Shared Left Border
Help Yourself
And Others



Notices
What's New on
AYP Plus?
AYP Retreats
Worldwide Listing

AYP Teacher Training
Local
Contacts
Meditation Groups,
Training & Retreats
Key
Lessons
Start Lessons Here
Desire - Bhakti
Deep Meditation
Self-Pacing
Spinal Breathing
Pranayama
Chakras
Mulabandha
Sambhavi Mudra
Asanas - Postures
Siddhasana
Yoni Mudra
Kumbhaka
Uddiyana - Nauli
Navi Kriya
Kechari Mudra
Chin Pump
Jalandhara
Eight Limbs of Yoga
Samyama & Siddhi
Spinal Bastrika
Pranayama
Heart Breathing
Yoga Nidra
Cosmic Samyama
Mantra Enhancements
Solar Centering
Tantra
Brahmacharya
Vajroli Mudra
Whole Body Mudra
Yogic Diet
Fasting
Addictions
Hallucinogens
Shatkarmas
Amaroli
Nectar Cycle
Kundalini
Assistance
Sensitivity Issues
Spirits & Entities
Shaktipat
Self-Inquiry Jnana - Advaita
End of Suffering
Karma Yoga
Dare to Dream
Evolution of Action
Prayer & Healing
Yoga for Children
Ayurveda
Summary of Practices
Time Management
Modifications to Baseline System
Teaching
Retreats
Enlightenment Milestones
Freedom
More Resources
AYP Plus
Public Forum
Plus Forum
AYP Survey

AYP on Radio & TV
Yoga FAQ
Sanskrit Glossary
AYP Books & Audio
Downloads
AYP Books
Flyer
Extended Booklist
International
Translations
Press Releases
Articles & Media
Promotional
Materials
Website
Traffic
Links
AYP-Related
Websites
Social Networks
Volunteer
Donate
|
 |
|
Author |
Topic  |
|
julia1312
Germany
1 Posts |
Posted - Mar 13 2019 : 10:31:18 AM
|
Recently I`m experiencing long periods of complete stillness in my mind, without any thoughts. Even though it feels very peaceful after awhile i find myself missing thinking/the commenting voice in my head, as if i just lost a part of me. I start to actively think something so as to make it come back, but it does not and the stillness remains. I don`t really know what to make of this. Has anyone had any experiences regarding this? |
|
Blanche
USA
671 Posts |
Posted - Mar 14 2019 : 07:01:17 AM
|
Stillness in the mind, with periods of no thoughts, is normal. As you describe, there is some discomfort associated with falling away of the habit of continuous thinking. We are so used with the mind working continuously that sometimes we do not know what to do if it stops - the same way we might get so used to working all the time that we forget how to rest.
See if you can relax in the state of no-mind. The mind is there, ready to go active if needed. However, if there is no real task, the mind can rest, and another layer of your being revels itself, a profound silence. Allow it to deepen, embody it, open to it - see what happens. This is not an end, but a gate to another way of being. |
 |
|
jean
Germany
107 Posts |
Posted - Mar 18 2019 : 3:59:16 PM
|
Yes this is also my experience. 2 or 3 years ago what I would call the "self-referential narrator" disappeared and with it about 90 percent of the usual thought activity dropped away. This is when a deeper meditation can begin 
 |
 |
|
BlueRaincoat
United Kingdom
1634 Posts |
Posted - Mar 21 2019 : 10:47:07 AM
|
Welcome to the AYP forum, Julia
Sounds like good progress. Things will probably stabilise a bit further.
The mind is still there, don't you worry Else who would be doing the missing? It will catch up with the new state of affairs by and by.
Enjoy your practice 
|
Edited by - BlueRaincoat on Mar 21 2019 10:47:41 AM |
 |
|
|
Topic  |
|
|
|
AYP Public Forum |
© Contributing Authors (opinions and advice belong to the respective authors) |
 |
|
|
Join the Mail List:
News and Events Near You

AYP PLUS PREVIEW
Direct Downloads
eBooks - PDF, EPUB
and MOBI-KINDLE
FREE eBooks with
MP3 AudioBooks
SAVE with Bundled
Multi-Title Downloads
Preview AYP Books
(PDF Books Flyer)
Easy
Lessons


Spiritual Adventure Novel

Enlightenment Series











Questions & Answers

|