This is great, Felix, loving the Buddhism/Hermeticism mashup. The REIN technique would be a great entrance for someone into meditation, I think. Oh, and I will definitely be trying this one.
Thank you so much! It means a lot to me when people go out of their way to tell me they like what I write =) I plan on deep-dive the Buddhism/Hermetic overlap and making it into a coherent teaching, kinda my own unique take.
REIN is powerful and I usually use a small mantra like "I will just rein this in" or "this too shall pass" and the process just happens on its own. Very freeing.
In my opinion becoming aware of our thoughts and emotions is little difficult if a person has not practiced becoming aware of our body.
In order to become aware of our body we need to start from what is easiest and simplest for us ie becoming aware of taking each step during walking. Or becoming aware of of our breath during inhalation and exhalation. Becoming aware of taste, sensation during chewing while we are eating food.
This way we learn to experience no-though moment at first. We are able to see between the gap of those thoughts running continuously 24×7.
Then only we can become successful in becoming aware of our thoughts and then emotions.
Mind tries to directly attack the toughest so that failure of it bring in us the trust that it is impossible. No-thought state is death for mind and that later leads to death of ego. Our ordinary death of body is nothing but the death of ego.
Agreed. I have linked my "how to" for noting meditation in the article, so people can train just by "noting" things. It is a very important and non-trivial step.
This is great, Felix, loving the Buddhism/Hermeticism mashup. The REIN technique would be a great entrance for someone into meditation, I think. Oh, and I will definitely be trying this one.
Thank you so much! It means a lot to me when people go out of their way to tell me they like what I write =) I plan on deep-dive the Buddhism/Hermetic overlap and making it into a coherent teaching, kinda my own unique take.
REIN is powerful and I usually use a small mantra like "I will just rein this in" or "this too shall pass" and the process just happens on its own. Very freeing.
Glad to hear that and yes, I saw that come in my inbox and looking forward to reading it!
In my opinion becoming aware of our thoughts and emotions is little difficult if a person has not practiced becoming aware of our body.
In order to become aware of our body we need to start from what is easiest and simplest for us ie becoming aware of taking each step during walking. Or becoming aware of of our breath during inhalation and exhalation. Becoming aware of taste, sensation during chewing while we are eating food.
This way we learn to experience no-though moment at first. We are able to see between the gap of those thoughts running continuously 24×7.
Then only we can become successful in becoming aware of our thoughts and then emotions.
Mind tries to directly attack the toughest so that failure of it bring in us the trust that it is impossible. No-thought state is death for mind and that later leads to death of ego. Our ordinary death of body is nothing but the death of ego.
Agreed. I have linked my "how to" for noting meditation in the article, so people can train just by "noting" things. It is a very important and non-trivial step.