Loving Kindness exercise helps me to get out of myself and think of others, even my enemies. It helped me to be comfortable with my loved ones and my enemies. I learned from this exercise how to be ok with the world, learn to be happy for them and the benefits of taking the negative from all of them and becoming at peace with my changing the negative into positive and giving back to them with my loving kindness projected for them to them.
My experience with practice to “The Subtle mind” starts with plunging into a timeless silent space. It was hard trying to get in union with bliss and emptiness, the very essence of a subtle mind. The process is an imaginative step-by-step spiritual training that guides us toward an experience of unparalleled peace and clarity. From this experience I gained insight into ultimate truth, and the wisdom to live a meaningful life. It helps me to integrate all of my spiritual practices into a unified progression toward lasting happiness.
My frustrations experienced were when I was not able to fully connect to the exercise. Sometimes when I am too tired or have too much on my mind it becomes hard for me to really get connected. I can get connected once I clear my mind and find quietness and peace with my surroundings. It is really hard to connect when I have too many distractions within my environment. Other times were hard when I was experiencing sinus problems and my head and chest was full of congestion.
Spiritual wellness to mental and physical wellness is learning to clear the mess of your inner self. Learning the process in changing the negative forces within to positive forces within takes practice and time. When I clear away the bad and bring in the good it is easier to connect spiritually and then mentally and physically I feel better. When my spirit is in a good place I am mentally and physically aware of all my surroundings and I am able to handle my daily activities with ease.
The loving-kindness exercise was easier for me to connect than the subtle mind exercise. The loving kindness exercise was easy because of my personality. I know this sounds cheesy, but I am a very kind and loving person (many people are), so I was able to relate and be open to the exercise. The subtle mind exercise challenged me to connect areas in my mind that were unused. I made progress when the exercise asked me to "tie my mind to an anchor in the ground". I immediately "felt" stable. I realized that the witnessing mind allows mental movements (thoughts, images, etc) to rise in my mind, abide in my mind and then leave my mind, instead of staying in my mind (or as the old saying goes "on my mind"....like when people ask: what's on your mind? (I can now say nothing...lol) This openness and emptiness is exactly how I feel when I am done praying (really praying) and connecting with God and giving Him enough time to penetrate my mind and spirit to take control of the problem or request that was in my prayer. My spirit knows (somehow knows) that a higher power has taken control of my prayer.
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