Comments on: Negative thoughts in meditation http://www.meditationoasis.com/2009/12/09/negative-thoughts-in-meditation/ Companion to the Meditation Oasis Podcast Mon, 06 Feb 2012 18:44:16 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Brian http://www.meditationoasis.com/2009/12/09/negative-thoughts-in-meditation/comment-page-1/#comment-12534 Brian Wed, 13 Jan 2010 15:52:47 +0000 http://www.meditationoasis.com/?p=1066#comment-12534 Interesting article. I find not dwelling or giving power to negative thoughts whilst meditating really helps. Letting them flow past works best for me. Interesting article. I find not dwelling or giving power to negative thoughts whilst meditating really helps. Letting them flow past works best for me.

]]> By: Mary http://www.meditationoasis.com/2009/12/09/negative-thoughts-in-meditation/comment-page-1/#comment-12483 Mary Tue, 12 Jan 2010 20:15:52 +0000 http://www.meditationoasis.com/?p=1066#comment-12483 Thank you for your kind words, Dan, and especially for your appreciation of Richard's music. It plays such an important role in supporting the meditations. I don't think I fully appreciated the "feat" it is to create music which supports without intruding. Thank you for your musician's perspective. Blessings to you from both of us! Thank you for your kind words, Dan, and especially for your appreciation of Richard’s music. It plays such an important role in supporting the meditations. I don’t think I fully appreciated the “feat” it is to create music which supports without intruding. Thank you for your musician’s perspective. Blessings to you from both of us!

]]> By: Dan http://www.meditationoasis.com/2009/12/09/negative-thoughts-in-meditation/comment-page-1/#comment-12444 Dan Tue, 12 Jan 2010 02:15:20 +0000 http://www.meditationoasis.com/?p=1066#comment-12444 I smply can't say enough about these guided meditations. I have been listening to Mary and Richard now for many, many months. I look forward to new additions and have bought the CDs from Emusic. Thank you so much. As a musician, I really appreciate the music Richard creates and it is just subtle enough not to take away from Mary's guiding words. For any musicians out there... you will know this is no small feat. Many Blessings to you both and may all beings experience peace. Dan I smply can’t say enough about these guided meditations. I have been listening to Mary and Richard now for many, many months. I look forward to new additions and have bought the CDs from Emusic. Thank you so much. As a musician, I really appreciate the music Richard creates and it is just subtle enough not to take away from Mary’s guiding words. For any musicians out there… you will know this is no small feat.

Many Blessings to you both and may all beings experience peace.
Dan

]]> By: karthik http://www.meditationoasis.com/2009/12/09/negative-thoughts-in-meditation/comment-page-1/#comment-10982 karthik Fri, 11 Dec 2009 17:22:27 +0000 http://www.meditationoasis.com/?p=1066#comment-10982 Thanks Mary and thanks to your thought-provoking posts! Looking forward to your next one. Thanks Mary and thanks to your thought-provoking posts! Looking forward to your next one.

]]> By: Mary http://www.meditationoasis.com/2009/12/09/negative-thoughts-in-meditation/comment-page-1/#comment-10939 Mary Thu, 10 Dec 2009 23:14:13 +0000 http://www.meditationoasis.com/?p=1066#comment-10939 Thank you for your comment, karthik. I love how deeply you explore your experience and the insights you find. Your way of defining negativity makes a lot of sense. Thank you for your comment, karthik. I love how deeply you explore your experience and the insights you find. Your way of defining negativity makes a lot of sense.

]]> By: karthik http://www.meditationoasis.com/2009/12/09/negative-thoughts-in-meditation/comment-page-1/#comment-10937 karthik Thu, 10 Dec 2009 22:24:28 +0000 http://www.meditationoasis.com/?p=1066#comment-10937 Mary - I totally understand what you say about resisting negative thoughts and fearing their coming up. My take on this is, it would be good to sponsor thoughts based on love, joy, and peace and let the rest run through without much attention given to them. Resisting them is as you say a futile exercise. 'What you resist, persists' has much truth to it. On the other hand, I found it definitely useful to first define what negativity means to me and see if there are useful ways to direct attention to the positive without necessarily resisting the negative. The negative, it turns out, falls away naturally since you don't pay attention to them. Another useful technique I found in my journey is to sense tension in the body while I am on the move and continually relax the body. The body,mind are linked intricately and hence one affects the other. It's so amazing how life is all very beautiful if one can continually stay in the present. In that sense, negativity for me would be rummaging through the past or worrying about the future. Mary – I totally understand what you say about resisting negative thoughts and fearing their coming up.
My take on this is, it would be good to sponsor thoughts based on love, joy, and peace and let the rest run through without much attention given to them. Resisting them is as you say a futile exercise. ‘What you resist, persists’ has much truth to it.
On the other hand, I found it definitely useful to first define what negativity means to me and see if there are useful ways to direct attention to the positive without necessarily resisting the negative. The negative, it turns out, falls away naturally since you don’t pay attention to them.
Another useful technique I found in my journey is to sense tension in the body while I am on the move and continually relax the body. The body,mind are linked intricately and hence one affects the other.
It’s so amazing how life is all very beautiful if one can continually stay in the present. In that sense, negativity for me would be rummaging through the past or worrying about the future.

]]> By: Mary http://www.meditationoasis.com/2009/12/09/negative-thoughts-in-meditation/comment-page-1/#comment-10925 Mary Thu, 10 Dec 2009 17:25:22 +0000 http://www.meditationoasis.com/?p=1066#comment-10925 Love the images of outrunning your shadow and arguing with yourself in the mirror -- they speak volumes! Love the images of outrunning your shadow and arguing with yourself in the mirror — they speak volumes!

]]> By: Chris http://www.meditationoasis.com/2009/12/09/negative-thoughts-in-meditation/comment-page-1/#comment-10889 Chris Thu, 10 Dec 2009 02:17:28 +0000 http://www.meditationoasis.com/?p=1066#comment-10889 The ego is a trickster! Loves to have arguments with itself. Anything to keep you focused off Spirit! Winning the negative thought argument by countering it with positive thoughts is about as futile as trying to win an argument with your reflection in the mirror, or outrunning your shadow. The ego is a trickster! Loves to have arguments with itself. Anything to keep you focused off Spirit!

Winning the negative thought argument by countering it with positive thoughts is about as futile as trying to win an argument with your reflection in the mirror, or outrunning your shadow.

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