Hmm the quiet space between thoughts, ...an excellent way of putting it, and it is very true. The more you use it the easier it is..
Had another thought but it was rubbish.
How is your new grandchild Oma? Bragging time... :-)
I am very temperamental; half temper half mental
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On Aug 23, 2013 1:57 PM, "Molly" <mollyb363@gmail.com> wrote:
-- Loss and major life change can be daunting, I have had my share in recent years, and am facing the loss of my professional mentor and second mom now. With the recent birth of my first grandchild, I realize that it is easier to say hello than good bye, but no less significant. Both can be miraculous.--I have heard a quiet mind explained many different ways. Of course, a functional mind is integral to life, but it does get carried away with incessant thought, inflated ego, complex emotion... The best method I have heard for quieting a run away mind is to notice the quiet space between different thoughts, and rest there. Once you have rested there, it is not hard to find again. The longer you stay in the quiet, the easier it is to sustain. Unnecessary thought begins to fall away naturally. It isn't anything that can be forced. It requires the ability to self observe - observe yourself thinking, observe the thoughts, find the quiet between, observe yourself with a quiet mind (paradox I know). There is a clear awareness that retains being, and lets go of becoming is I suppose one way to explain it, not requiring any kind of mental analysis or function. A transcendent world opens up that is ineffable. When I can reside in this view, I can be going about my daily life, don't need to be quietly meditating. What I have found over the years is, much of the mental jabber and analysis is not really necessary. I can listen better when mind is clear and quiet (paradox I know.)It seems to me that most of our mental effort is not necessary, life goes on and is paradoxically, more interesting. We excessively use our mental capacities because we are constantly identifying with our experience as a function of ego. Once that is quiet, the view is more clear, vital, even sacred if you can forgive the religious implications of the word.This morning, this is the best description I can give.
On Friday, August 23, 2013 12:57:52 AM UTC-4, AmandaRheen wrote:I am ignorant in this thing despite many conversations with those who meditate. What does it truly mean to quieten the mind in meditation? Are people talking about language and running commentary? Is it stopping the judgement function and retaining perception? Does it include quietening imagining or image making? What about sensation? Is it more about obtaining a certain Bain wave? In relation to knowing that the mediator has reached the place they are seeking what is the inclusion and exclusion criteria?
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