Stress Relief Techniques-12-Raveendran Nair-Malayali Astrologer in Delhi-9871690151
Vipassana meditation
techniques for stress relief.(Collection from various books of Theravada Budhism ).
Part-12.
Our practice is to
Pay attention to thoughts
without getting lost in their content. Instead, we simply notice that thinking
is happening in our minds. We often get lost in thoughts about the past or
future. Labelling these thoughts as “remembering” or “planning” can bring us
back to the present moment.
Learn how thoughts are
connected with feelings, body sensations and emotions.
Investigate. Do we control our
thoughts? Or do they seem to appear and disappear whether we like it or not?
Thoughts are not an enemy to be killed. In fact, trying to “kill” thought
simply speeds up the thinking. Instead, we can open attention to lively chaos,
with discipline, deep curiosity and wisdom.
This spacious awareness
gradually buys us out of slavery from cowardly views and miserly habits. We
begin to be less interested in compulsive thoughts that lead to suffering, and
instead we cultivate those that spring from the heart of the unknown and lead
to happiness.
Intention
An intention is a signal or
urge in the mind to think, speak or act. Freedom does not mean acting on every
impulse that comes into our minds.
Intention continued
Recognizing destructive urges
before we act gives time for wisdom to come through – maybe we don’t need to
pick up that third coffee, heroin needle, to do list or tell that person what
we think. By bringing attention to intentions, we can learn to act upon some
and let go of others.
Begin to notice the intention
to move your body. If you hesitate before moving, you may be able to catch the
urge to get up after a sitting, to scratch an itch, or to turn when you come to
the end of your walking line. During sitting and walking meditation, notice the
urge to distract yourself by moving or looking around. Sooner or later,
intentions will fade away if we don’t act upon them.
See what happens to the intention when you
bring attention to it.
Riding out certain intentions
untangles us from painful thoughts and actions. Letting intentions come and go
by themselves can be a powerful expression of freedom.
Consciousness means
"knowing". It is an essential aspect of all experience. What we
really mean by experience is the "knowing" of something.
Consciousness continued
When we turn our attention
toward consciousness, we don't find anything. It has no location, shape, taste,
or colour, yet it reveals everything.
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