WInds:  What a good idea to have a place for lessons, questions, and hopefully discussions of things of interest to each..and all.  As you know my problem seems to be a clearing of the mind, the ability to meditate and shut down the conscious mind.  I still try the River , but the mind wanders.  I pray trying to quiet down, but alas the mind roams as fleeting as a butterfly.  Any suggestions, or is this indeed another lesson of learning patience?  Any ideas would be appreciated.  In love and light, Enigma

Dear Enigma,

 

I use a "guided meditation" and it's successful. You can purchase a meditation tape from a book store.  I had stated in an older message "Journeys into Past Lives" by Denise Linn is very, very helpful for me. MIght want to try that.

 

Love & light, Dearheart

Dearheart:  Thanks, I will.  Sorry it took me so long to answer...been going thru some rough waters and retreated from all the last few days....Again, Thanks Enigma

Hello Enigma,

 

I hope your retreat from it all, helped.  You are no different than anyone else, we all have those times that seem too dark for us and we feel as if we'll never crawl out of it.  But We Do!  and we come out of it with more Knowledge than we went into it with.  This is what it means when it is said and felt that "when you are in the darkness, You Are closest to The Light" (to me anyway).  I hope you learned and evolved well from your darkness, for You Are Truely Light!

 

Love To You,

 

Connie/Onesoul13 

 

 

Dear Enigma

 

Maybe you should bring up this discussion at the Wednesday night chat sessions; not that windofchange cannot answer your questions about clearing the mind but maybe others have suggestions on clearing the mind also that may be of help to you and others, like myself in perticular.

 

love, light and peace be with you!

 

Jaq

 

                                                                                                                             

I know I'm, like, way late on this thread, but I'm still trying to 'catch up' on stuff here. I just wanted to make a comment here. Chatty, that particular type of meditation is refered to by some as "Mindfulness Meditation" and is the very kind that I use each day as part of my 'pain managment'. In this type of meditation, you don't "block out everything" but rather focus on one particular thing, blocking out everything else. When I do this in conjunction with my condition, I focus on the area of pain. I visualize the physical area and the source of the inflamation, like you did with the pencil. The real trick is to use your mind in concert with your bodies natural pain killer, endorphins, and literally alter the amount of inflamation to reduce the level of pain. It took me awhile to achieve this, but after years of practice, it comes second nature to me now. This method of meditation was introduced into the 'mainstream' at the University of Massachusetts Medical Center by Jon Kabat-Zinn and he has two great books on the subject; Full Catastrophe Living, which deals with using the wisdom of your body and mind to face stress, pain and illness and Wherever You Go There You Are which teaches mindfulness meditation in 'everyday life'. Try them, you'll like them .

  

HI MY NAME IS DIANA AND I M NEW HERE

THANKS FOR THE MENTION OF THOSE TWO BOOKS. I M DEFINITELY INTERESTED IN THE STRESS, PAIN AND ILLNESS ONE. I FEEL LIKE I M CONSTANTLY UNDER SELF MADE STRESS IF THAT MAKES ANY SENSE. I STRESS MYSELF OUT WITH MY THOUGHTS AND EMOTIONS.

RIGHT NOW I M READING THE POWER OF NOW, WHICH STRESSES LIVING IN THE MOMENT.

 

ANY HOW THANKS FOR ACCEPTING ME HERE, IT IS APPRECIATED.

HOPE TO TALK TO U SOON.

 

FUNKY SNOW KITTEN