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Originally Posted by shesaboutspirit  n that moment when I perceived being left, abandoned, rejected etc, instead of "doing", I just sat in my chair and felt it. I let my mind just be there, and focused on my body sensations. It's pretty cool when the feelings literally move and release...like damp heat that time, but it probably changes depending on the emotion and where it's built up in the body. So you don't really need to do anything other than just allow... |
I think this is spot on; one of the major purposes of Zen meditation is to accept and be aware of all things that arise in awareness because a thing observed cannot be the observer of the thing. It's a sublime exercise in dis-identifying with emotions and ego. And it seems so difficult in concept until you realize that it's just "being," and enlightenment is nothing more than "being, now." (When else other than now can you be?)
For my part, I've recently realized that in addition to being a "vibe sponge," I've been using my heart chakra as the dumping ground for excess emotional energy that I didn't know how to manage or redirect.
For years. That's a habit I definitely
don't recommend! But the up side is it's left me with a high capacity for energy in my heart chakra; now I just need to put it to good use.
