
Our conscious mind — believe it or not — is not in charge of our day-to-day behaviour.That claim may seem counter intuitive and contrary to our experience, but it has been demonstrated in controlled experiments time and again. By the time our conscious mind is aware of any particular decision or action, it has already been made or enacted by some other part of our brain.
Our conscious mind — believe it or not — is not in charge of our day-to-day behaviour.That claim may seem counter intuitive and contrary to our experience, but it has been demonstrated in controlled experiments time and again. By the time our conscious mind is aware of any particular decision or action, it has already been made or enacted by some other part of our brain.
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The Ten Stages
Sunday, 30 August 2015
Slowly let the feelings of loving-kindness rise
Sit with your back straight, but not rigid.
Align your head, neck and shoulders with each other. Place your feet on the floor and rest your hands gently on your lap.
Take this time and concentrate on feeling your Child Withins presence.
If you like, visualise a connection to your child within like a deep puddle of water.
Begin to focus your thoughts and connect to your child by meditating.
Silently and quietly to yourself, repeat your child is coming.
Now, bring your attention to the room where you are sitting.
Hear the sounds…. be aware of them …..accept them…..and let them go. If more sounds come in, just allow them to become part of the meditation.
Now, begin to notice your breathing. Without trying to control your breathing, pay attention to the incoming and outgoing breath. Feel the movement of your breath, the actual sensations of breathing. Feel the air at the tip of your nose, over your lip, and the stretching of your abdomen as it rises and falls with each breath.
Keep focusing on your breathing as you breathe in and breathe out. If your mind wanders, observe your thoughts as if they are bubbles of air under water floating to the surface. Then, gently return your attention to the breath.
Now, gently bring your focus to your body. Focus your attention on each part of your body in turn, starting at your feet and working slowly up to your legs, pelvis, abdomen, spine, chest, shoulders, arms, neck and head. Notice any sensation that you feel there. Then, imagine your breath flowing into and out of each part of your body as you inhale and exhale.
Next, place your attention on the area in the middle of your chest, around your heart.
Visualize and experience a feeling of love and warmth throughout your body.
Let this feeling fill your body while you gently repeat silently to yourself:
May I be well
May I be happy
May I be peaceful and at ease
Next, visualize someone who you love, and silently send loving and kind wishes to this person:
May they be well
May they be happy
May they be peaceful and at ease
Next, visualize someone who you have neutral feelings for, and silently send loving and kind wishes to this person:
May they be well
May they be happy
May they be peaceful and at ease
Next, visualise someone who you have difficulties with or negative feelings for, and silently send loving and kind wishes to this person:
May they be well
May they be happy
May they be peaceful and at ease
Next, send the loving-kindness to all the people around you and silently send loving and kind wishes to them:
May they be well
May they be happy
May they be peaceful and at ease
Next, send the loving-kindness to all beings everywhere, including yourself so that the feeling of loving-kindness fills you and the whole world.
May we all be well
May we all be happy
May we all be peaceful and at ease
Then slowly let the feelings of loving-kindness ease and return once again to focusing on just your breathing.
Then return to once again noticing yourself sitting.
Then slowly open your eyes and return to the room.
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