Hi, at this stage I am currently quite over-sensitive. Perhaps it is a result taking on too much too early during my initial months of AYP.
At the moment my DM lasts between 5 to 10 minutes. I have become quite sensitive to the mantra. I have to be quite careful with stepping forward as even 1-2 minutes past the very subtle inner discomfort that can arise may be the difference between a good and a bad day. Initially I felt I couldn't wait to 'pass' my sensitivity but I've come to realize it's a blessing as progress is still wonderful even with a short investment of time.
I have experimented with adding 1-3 cycles (one cycle being the in and out breath) of SB before my DM and its worked quite well.
My question is this: If I am experiencing symptoms of over-purification (generally for me they last 1-3 days) and I am so sensitive to the mantra, I was wondering if, during times where I am experiencing negative symptoms, if it would perhaps be more 'energetically grounding' to temporarily remove the mantra from my meditation altogether. I could experiment and find out first hand but I would like some opinions. My intuition tells me that the regular 5-10 minutes of DM is a good idea but sometimes it feels like it may be too much on top of the symptoms of unease and that I may be stirring the pot a little too much.
Sounds like a good idea, in his lessons Yogani preconises that one might use breath-focused meditation when overloading or if over-sensitive. > See lesson 367
So you can remove mantra for sometimes but you're still able to pursue meditation at a slower and more comfortable pace.
Over-Sensitivity and Mantra
Posted - Mar 20 2013 : 11:22:27 PM
