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Mats
Germany
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 Posted - Dec 18 2023 : 7:00:32 PM
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| Do you have some good spiritual advice to deal with low-esteem? Actually, in the long run, the daily practice of AYP should help. I mean a beneficial spiritual thinking pattern to deal with those self-destructing thinking patterns - on a more immediate basis. I tend to degrade myself when dealing with others. Perhaps some affirmations might help. Perhaps questioning the importace one gives to other's opinion. Perhaps surrendering to god, accepting things as they are or grounding oneself in yamas/niyamas. Do you have some advice? |
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Christi
United Kingdom
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Posted - Dec 19 2023 : 04:37:34 AM
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Hi Mats,
Affirmations can be very powerful. That would be a good thing to engage in every day. And surrendering to God is also a good spiritual practice to be doing on a daily basis.
See this lesson for more information on how to go about these things. |
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Mats
Germany
43 Posts |
Posted - Dec 19 2023 : 08:23:48 AM
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Thanks, Christi.
A certain amount of witness has to be present in order to to engage in the practices described in this lesson, right? |
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Christi
United Kingdom
4380 Posts |
Posted - Dec 19 2023 : 1:06:42 PM
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Hi Mats,
Yes, that is right. |
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Mats
Germany
43 Posts |
Posted - Dec 19 2023 : 2:53:42 PM
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Not sure if the witness is present here. Certainly not in the way it is described in the lesson. Some calmness during meditation, but no carryover into the day.
What can be done concerning the issue described if there is no witness yet? |
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Dogboy
USA
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Posted - Dec 20 2023 : 01:55:22 AM
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What can be done concerning the issue described if there is no witness yet?
I would say do affirmations anyway. Anything you devote attention to, over time, will change. Meanwhile your dedicated practice will open you to witness and inner silence, and your affirmations will be "body memories" by then, and have influence.
Do you witness in real time your degradation in your dealings with others? If so you are on the road to change. If you can feel the spaces between the words of your thoughts, this is a sign of rising inner silence.
And always have compassion for yourself when feeling "less than", allowing yourself to observe and feel, and open to surrender and forgiveness. |
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Christi
United Kingdom
4380 Posts |
Posted - Dec 20 2023 : 06:56:54 AM
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Hi Mats,
If you are experiencing calmness during meditation, then you can stay on your mat for a few minutes after your meditation session and do affirmations then, and surrender to the Divine. So, that is after meditation and after rest. Then the stillness that you cultivate during meditation, can be used during your affirmations and surrender (yajna) practices.
As Dogboy says, your continued practice will gradually cultivate the witness and inner silence and you will find this present during the day. So, at that point, you will be able to expand these practices to any time of the day, or night. |
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Mats
Germany
43 Posts |
Posted - Dec 21 2023 : 1:02:40 PM
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Originally posted by Christi
Hi Mats,
If you are experiencing calmness during meditation, then you can stay on your mat for a few minutes after your meditation session and do affirmations then, and surrender to the Divine. So, that is after meditation and after rest. Then the stillness that you cultivate during meditation, can be used during your affirmations and surrender (yajna) practices.
Would that be a form of samyama, then? |
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Christi
United Kingdom
4380 Posts |
Posted - Dec 21 2023 : 1:47:03 PM
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Hi Mats,
Affirmations and surrender to the Divine are forms of Jnana Yoga. If you are practicing samyama as part of your daily practice, and you want to go directly into Jnana Yoga practices after sitting practices, then the order would be: Asana, (if using it), SBP (if using it), Meditation, Samyama, rest, Jnana Yoga practice.
Many Jnana Yoga (Self-inquiry) practices have a strong cross-over with samyama, as they often involve releasing thoughts into silence. |
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