Greetings everyone!
This week was the experience of the elusive subtle mind. Last week I practiced the loving-kindness exercise that brought me back to loving myself and others. It lifted a heavy load off my shoulders and I literally feel lighter!
The subtle mind practice is somewhat different. It is used to begin to train the mind into a witnessing and calm-abiding mind. The focus was on the breath and becoming still with the breath to become still with the mind.
This week I was admittedly distracted by my "to-do list." Each time I practiced I was unable to completely stop the mental chatter. This week has been especially heavy with classes as it is midterm time and each time I sat to work on this, I thought, "this is 20 minutes that I could be studying." I know, I know, getting around this is the main objective, but always a work in progress!
When I am consciously nourishing my spiritual health, I find myself being more motivated to exercise and I feel a mental clarity. My focus becomes sharper and my ambition and intention grow stronger. I feel at peace with the world and everything that surrounds it. I do however believe that you can lose this feeling when you decide to put nourishing the spirit for a rainy day....Striving towards optimal health needs to be worked on daily....well, at least for me!
Love & Light
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