My experience with the loving-kindness exercise proved to be challenging. There is much going on inside of my head right now and I found the extremely long pauses intended for reflection were too long and I became distracted. I will continue to practice, as I understand the need to practice daily in order to become proficient. No doubt, some days will be much easier than others when it comes time to practice with the mp3 exercise provided on Loving-kindness.
The concept of “mental workout” refers to the development of the psychospiritual aspect of the human mind spending a minimum of an hour per day cultivating loving-kindness and the subtle mind. To implement mental workouts it is necessary to practice both exercises – the loving-kindness exercise; and the subtle-mind exercises. The more one practices, the better one becomes – thus the way to achieve an Olympian level of mental flourishing.
Wishing you all the very best as your progress along on your journey to optimal human flourishing.... Marcella
I agree that the long pauses got to me this week. I think if they weren't quite so long I might have enjoyed it more. Because when I went over the activity with our book I really enjoyed it. Sometimes I think I just don't have the patience for the longer meditations. I am hoping that each week not only will I learn something new but also I will be able to sit quietly and still to not only enjoy the relaxation but expand my inner knowledge.
ReplyDeleteMarcella, I think that showing loving kindness to myself and others is very challenging and it is a constant choice daily of how to approach things in our lives. I also agree some days will be easier than others and I also wish you well on your journey as well.
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