Guest guest Posted November 22, 2009 Report Share Posted November 22, 2009 Namaste everybody! Haven't been posting (have been reading though) because my life is in turmoil. Mostly the mind. This personal growth thing is hard It appears I have counter-productive, self-dimishing, perhaps even self-hateful thoughts I have collected during childhood. The problem is that they are subconscious and even though I now understand I've got some, I'm not truly aware of them. Does somebody have some idea how I could get in touch with these beliefs so I could then begin to replace them with more productive and wise ones? Thank you, Aarni Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 22, 2009 Report Share Posted November 22, 2009 Hi Aarni, I have been listening to some podcast for a few days now and these two just may be of help for you to hear what they have to say. They speak of how to change your childhood memories to make them a more positive event. http://www.soundstrue.com/podcast/?p=1172#bottom http://www.soundstrue.com/podcast/?p=1189#bottom Linda , " spiralingsnake " <aarni.kimmo wrote: > > Namaste everybody! > > Haven't been posting (have been reading though) because my life is in turmoil. Mostly the mind. This personal growth thing is hard > > It appears I have counter-productive, self-dimishing, perhaps even self-hateful thoughts I have collected during childhood. The problem is that they are subconscious and even though I now understand I've got some, I'm not truly aware of them. > > Does somebody have some idea how I could get in touch with these beliefs so I could then begin to replace them with more productive and wise ones? > > Thank you, > Aarni > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 22, 2009 Report Share Posted November 22, 2009 Dear Aarni, Sometimes I go through turmoil also; the fears, emotions and thoughts that I have collected through my life become overwhelming and even though they are mostly kept submerged in the subconscious, they do affect the conscious mind. What helps me is to actively realise that I am not the fears, the emotions or the thoughts. They do not define me, and they have arisen out of reactions and conditionings only. In meditation or prayer, allow these things to slowly surface. Say to yourself 'I am the pure Spirit', and all the rest will fall away. Love, Sandra , " spiralingsnake " <aarni.kimmo wrote: > > Namaste everybody! > > Haven't been posting (have been reading though) because my life is in turmoil. Mostly the mind. This personal growth thing is hard > > It appears I have counter-productive, self-dimishing, perhaps even self-hateful thoughts I have collected during childhood. The problem is that they are subconscious and even though I now understand I've got some, I'm not truly aware of them. > > Does somebody have some idea how I could get in touch with these beliefs so I could then begin to replace them with more productive and wise ones? > > Thank you, > Aarni > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 23, 2009 Report Share Posted November 23, 2009 I didn't know SoundsTrue had podcasts like this too. Thank you Linda for showing me. It's funny how podcasts and information on spirituality is coming trough from just about everywhere. Finland seems to be a bit behind, but I'm sure we'll catch up at some point The podcasts are great for catnapping, I usually get about halfway trough them and then drift away somewhere in between sleep and awake. It's refreshing. As for the meditation and prayer, Sandra, it is trough those and the " I am pure spirit " , though not always in those words, that my suffering seems to arise from. During moments of clarity i understand that the suffering was for a purpose, but during the emotinal pain it's very hard to see anything else or to bring myself (the spirit myself) above the situation. I do see what you mean though, thank you for support. Also looking into my own eyes in the mirror and saying " I love you unconditionally and honor who and what you are " (it's from the titus concept) has both helped a lot but also I think brought up some defeatinly dark emotions. I'm beginning to see somekind of energy traces around the tips of my fingers and shooting out of them. So very suble, but also weird. My head and heart also feel different after being really down for few days. OK, i did not mean for this to be so long and structureless, it just happened.... Love, Aarni Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 23, 2009 Report Share Posted November 23, 2009 Hi Aarni, I'm sorry your life has been in turmoil. That's a hard place to be. I imagine you experience the turmoil more than in your mind, though. I imagine you feel it in your body, and in your emotions, and in your relationships. Noticing the disequilibrium gives us a thread we can follow in the darkness. We can begin to explore our internal caves by asking ourselves questions like, " This means I'm what? " " If I'm like this, then what? " If we keep going, we can follow the thread all the way back to our earliest clear memory of learning that negative belief about ourself. Then we can begin to explore the context of our lives and the people who raised us. We can begin to understand that these limiting beliefs were our friends and guides to help us stay alive through our vulnerable years. As we embrace them and honor them for the good work they did, we can allow them to see that we no longer are the helpless little mammalian young we once were, and we can retire our old friends with dignity and respect. They will pop up occasionally to try to help us stay alive, but we can simply remind them that we're okay and that they can rest now. I think periods of turmoil are liberation in disguise. As we free ourselves of one more fear, we grow lighter, and our capacity for love grows. As we experience love and compassion for ourselves, we are able to radiate that love and compassion to others. Peace, Shaz aarni.kimmo wrote: Haven't been posting (have been reading though) because my life is in turmoil. Mostly the mind. This personal growth thing is hard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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