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sunyata
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 Posted - Feb 26 2013 : 8:56:34 PM
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Hi Friends,
I've tried different grounding activities when I’m overloading like walking in nature, cleaning, eating heavy food. But, for me watching reality shows works the best . I have been experiencing the witness state lately. However, Sunday morning signs of overloading started. I tried all the other grounding activities. I woke up with the same feeling next morning. So, I decided to watch reality shows online. After watching two episodes, the overloading symptoms disappeared and I was back to the same happy place. It worked this time too-It's like taking a magic pill Just wanted to share this.
Love,
Sunyata
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Goodway
USA
99 Posts |
Posted - Feb 26 2013 : 9:51:23 PM
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Cool, which shows?
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sunyata
USA
1513 Posts |
Posted - Feb 26 2013 : 10:27:34 PM
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mmmmmm... All the "Real Housewives"  . |
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Bodhi Tree
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Posted - Feb 26 2013 : 10:36:43 PM
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I can relate to this diversion. When I overload myself with spiritual material (too many books, too much bhakti), sometimes I will watch a movie or TV show that is particularly "non-spiritual" and trivial in its content. I like "Sherlock"...the BBC crime-solving mystery mini-series. It's like "mental grounding".
I don't watch any shows regularly, but I find it somewhat necessary to dip into the mainstream and have some connection to pop culture from time to time. But I kind of feel sorry for the people who use TV as their primary emotional stimulus (I used to do it in the dreary days of addiction and depression)...but then again, to each his own. Whatever works. I just want to fully live my life and watch my own comedic drama unfold before I get too enmeshed in somebody else's story. We are each individual heroes in our personal and collective mythologies, but I think this is often missed in our celebrity culture and obsession with fame/fortune.
Joseph Campbell, master of mythology, said it best: "Follow your bliss!"  |
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Goodway
USA
99 Posts |
Posted - Feb 27 2013 : 10:17:33 AM
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quote:
Originally posted by sunyata
mmmmmm... All the "Real Housewives" .
I watch music videos, a lot.
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sunyata
USA
1513 Posts |
Posted - Feb 27 2013 : 10:00:02 PM
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Thank You Bodhi for sharing your wisdom. Just like you mentioned, I used to watch a lot of TV before. Since, my awakening two years ago, I lost all interest in watching TV and movies. Slowly, I'm trying to integrate everything.Most of my time is spent on serving my family, working,reading spiritual literature, listening to bhajans and attending weekly satsang. I would have never thought that I would be doing these things few years ago. Anyhoo, we both agree that watching some mindless shows is very grounding.
Goodway~ I watch music videos every now and then :)
Sunyata |
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Goodway
USA
99 Posts |
Posted - Feb 27 2013 : 10:02:45 PM
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quote:
Originally posted by sunyata
Thank You Bodhi for sharing your wisdom. Just like you mentioned, I used to watch a lot of TV before. Since, my awakening two years ago, I lost all interest in watching TV and movies. Slowly, I'm trying to integrate everything.Most of my time is spent on serving my family, working,reading spiritual literature, listening to bhajans and attending weekly satsang. I would have never thought that I would be doing these things few years ago. Anyhoo, we both agree that watching some mindless shows is very grounding.
Goodway~ I watch music videos every now and then :)
Sunyata
I love music. Can't get enough of it.
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sunyata
USA
1513 Posts |
Posted - Feb 27 2013 : 10:08:56 PM
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I agree! Some songs takes me to a different dimension. It's meditating with eyes wide open while grooving to the beats  |
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Goodway
USA
99 Posts |
Posted - Feb 27 2013 : 10:13:45 PM
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quote:
Originally posted by Bodhi Tree
I can relate to this diversion. When I overload myself with spiritual material (too many books, too much bhakti), sometimes I will watch a movie or TV show that is particularly "non-spiritual" and trivial in its content. I like "Sherlock"...the BBC crime-solving mystery mini-series. It's like "mental grounding".
I don't watch any shows regularly, but I find it somewhat necessary to dip into the mainstream and have some connection to pop culture from time to time. But I kind of feel sorry for the people who use TV as their primary emotional stimulus (I used to do it in the dreary days of addiction and depression)...but then again, to each his own. Whatever works. I just want to fully live my life and watch my own comedic drama unfold before I get too enmeshed in somebody else's story. We are each individual heroes in our personal and collective mythologies, but I think this is often missed in our celebrity culture and obsession with fame/fortune.
Joseph Campbell, master of mythology, said it best: "Follow your bliss!"
As a traveler and nature-lover, I find myself in a place where music and television suit me well. I do still love the woods, but after a couple years high in the mountains and long, earnest travels, I appreciate resonating with the people that have walked on different paths than myself. I don't really like pop, or the misery encouraged by "the industry," but art lives regardless of the industry's attempts to cage it.
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Bodhi Tree
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Posted - Feb 27 2013 : 11:29:02 PM
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| Yes...art, music, writing, film = tools of transcendence. The AYP community seems to attract very creative souls... |
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Goodway
USA
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Posted - Feb 27 2013 : 11:42:59 PM
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quote:
Originally posted by Bodhi Tree
Yes...art, music, writing, film = tools of transcendence. The AYP community seems to attract very creative souls...
This it does.
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Edited by - Goodway on Feb 27 2013 11:47:12 PM |
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