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slavejali -> RE: Calming Behaviors (2/16/2006 11:48:10 AM)
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Vippasana (watching yr breath) medititation is good - like sunshine mentioned, it can be done while your doing the most mundane activities in life and gives you focus and calm.
"Being here now" practice is also good, its a way to stop your thoughts from running around everywhere and just enjoying the moment, a lot of our thoughts are based in the past or the future, to draw attention to the present moment brings a sense of centredness and the ability to handle even the most potentially stressful situations.
Getting outa the rat race for awhile can be a really wonderful tonic.
Learning about how the mind works can also be helpful, knowledge is power so they say. The mind is like a lasso, it attaches itself to anything and everything, it has no prejudices this way. Consciously directing your thoughts to attach to productive/constructive thinking is really beneficial.
Umm what else...hey has everyone read "Desiderata"..its an excellent piece of writing...its very calming...im wondering whether i should post it...its long..umm..damn is there a limit on how long these posts can be...i might do a different post with just that in it.. *grin*.
oh btw...congrats on your success with meditation KaytLied.
ok, it wont let me do two posts..so here is Desiderata..
Max Ehrmann
Desiderata
Go placidly amid the noise and haste,
and remember what peace there may be in silence.
As far as possible without surrender
be on good terms with all persons.
Speak your truth quietly and clearly;
and listen to others,
even the dull and the ignorant;
they too have their story.
Avoid loud and aggressive persons,
they are vexations to the spirit.
If you compare yourself with others,
you may become vain and bitter;
for always there will be greater and lesser persons than yourself.
Enjoy your achievements as well as your plans.
Keep interested in your own career, however humble;
it is a real possession in the changing fortunes of time.
Exercise caution in your business affairs;
for the world is full of trickery.
But let this not blind you to what virtue there is;
many persons strive for high ideals;
and everywhere life is full of heroism.
Be yourself.
Especially, do not feign affection.
Neither be cynical about love;
for in the face of all aridity and disenchantment
it is as perennial as the grass.
Take kindly the counsel of the years,
gracefully surrendering the things of youth.
Nurture strength of spirit to shield you in sudden misfortune.
But do not distress yourself with dark imaginings.
Many fears are born of fatigue and loneliness.
Beyond a wholesome discipline,
be gentle with yourself.
You are a child of the universe,
no less than the trees and the stars;
you have a right to be here.
And whether or not it is clear to you,
no doubt the universe is unfolding as it should.
Therefore be at peace with God,
whatever you conceive Him to be,
and whatever your labors and aspirations,
in the noisy confusion of life keep peace with your soul.
With all its sham, drudgery, and broken dreams,
it is still a beautiful world.
Be cheerful.
Strive to be happy.
Max Ehrmann, Desiderata, Copyright 1952.
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