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richilincez
Italy
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 Posted - Dec 16 2011 : 04:25:52 AM
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Hello dear everybody,
this morning, as I meditated, saìomething slightly different from usual happened. Instead of repeating the mantra, I noticed how, after I said it once, that my mind was repating it by itself. So, instead of repeating it over and over "actively", and going back to repetition whenever I lost it, my role became that of moving my attention to the mantra that was repeating in my mind, favoring it.
Normally, even as I actively repeat the mantra, the speed, the form of it and so change, and I allow them. In this case, being that it "resonated" by itself, its modifications were much quicker, with less interference.
My question is which way is the correct method.
Thank you
Riccardo |
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karl
United Kingdom
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Posted - Dec 16 2011 : 04:48:57 AM
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Hi Richilincez,
No need to get hung up on which is best. Each time might be different. Just as you allowed the Mantra to change when you were actively repeating it, then this is just another variation of that. Fast, slow, loud, soft, active, passive.
Your mind will tell you something is better or worse, more effective or less effective, faster or slower. Accept, but ignore the minds attempts to rationalise, as it tries to gain control over the process. It will tell you that it knows what's best.......it's guessing  |
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maheswari
Lebanon
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Posted - Dec 16 2011 : 04:53:17 AM
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Karl gave you sound advice....
all the best |
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richilincez
Italy
24 Posts |
Posted - Dec 16 2011 : 05:19:50 AM
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Thank you,
somehow I already guessed that could be the answer, like always in DM. "just go back to the mantra"
Thank you again
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mathurs
United Kingdom
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Posted - Dec 16 2011 : 08:29:30 AM
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You know how the advice is to go back to the mantra - I had a strange experience during my morning session - which was full of thoughts... by the way ....I realised at one point I was way deep in these thoughts and tried to come back to the mantra and I just could not find the mantra - it was lost...
I just let my mind go with the thoughts again and eventually could come back to the mantra! |
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karl
United Kingdom
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Posted - Dec 16 2011 : 08:50:06 AM
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Originally posted by mathurs
You know how the advice is to go back to the mantra - I had a strange experience during my morning session - which was full of thoughts... by the way ....I realised at one point I was way deep in these thoughts and tried to come back to the mantra and I just could not find the mantra - it was lost...
I just let my mind go with the thoughts again and eventually could come back to the mantra!
Once, when I was very young, I concentrated so hard on the meaning of a word that I lost the word. That was alright until I realised I had managed to lose my entire vocabulary by doing it, I was unable to speak for several minutes until it all came back to me. Very scary.
Like you say, when it gets like that then just go with whatever and it comes back. |
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