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snake
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 Posted - May 19 2008 : 12:27:34 PM
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I know the advice is not to concentrate on the I am mantra but to just repeat it subvocally but by repeating my mind naturally puts it attention on the mantra which to me is concentrating on it,how do i approach it without concentration,it seems impossible?
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Anthem
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Posted - May 19 2008 : 12:44:44 PM
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Drop the word concentration. Bring your attention to the mantra, when you notice you are off the mantra, away in thoughts, wherever, bring your attention back to the mantra. Travelling away is perfectly ok, once you notice, come back to the mantra.
i am....hmmmm....feel it, experience it. |
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snake
United Kingdom
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Posted - May 19 2008 : 4:08:12 PM
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| thanks Anthem |
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skorpion63
India
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Posted - May 25 2008 : 10:51:28 AM
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quote:
Originally posted by Anthem11
Drop the word concentration. Bring your attention to the mantra, when you notice you are off the mantra, away in thoughts, wherever, bring your attention back to the mantra. Travelling away is perfectly ok, once you notice, come back to the mantra.
i am....hmmmm....feel it, experience it.
Hi,
I am new here and have been doing the "I AM" meditation for a week.I am doing it sitting in siddhasana as i found siddasana very comfortable when i tried doing it the first time(it just felt so natural).
The thing is my mind never goes away from the mantra so there is no question of bringing it back.Does this mean i am doing something wrong or is it not working for me?
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yogani
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Posted - May 26 2008 : 10:11:58 AM
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Originally posted by skorpion63
The thing is my mind never goes away from the mantra so there is no question of bringing it back. Does this mean i am doing something wrong or is it not working for me?
Hi Scorpion, and welcome!
It is fine. The fact that you notice the "mind never going away from the mantra" is a thought other than the mantra, right? This is normal. When noticed, just easily favor the mantra over that or any thought. There can be mantra and thoughts mixed together, with the mantra in the background or foreground. It doesn't matter. The procedure stays the same. We never force, just gently favor according to the procedure.
The mantra does not have to be a clear mental pronunciation. In a given session, or over a series of sessions, it will naturally change as purification and opening occur in the nervous system. There is nothing to monitor or judge about it. Monitoring the progress of meditation while doing it is not meditation. We easily favor the mantra over the monitoring. In time, it becomes an easy habit -- it is the habit of stillness we are cultivating. Whenever other thoughts occur, like "I am thinking the mantra all the time," just ease back to the mantra. This can be in a very faint and fuzzy place, and then gone to pure bliss consciousness...
You are doing very well. In some time, the process of daily deep meditation will settle in, and you will notice its affects more and more in your normal daily activity. Carry on, and enjoy!
The guru is in you.
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skorpion63
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Posted - May 26 2008 : 11:14:17 AM
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| Thanks a lot for the beautiful explanation.I understand it more clearly now :) |
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snake
United Kingdom
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Posted - May 26 2008 : 12:06:57 PM
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""The fact that you notice the "mind never going away from the mantra" is a thought other than the mantra, right? ""
Loved that,helped me too!! |
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