I deleted my long thread about meditation and am going to make it a bit shorter , simple to understand.
Anxiety, worries, stress, fears.. they all come from thoughts , accumulations in our subconscious influences our thoughts.
So basically if you feel bad it's probably because a thought has arisen and you got involved in it , once you learn how to not get involved with arising thoughts , all worries are nonexistent .
Mindfulness is the key , mindfulness is just a fancy word for awareness , being aware of what is going on in the present moment, right now , from moment to moment . As soon as you get lost in a thought you start living in an imaginative world , you are no longer aware of the present moment.
To be mindful is to simply know that there is a thought that has arisen , know that i am walking , know that i am feeling tingling in my stomach , know that for a moment i have got lost in a thought , then became aware again of the present moment etc , being a simple observer that doesn't get involved.
By being mindful , Fear , anxiety , stress , and any states brought by the thinking mind , will have no opportunity to appear. The getting involved part , is just like putting wood in the fireplace , when you stop , the fire stops. In the present moment , the reality , there is no existing fear or anxiety , until you get involved in those imaginative scary thoughts , they are like a movie , most of the time people live within their own horror movies.
It only takes a brief moment to get involved in a thought and feel the physical symptoms of , anxiety for example , and feel shakey , weak and miserable. The key is to be quickly mindful of the sensations on the body as soon as they appear, just observe sensations for sensations , not judging or labeling anything , the key is to break the habit pattern of the mind , of liking and not liking , equanimity , seeing the sensations for what they really are , just sensations , they are not your sensations , they are just there and they will pass away , just observe , don't get involved.
It can be hard and this is where seated meditation comes in , seated meditation is like going to the gym to build the mind muscle , gain control and develop sharp awareness and equanimity. You can do a quick Google search on "Anapana" meditation for a very simple technique.
Just be mindful of anything that you are doing right now , this is a simple meditation that can be done anywhere at anytime , all the time , there is not a single moment that you should not be mindful.
So sit from time to time to practice Anapana meditation , and the rest of the day , be mindful ! This is the universal cure to all suffering.
May all of you be happy !
Anxiety, worries, stress, fears.. they all come from thoughts , accumulations in our subconscious influences our thoughts.
So basically if you feel bad it's probably because a thought has arisen and you got involved in it , once you learn how to not get involved with arising thoughts , all worries are nonexistent .
Mindfulness is the key , mindfulness is just a fancy word for awareness , being aware of what is going on in the present moment, right now , from moment to moment . As soon as you get lost in a thought you start living in an imaginative world , you are no longer aware of the present moment.
To be mindful is to simply know that there is a thought that has arisen , know that i am walking , know that i am feeling tingling in my stomach , know that for a moment i have got lost in a thought , then became aware again of the present moment etc , being a simple observer that doesn't get involved.
By being mindful , Fear , anxiety , stress , and any states brought by the thinking mind , will have no opportunity to appear. The getting involved part , is just like putting wood in the fireplace , when you stop , the fire stops. In the present moment , the reality , there is no existing fear or anxiety , until you get involved in those imaginative scary thoughts , they are like a movie , most of the time people live within their own horror movies.
It only takes a brief moment to get involved in a thought and feel the physical symptoms of , anxiety for example , and feel shakey , weak and miserable. The key is to be quickly mindful of the sensations on the body as soon as they appear, just observe sensations for sensations , not judging or labeling anything , the key is to break the habit pattern of the mind , of liking and not liking , equanimity , seeing the sensations for what they really are , just sensations , they are not your sensations , they are just there and they will pass away , just observe , don't get involved.
It can be hard and this is where seated meditation comes in , seated meditation is like going to the gym to build the mind muscle , gain control and develop sharp awareness and equanimity. You can do a quick Google search on "Anapana" meditation for a very simple technique.
Just be mindful of anything that you are doing right now , this is a simple meditation that can be done anywhere at anytime , all the time , there is not a single moment that you should not be mindful.
So sit from time to time to practice Anapana meditation , and the rest of the day , be mindful ! This is the universal cure to all suffering.
May all of you be happy !
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