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04-17-2015, 04:51 PM
I meditate for many reasons but can sum it up perhaps. Being lost in thought comes naturally for us all, and yet I get beautiful glimpses of when I was four and five, for example and not yet lost in thought. I had no particular issue before me and it was still and peaceful in my mind.
I have realized that we make our mistakes when lost in thought and/or emotional. Yes, emotions are natural but as with anything else, there is such a thing as "too much" of anything, and exaggerated emotions often usher in our mistakes, big and little.
I think we humans are on auto-pilot when lost in the thought stream. My goal is not blank-out my mind but to become the willing observer of my thought stream instead of taken-away as if in a boat in a stream.
I use the meditation here, and there's a long and short version of introduction to it. I, of course no longer need any recording. We very soon are done with them and just sit, close eyes and do it. The longer version is great for reminding us of some things, attitudes etc...and the shorter is just as "magical" because it's a "just do it" in a seven minute recording.
Here it is...
http://antidoteforall.com/
Here is the longer version which a now-retired Army Colonel discovered, used with his own troops with great success and he now has a 501c, helping our military of all branches. Here is his page directly to his exercise.
http://www.patriotoutreach.org/be-still.html
There on his front page of www.patriotoutreach.org is Col. Monaco's explanation of what his exercise is and how it works so very well.
I have realized that we make our mistakes when lost in thought and/or emotional. Yes, emotions are natural but as with anything else, there is such a thing as "too much" of anything, and exaggerated emotions often usher in our mistakes, big and little.
I think we humans are on auto-pilot when lost in the thought stream. My goal is not blank-out my mind but to become the willing observer of my thought stream instead of taken-away as if in a boat in a stream.
I use the meditation here, and there's a long and short version of introduction to it. I, of course no longer need any recording. We very soon are done with them and just sit, close eyes and do it. The longer version is great for reminding us of some things, attitudes etc...and the shorter is just as "magical" because it's a "just do it" in a seven minute recording.
Here it is...
http://antidoteforall.com/
Here is the longer version which a now-retired Army Colonel discovered, used with his own troops with great success and he now has a 501c, helping our military of all branches. Here is his page directly to his exercise.
http://www.patriotoutreach.org/be-still.html
There on his front page of www.patriotoutreach.org is Col. Monaco's explanation of what his exercise is and how it works so very well.