Guest guest Posted June 26, 2001 Report Share Posted June 26, 2001 Hi John: Yes, focusing on breathing helps alot to ground me. A friend of mine introduced me to this about five years ago. I ask him what I should do in a critical moment and he said: " Breathe Like Hell " :-). The problem I see with all the advice I have received is that I have to do something which is contracdictory to the words of the realized beings who have shared with us the concept of no doer, no volition. See, these kinds of contracdictory concepts is what creates conflict in the mind and stirs it up like a tornado. It says, first you tell me this, now you tell me this...so I say I am confused...make up your damn mind. Peace, Michael John Logan wrote: > > Hi Michael, > When this happens are you breathing? If not, consciously breathe. > That will bring you back to ground. > > Now observe. This would not be happening unless you were ready to > deal with it! The problem is not the " attack " ; it is the content of > the " attack " -- the idea that you are worthless. > > In the context of Advaita you are neither worthy nor worthless! > So ... you are getting ready to blow off this illusion having to do > with " worthiness " . In one sense you are seeing the consequences of > thinking yourself 'unworthy', feeling what it feels like to be > damaging yourself by holding onto or attempting to avoid such > thoughts. > > Whether the " attacks " are coming from the outside or the inside you > are allowing them to affect you. Don't try to avoid them, instead ask > them as if they were another person: > Who are you? > Where did you come from? > What in me allows you to affect me? > Then breath and pay attention. > Don't dialogue with the answers, just note them. They are not > true or false. > > Nisargadatta, Michael <michael@p...> wrote: > > Hi John: > > > > I don't know. > > > > I just know that there are many > > negative and hateful thoughts swirling around > > that seem to want to cling to me. > > > > Maybe I need to be exorcised? > > > > Anyone have any knowledge about that? > > > > Peace, > > > > Michael > > > > John Logan wrote: > > > > > > Who wants to be pure? > > > Who doesn't want to be pure? > > > Who? > > > > > > Nisargadatta, Michael <michael@p...> wrote: > > > > Hi Tim: > > > > > > > > I have been having what can be described as psychic attacks. > > > > > > > > Seems there is some one thing that doesn't want me to be pure. > > > > > > > > Michael > > > > > > > > Omkara wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Reality is already as " pure " as it will ever get. Talk > > > of " sheaths " > > > > > and such is ignorance only. > > > > > > > > > > There is nothing to add, and there is nothing to take away > from > > > the > > > > > Self. There is nothing to do and there is nowhere to go. > > > > > > > > > > In order to realize this, simply find the " Inner Guru " or > Sadguru, > > > > > which is the feeling " I Am " -- then remain with that Guru. > The > > > > > Sadguru will take care of everything. > > > > > > > > > > Namaste, > > > > > > > > > > Omkara > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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