Guest guest Posted February 5, 2002 Report Share Posted February 5, 2002 Thank you for posting these. It IS possible to work with children. Mine were taught a walking meditation very early on, before they got their mantra inititation. I used various visualization techniques to help them work out fears and anger. It has been a pleasure to see them develop an experiential base as they learn the effectiveness of these tools. <br><br>Children are faced with a heightened rate of stimulations from all sides, dysfunctional families, high divorce rates, school, peers, world events, and if they live in areas with high crime then that stress is even more. No wonder most of the music of the youth today screams and shouts out to be heard. (Of course being from the 60's I did my share of screaming too, , but the lyrics were more idealistic than they are now.)<br><br>It does not entirely help to isolate them either, because they need the tools to deal with these kinds of stimulations. Children come to families to mirror the issues of parents, who get a wonderful opportunity to work those out when they observe it in their kids. <br><br>_/\_ Tat twam asi<br><br>Uma Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 6, 2002 Report Share Posted February 6, 2002 Just a few thoughts on this subject about the child<br>I would be interested to know what the parents are <br>experiencing as they love their unruly child.<br>Not knowing with assurancy about karma, it only seems more a probability in light of the fact that children become who they will be with or without too much or not enough,from the facilitators of their health and shelter through early life.<br>I live above a store and high school students come in all the time and rob the owner blind with a smile on their faces.<br>of course the only ones coming in smoke cigarettes and eat junk and act like punks and hooligans with their girlfriends chewing gum with snide expressions in 5 inch plastic heels and saddle swaying come hither hips.<br>The good ones eat in lunch rooms and study over a sandwich from home and are bullied and humiliated and learn tolerance and sympathy for their lower thinking counterparts,wise cracking and stealing with sugar smiles from the <br>hardworking not making a dime store owner below.<br>The hardworking corner store owner learns what it means to break ones back everyday for nothing and <br>still come out ahead with a smile for everyone,or a chip on his shouldre and a drinking problem.<br>The brats learn how to be polititions and drug addicts and movie stars and star athletes in cleets with coke powder noses over dopey smiles and how to be teenage mothers on welfare and pot pusher fathers with welfare stamps on their heads,cheating with his old lady 16 year old girlfriends girlfriend and burning down the trailer.<br><br>What a lovely little ocean we all swim in.<br>I sure hope his parents are learning how beautiful is the unconditionality of mercy wisdom and compassion while keeping the wolves out and the roofs up over the simple heads of their begotten<br>often forgotten,neglected,starved and shuffled little descendance.Some sinking and some swimming <br>but all can change current in a moment like a silvery trout and there are no real excuses for acting like animals,babbling like infants craving sugar and smiles Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 6, 2002 Report Share Posted February 6, 2002 It happens due to the impressions in the sub-conscious mind.<br><br>Please refer <a href=http://www.sanatan.org/weekly/18Jun00/issue.htm#clarification target=new>http://www.sanatan.org/weekly/18Jun00/issue.htm#clarification</a><br>\ <br>(Clarification of Doubts section)<br><br>Impressions in the subconscious mind.<br><br>It shows how spiritual practice can improve one's personality. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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