tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1630883680904179650.post2651934101117383173..comments2023-10-08T08:10:44.411-05:00Comments on Mercurious: A Little More about MeditationThe Geezershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12132213545989946724noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1630883680904179650.post-74974422944340060192008-03-24T20:14:00.000-05:002008-03-24T20:14:00.000-05:00It sounds as if this practice would be akin to abs...It sounds as if this practice would be akin to absorbing and cleansing energy for redistribution. Someone once taught me to do a meditation that takes in the sickness from the hospital... and then to take the anger and negativity from the jailhouse... and wrap these things in pink and green, and release them again in the form of Love. This was a practice during the Christmas Holiday.Shimmerringshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11889345175260200888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1630883680904179650.post-82796971311566445702008-03-24T09:27:00.000-05:002008-03-24T09:27:00.000-05:00Sacred:I'd just do it. The resistance is just some...Sacred:<BR/><BR/>I'd just do it. The resistance is just something to observe, as well, and it's not productive to "resist the resistance."<BR/><BR/>At its most fundamental level, meditation is just the experience of things as they are. And sometimes the mind states that "are" include irritation, resistance, or other negatives.<BR/><BR/>One very perceptive teacher described meditation as the process of making friends with your own mind, rather than berating it.The Geezershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12132213545989946724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1630883680904179650.post-16680448329435918872008-03-24T00:30:00.000-05:002008-03-24T00:30:00.000-05:00Interesting that you found yourself resisting also...Interesting that you found yourself resisting also. This is the reaction I have to the entire idea of meditation at this point. I feel almost angry for some reason. Irrational and I have not yet figured out why. Undoubtedly some type of meditation would be beneficial. Is it better to wait until you're ready (which might be never) or just do it, I wonder?Reason's Whorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09386477323714963087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1630883680904179650.post-65425502676624002112008-03-22T21:42:00.000-05:002008-03-22T21:42:00.000-05:00I love this practice. I particularly like doing it...I love this practice. I particularly like doing it when I am having a problem with a specific person. To breathe in their suffering and send them compassion ALWAYS makes me feel better and brings me more peace about the situation.Michelle O'Neilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03221354521123541601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1630883680904179650.post-74720512741334654202008-03-21T00:13:00.000-05:002008-03-21T00:13:00.000-05:00I can't express how much I enjoy coming to this bl...I can't express how much I enjoy coming to this blog. With each post I come away feeling kinder to myself, a not altogether small feat. <BR/><BR/>I could use some Tonglen practice to help shed my armour. Although, essentially I do believe what we offer to others cannot run dry, unless of course we believe otherwise. <BR/> <BR/>AugustKatherinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06113815064063684876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1630883680904179650.post-50518576583494210162008-03-20T10:13:00.000-05:002008-03-20T10:13:00.000-05:00I practiced tonglen some years ago at the deathbed...I practiced tonglen some years ago at the deathbed of my wife's stepmother. It was a sobering experience, but one that taught me a great deal about myself, about the suffering of others, and about death and dying. Compassion, I guess, is the bottom line here.Peter Clothierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11525159413387378704noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1630883680904179650.post-646466299177575992008-03-20T09:24:00.000-05:002008-03-20T09:24:00.000-05:00It sounds fascinating. And is akin to some of the ...It sounds fascinating. And is akin to some of the guided meditations I have done. But I think I'd still need to feel in a strong place to attempt it - the fear of burdening myself with yet more of others' suffering is present. But yes, faith is the answer.<BR/><BR/>PussGlamourpusshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01450175254756849062noreply@blogger.com