still in daily life,
now.
I focus on the Divine Presence and have NO cares, am carefree.
("cast your cares" - either you do that or you don't, you hang onto them or cast them far away from you!
And they all start in your thoughts.) Ref 1 Peter 5.
I dunno maybe I don't have much more to say ..except the joy of not having unpleasant, worthless thoughts
and memories popping into my brain is like a Heaven/Freedom...it's the Secret Formula of a happy life
!
And why wouldn't someone jump for joy to talk about this to anyone that would like to know.