Distractions

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First let me thank you for this enlightening question.

Had to take some time w/ this to observe.What was found were many lessons.Distractions are excuses:Ex: My husband went out of town on orientation for new job."I" THOUGHT OOOOO no distractions, no responsibilities, know one but "ME" Now "I" can get something done. Practice, Sadhana, Krya, etc."MY" own little retreat. Never mind that Mother was setting me up for a great lesson. Nothing changed. "I" did as always. Fresh, NEW, excuses rose for the occasion.Lesson: Distractions=Excuses, Maya, unreal They were all excuses the "I" used to do just what "I" wanted to do.Well, Well, Well !Now

that is clear. All that has to be done when thoughts come to distract

is just say EXCUSES, Bye! Old friend just leaves and in comes the new

one, LOVE, BLISS, JOY,DEVOTION, what ever you choose to call it the joy

is back in just a flash without even having to skip a word of the text.Thank you Mother for showing the old self a new way of seeing things.Now

as for outside distractions. Well they're just funny. Each one with

it's own set of excuses and temptations. But usually all brought own by

the self as well. The chickens are screaming, the dog needs to potty,

the cat is clawing the carpet, there's a fox out side. The hubby comes

in. The son comes home. Once they were seen for what they werethey

happened less and less. Telling the self that they were just Mothers

Dance, to just enjoy the music and continue helped. It also helped when

MOTHER reminded that if this was done early before light these wouldn't

even be an issue. Mother has to dance when the sun rises. You're suppose to be waking Her up not getting kicked in the head as She dances on it to prove a point. Having a since of humor helps too. Not taking it all so seriously and giving the self a break makes it easier to call it back to attention.Pat it on the back and start again.When

finding the self reading the text to fast (rushing), simply by starting

to read slowly syllable by syllable, concentration on the text fulling

comes. Reading the english helps to renew interest. It always shows

something on a diff. level and wow you're on the ride of your life

doing the puja with joy and fervor. Now at one time the self was

caught in an interesting game of looking for excuses as to why the

text had to be rushed through and that was interesting. To hear the

excuses the mind was coming up with and to feel it searching

desperately for an excuse was funny. Simply a laugh at the self brings

back the love.Think that's SELF realization. How funny we are.This has been a very fun way to understand what the self is up too.THANK YOUVish wrote:

....I have a very similar experienceseas you regarding "getting to work" on my sadhana. Even when I wasliving at the Mandir while Maa and Swami were in India for 30 days, Ihad trouble some mornings sitting down to worship. Always something"important" would arise, and my "monkey" mind would get excited andrun after that thought, feeling, mood, etc. Just like dangling a set of keys in front of a crying baby to distractit, my mind will go to the next flashy impulse rather than to worship.So, how to stop running after mirages? This is a different experiencethan boredom during worship. This is putting other distractions awayso I can begin to worship. I wish all of our family would share their techniques for breakingthrough this invisible barrier..Devi

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Namaste Devi,

 

loved your post, saw myself, laughed a lot, thank you for brightening

my day!

 

with love,

Henny

 

, devi <student61754 wrote:

>

>

> First let me thank you for this enlightening question.

>

> Had to take some time w/ this to observe.

> What was found were many lessons.

> Distractions are excuses:

> Ex: My husband went out of town on orientation for new job.

> " I " THOUGHT OOOOO no distractions, no responsibilities, know one

but " ME "   Now " I " can get something done. Practice, Sadhana, Krya,

etc.

> " MY " own little retreat.  Never mind that Mother was setting me up

for a great lesson. 

> Nothing changed. " I " did as always.  Fresh, NEW, excuses rose for

the occasion.

> Lesson:  Distractions=Excuses, Maya, unreal   They were all excuses

the " I " used to do just what " I " wanted to do.

> Well, Well, Well !

> Now

> that is clear. All that has to be done when thoughts come to

distract

> is just say EXCUSES, Bye!  Old friend just leaves and in comes the

new

> one, LOVE, BLISS, JOY,DEVOTION, what ever you choose to call it the

joy

> is back in just a flash without even having to skip a word of the

text.

> Thank you Mother for showing the old self a new way of seeing

things.

> Now

> as for outside distractions.  Well they're just funny.  Each one

with

> it's own set of excuses and temptations. But usually all brought

own by

> the self as well.  The chickens are screaming, the dog needs to

potty,

> the cat is clawing the carpet, there's a fox out side. The hubby

comes

> in.  The son comes home.  Once they were seen for what they were

> they

> happened less and less.  Telling the self that they were just

Mothers

> Dance, to just enjoy the music and continue helped. It also helped

when

> MOTHER reminded that if this was done early before light these

wouldn't

> even be an issue. Mother has to dance when the sun rises.  You're

suppose to be waking Her up not getting kicked in the head as She

dances on it to prove a point.

> Having a since of humor helps too.  Not taking it all so seriously

and giving the self a break makes it easier to call it back to

attention.

> Pat it on the back and start again.

>

> When 

> finding the self reading the text to fast (rushing), simply by

starting

> to read slowly syllable by syllable, concentration on the text

fulling

> comes.  Reading the english helps to renew interest. It always shows

> something on a diff. level and wow you're on the ride of your life

> doing the puja with joy and fervor.  Now at one time the self was

> caught in an interesting game of looking for excuses as to why the

> text had to be rushed through and that was interesting. To hear the

> excuses the mind was coming up with and to feel it searching

> desperately for an excuse was funny.  Simply a laugh at the self

brings

> back the love.

> Think that's SELF realization.  How funny we are.

>

> This has been a very fun way to understand what the self is up too.

> THANK YOU

>

> Vish wrote:

> ...I

> have a very similar experiencese

> as you regarding " getting to work " on my

> sadhana. Even when I was

> living at the Mandir while Maa and Swami were in

> India for 30 days, I

> had trouble some mornings sitting down to

> worship.  Always something

> " important " would arise, and my " monkey "

> mind would get excited and

> run after that thought, feeling, mood, etc.

>

> Just like dangling a set of keys in front of a crying baby to

> distract

> it, my mind will go to the next flashy impulse rather than to

> worship.

> So, how to stop running after mirages? This is a different

> experience

> than boredom during worship. This is putting other distractions

> away

> so I can begin to worship.

> I wish all of our family would share

> their techniques for breaking

> through this invisible

> barrier..

> Devi

>