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Hi to all !

 

I have been thinking on one aspect of the experiences that I have had since

my spiritual awakening and need some feedback.Who can help? Since meditating

and practicing the healing meditation I have often felt completely lonely -

I am not able to understand if this is loneliness or even dettachment or even

isolation, but I do realise that I have undergone a great change within

myself . I "feel " a great quietness within me. it is like I am sitting

watching the world go by and am not really a part of it. Things that would

have made me angry or upset just do not affect me any more. I feel as though

everything has slowed down and I am silently watching things going on without

really being a part ot it.Like I am some obserever of things taking place

without it really affecting me.(sometimes I do not even think anything, this

is not like being numb - I am aware but so quiet) )

Is this normal or is this just a transit time ?? I observe things going on

around me and understand what is going on but do not let it become a part of

me. Who can help??Maybe I have just become aware of my being an observant

person?

 

Ingrid

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Ingrid :)))

 

What a wonderful experience you are having!!!

 

"When you are alone you are not alone, you are simply lonely--and there is a

tremendous difference between loneliness and aloneness. When you are lonely you

are thinking of the other, you are missing the other. Loneliness is a negative

state. Loneliness is absence of the other. Aloneness is the presence of oneself.

Aloneness is very positive. It is a presence, overflowing presence. You are so

full of presence that you can fill the whole universe with your presence and

there is no need for anybody."

Osho The Discipline of Transcendence Volume 1, Chapter 2

 

Detachment is an expression of being in the now - being who you are. Being in

the now has no attachment to the past or present - it is pure conscious

awareness

- a watching, just as described. You are watching, with great indifference as

to

outcome, with no judging or criticism, how you and others operate. You now know

the difference between what you are and who you are. Is it normal?? oh

yeah!!!! It has come about from your meditation. Now that you have found it,

over time you will find it easier to stay there for longer periods of time.

 

Enjoy it, Ingrid. It is great to be watching and seeing the grand picture of

things unfolding. Just don't operate heavy machinery while watching. You tend

to forget about stuff like fingers and toes :)))

 

Brightest blessings,

Love,

Susan

 

 

> I have been thinking on one aspect of the experiences that I have had since

> my spiritual awakening and need some feedback.Who can help? Since meditating

> and practicing the healing meditation I have often felt completely lonely -

> I am not able to understand if this is loneliness or even dettachment or even

> isolation, but I do realise that I have undergone a great change within

> myself . I "feel " a great quietness within me. it is like I am sitting

> watching the world go by and am not really a part of it. Things that would

> have made me angry or upset just do not affect me any more. I feel as though

> everything has slowed down and I am silently watching things going on without

> really being a part ot it.Like I am some obserever of things taking place

> without it really affecting me.(sometimes I do not even think anything, this

> is not like being numb - I am aware but so quiet) )

> Is this normal or is this just a transit time ?? I observe things going on

> around me and understand what is going on but do not let it become a part of

> me. Who can help??Maybe I have just become aware of my being an observant

> person?

>

> Ingrid

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Dear Ingrid,

 

Thank you for sharing your experiences since your spiritual awakening. Wow.

That is wonderful to experience that depth of detachement and be able to

observe outside ourself without getting involved or sucked into others'

dramas. These are two of the most important goals of a spiritual path.

They allow you to cultivate your own feelings and presence and really be in

touch with yourself and your relationship to universal energies. Enjoy it

and begin to experience how this new state makes your body feel. One of

the goals is dynamic relaxation--the state of being relaxed and vibrantly

alive at the same time.

 

I have added a few comments below.

 

And thank you Susan, for your insightful feedback.

 

Keep us posted of your progress.

 

BTW what healing meditation have you been practicing?

 

Sat Nam,

 

Rattana

 

 

> I have been thinking on one aspect of the experiences that I have had

since

> my spiritual awakening and need some feedback.Who can help? Since

meditating

> and practicing the healing meditation I have often felt completely

lonely -

> I am not able to understand if this is loneliness or even dettachment or

even

> isolation, but I do realise that I have undergone a great change within

> myself . I "feel " a great quietness within me. it is like I am sitting

> watching the world go by and am not really a part of it. Things that would

> have made me angry or upset just do not affect me any more. I feel as

though

> everything has slowed down and I am silently watching things going on

without > really being a part ot it.Like I am some obserever of things

taking place

> without it really affecting me.(sometimes I do not even think anything,

this

> is not like being numb - I am aware but so quiet) )

 

This is where we want to be.

 

> Is this normal or is this just a transit time ??

 

This is what we would like to be normal!!

 

I observe things going on

> around me and understand what is going on but do not let it become a part

of

> me. Who can help??

 

You are already your own teacher. Congratulations.

 

Maybe I have just become aware of my being an observant person?

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In a message dated 9/10/99 11:38:14 AM Pacific Daylight Time,

IngridTheo writes:

 

<< Like I am some obserever of things taking place

without it really affecting me.(sometimes I do not even think anything, this

is not like being numb - I am aware but so quiet) )

Is this normal or is this just a transit time ?? I observe things going on

around me and understand what is going on but do not let it become a part

of

me. Who can help??Maybe I have just become aware of my being an observant

person? >>

 

Dear Ingrid:

 

That is a normal and transitional part of your progress as a person. The

"aloneness" feeling is based on finding a place of quiet introspection where

the constant clamor, noise and conversations of others are not needed to fill

the silence. Inward calm is a very "solitary" sacred and peaceful place, and

many react quite nervously and even stressfully at first being confronted

with the "silent echoes of their own soul" for the first time. This too,

shall pass. What I am sensing is a bit of that "anxiety" floating up,

because your mind has not fully accepted the inner quiet...the non-action

state of just being. The mind always seeks an activity and that is why in

meditation a candle is used as a focus point, or a yantra (geometric drawing)

or even the mantra, a repeated spoken chant or comment that engages this

"active demanding part of the mind" during the early stages of meditation and

particularly for beginning meditators. Later, it will not be needed, and

falling quickly and resolutely into a state of "focused non-thought" or

energetic meditative activity will be natural and fun...without a sense of

anxiety or loneliness.

 

Thanks for sharing your thoughts...and sorry for the long delay in replying,

but have been working with a research project from Japan and also doing some

plumbing on the ranch property.

 

Blessings

Love,

Sat Nam!

 

Zenbob

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