Hi All,
I tried the relaxation practice this morning and was a little frustrated with myself and the exercise. The frustration at myself came from selecting one person that I wanted to "take their pain in", as the reading material suggested, yet as I proceeded on with the exercise when asked to think about that person, other people came to mind and I had a hard time isolating that one individual. The frustration with the exercise came from feeling like I had to jump directly into the exercise without any preparation. The other exercises that we have done the first part seems to help with centering prior to actually beginning the exercise. I will definetly have to try this again.
One thing I have learned about myself over the last several years is I have the ability to pick-up on the vibrations from individuals who are in turmoil and can sometimes calm them with direct contact. This is to some a type of healing by laying on of hands. Yet to me it is more of absorbing some of their pain and trying to give them loving-kindness back. Maybe for this exercise I need direct contact with the individual, what do you think?
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Melody,
ReplyDeleteIt may help to have direct contact with the individual. However, I found that it helped me in so many ways. For example, I was able to think positive about myself and my surroundings for the first time in a long time. I found that the exercise was better for me to do alone because it helped me to start changing my thinking!