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A little something I found that has help me greatly with meditation.
29 Dec 2017 16:55 #310262
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YT video titled "Buddhist monk reveals ancient mindfulness secret" 1:48 min long - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8b32ep8Rhtw
I put the title ect just in case that link does not work. And as times goes by I plan (for now at least) To add to this of more tips that work for me.
I put the title ect just in case that link does not work. And as times goes by I plan (for now at least) To add to this of more tips that work for me.
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29 Dec 2017 17:00 #310263
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Right View ~ Right Intention ~ Right Speech ~ Right Action ~ Right Livelihood ~ Right Effort ~ Right Mindfulness ~ Right Concentration
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I've always loved hearing Mingur Rinpoche talk or reading his poems/reflections on life in words. He just has that "suchness" about him that makes it click!
Right View ~ Right Intention ~ Right Speech ~ Right Action ~ Right Livelihood ~ Right Effort ~ Right Mindfulness ~ Right Concentration
Knight of the Order
Ordained Clergy Person
Teaching Master: Senan
IP Journal l AP Journal l Seminary Journal l Personal Ministry Statement
May all beings be happy and free and may the thoughts, words, and actions of my own life contribute
in some way to the happiness and freedom for all.
in some way to the happiness and freedom for all.
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29 Dec 2017 20:18 #310289
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Thanks one creed, I didn't know this person but what he said made me laugh so much ![:-D :-D](/bigsmile.gif)
It is good to have some explainations about why breathing is so important in meditation. Most of the teachers do not necessarily explain why it is important they just tell you to do it and that it will help you focus which is maybe enough I don't know, but I feel there is more to it than that. What do you think?
![:-D :-D](/bigsmile.gif)
It is good to have some explainations about why breathing is so important in meditation. Most of the teachers do not necessarily explain why it is important they just tell you to do it and that it will help you focus which is maybe enough I don't know, but I feel there is more to it than that. What do you think?
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29 Dec 2017 20:27 #310296
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His "Monkey Mind" is what many would call the ego. Been working on this myself actually.
It chatters at you all day, tells you what you see, gives you thoughts. Many people mistake the "monkey mind" for your own mind. I like how he uses this example. You wouldn't listen to a monkey, would you? No, that would be silly. So why listen to it?![XD XD](/laugh.gif)
At this point, several months down the road of being aware of the "monkey mind", I can hear it, but it isn't me and doesn't choose my thoughts anymore. Sometimes it tricks me. Monkeys are smart like that. They get where you don't want them to get, they rattle things around until you pay attention to them. Best to ignore it until it learns to behave.![;) ;)](/media/kunena/emoticons/11.png)
Thanks for the share, love the different wording to the lessons I've been learning.
It chatters at you all day, tells you what you see, gives you thoughts. Many people mistake the "monkey mind" for your own mind. I like how he uses this example. You wouldn't listen to a monkey, would you? No, that would be silly. So why listen to it?
![XD XD](/laugh.gif)
At this point, several months down the road of being aware of the "monkey mind", I can hear it, but it isn't me and doesn't choose my thoughts anymore. Sometimes it tricks me. Monkeys are smart like that. They get where you don't want them to get, they rattle things around until you pay attention to them. Best to ignore it until it learns to behave.
![;) ;)](/media/kunena/emoticons/11.png)
Thanks for the share, love the different wording to the lessons I've been learning.
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29 Dec 2017 23:29 #310318
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One of the dangers of the "monkey mind" is that it's so nearly subliminal - much of the time you don't realize how much noise is playing in your head until you're challenged to actually focus on something (whether meditation or just basic mindfulness as you go about the day). I think of the relationship between "tapes" (background self-narratives) and the "monkey mind" at lot. My first teacher used to say about meditation: "Just because a thought comes into the room, you don't have to get up and follow it out the door". Like Arisaig said, it eventually helped me to separate my conscious process - where I was directing awareness - from all the trapped "stuff" circulating at that barely-there level which was trying to direct my emotions and actions.
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