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Acting Like Godot · 11-11-2009, 01:59 AM

I recently neglected this tip myself. The result was that my life went a bit crazy this past month. It was filled with major changes. None of them were necessarily "bad". But it's difficult to cope with several big changes at the same time. My wife and I are both feeling a bit overwhelmed at the moment.

Tip 3 is that you have to stay in touch with the deep quiet place inside you. You can get there with meditation, or prayer, or contemplation, or hypnosis. Whatever method you use, you need to stay in touch with that place.

Very often, when you are feeling very busy with your life, the temptation is to keep hurrying. You feel like you need to rush there to do X, hurry there to do Y, complete this errand, chase down that loose end, tick off more items on your to-do list. Hurry, hurry, hurry.

This is a mistake. When you are busy with your life, you need to make time to do nothing. You need to make time to sit down or lie down, and just connect with that deep, quiet place inside you.

When your mind is calm, then events will unfold in your life, at a pace that you're comfortable with. When your mind is chaotic, then events will unfold in your life, at a chaotic pace.

So make time to connect with that deep, quiet place inside.

Simple exercise:

1. Sit still in a comfortable position, close your eyes.

2. Relax your forehead.

3. Relax your eyes.

4. Relax your nose and the space behind your nose.

5. Let your jaws drop slightly.

6. Relax your tongue.

7. Relax your entire face at one go.

8. Shift your attention to your throat. Pay attention to every little sensation there. Just observe.

9. Shift attention to your shoulders. Pay attention to every little sensation there. Just observe.

10. Shift attention to your chest. Pay attention to every little sensation there. Just observe.

11. Shift attention to your tummy area. Pay attention to every little sensation there. Just observe.

12. Shift attention to your groin area. Pay attention to every little sensation there. Just observe.

13. Breathe slowly and deeply. As you exhale, feel yourself sink into the deeper layers of your mind.

14. Sink, sink, sink. Stay there.

15. As random thoughts arise, observe them in the way you observed the sensations in your physical body.

11-11-2009, 01:59 AM	#20 (permalink)
Acting Like Godot Banned Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 9,613	Tip 3 - The Deep Quiet Place Inside I recently neglected this tip myself. The result was that my life went a bit crazy this past month. It was filled with major changes. None of them were necessarily "bad". But it's difficult to cope with several big changes at the same time. My wife and I are both feeling a bit overwhelmed at the moment. Tip 3 is that you have to stay in touch with the deep quiet place inside you. You can get there with meditation, or prayer, or contemplation, or hypnosis. Whatever method you use, you need to stay in touch with that place. Very often, when you are feeling very busy with your life, the temptation is to keep hurrying. You feel like you need to rush there to do X, hurry there to do Y, complete this errand, chase down that loose end, tick off more items on your to-do list. Hurry, hurry, hurry. This is a mistake. When you are busy with your life, you need to make time to do nothing. You need to make time to sit down or lie down, and just connect with that deep, quiet place inside you. When your mind is calm, then events will unfold in your life, at a pace that you're comfortable with. When your mind is chaotic, then events will unfold in your life, at a chaotic pace. So make time to connect with that deep, quiet place inside. Simple exercise: 1. Sit still in a comfortable position, close your eyes. 2. Relax your forehead. 3. Relax your eyes. 4. Relax your nose and the space behind your nose. 5. Let your jaws drop slightly. 6. Relax your tongue. 7. Relax your entire face at one go. 8. Shift your attention to your throat. Pay attention to every little sensation there. Just observe. 9. Shift attention to your shoulders. Pay attention to every little sensation there. Just observe. 10. Shift attention to your chest. Pay attention to every little sensation there. Just observe. 11. Shift attention to your tummy area. Pay attention to every little sensation there. Just observe. 12. Shift attention to your groin area. Pay attention to every little sensation there. Just observe. 13. Breathe slowly and deeply. As you exhale, feel yourself sink into the deeper layers of your mind. 14. Sink, sink, sink. Stay there. 15. As random thoughts arise, observe them in the way you observed the sensations in your physical body.