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It's so frustrating when we know this, and yet continue to seek satisfaction from things that have little-to-no capacity to provide any meaningful satisfaction. I don't recall exactly how it goes, but there was a poem where Kabir calls us liars, anyone who would turn to God with words like, "You are the most beautiful, most adorable and worthy of worship" and then, in the next breath, focus all concerns on the world. But then, there are also those who believe our worldly desires are God's own desires, expressed through us. Also, it's not like suppressing would help anything. I'm hoping that, by being more mindful of desires and thinking it through instead of just reacting, it might help develop better discrimination, but it's so easy for the mind to get hung up on daft things. |
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Speaking out loud is definitely good from psychological/physiological perspective. My point was God's language is multi-faceted and He can understand all kinds of communication (spoken/unspoken/thought/written/ unwritten /acted upon/between the lines) and determine the real talk/thought/point of the seeker easily. |
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You can keep a regular diary or log to check your thought process by writing down events where you were reactionary. This can help you to be aware of your thoughts, emotions, reactions and keep a distance between yourself and them. This distance will enable you to regulate yourself and be more intelligently responsive than blindly reactive. |
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i suspect you are right, god might appreciate willingness to act against the sanction of the world :smile: |
Om Shiv Shakti Namah
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A nice little bridge between mantra and meditation, is finger mantra. Where you sit calmly in an Assana (formal sitting position) if possible. Let the first finger and thumb of the right hand touch and let the hand lie still on your leg. But with the left hand (the receiving hand) say a mantra, and with each syllable or word, touch fingers to the thumb in the following order; the first finger to the thumb, then with the second syllable touch the second finger to the thumb, and then on the third syllable, the third finger and then on the fourth the little finger to the thumb. Not all mantra`s suit this method as they have more syllables, although you can come back along the fingers if they do have more syllables. After each round of the mantra, go back to the first finger and thumb and begin again. Say the mantra slowly and sink into it and move the fingers at the start of each syllable. Listen to the vibration of each syllable and let it absorb you.
I use `Aum, mane Padme Hum`, which works well with this as does Aum Namo shivaya (although I split shiv and aya across two fingers in order to use all 4 fingers). Close you eyes, say and touch, its lovely. have fun. |
Jai Shree Ram
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