Guest guest Posted May 20, 2005 Report Share Posted May 20, 2005 Brian wrote: As for cultivating Satva at the expense of Rajas and Tamas (because satvais so foreign to our way of thinking these days), here are things I do:1. Don't react to anything. When you feel a button pressed, acknowledge itand give it to (S)he who takes away.2. Failing that -- and we all do -- don't react to your failure to notreact. In other words, do not be upset, self deprecating or selfjustifying after a reaction has occured. Let go of the reaction as soon asyou become aware of it. When you have a reaction and recognize it, beg andplead with mother to take it away. Dear Brian ~ everything that you wrote was so clear, almost a step by step plan for balance. I particularly identified with these two and the ones about thoughts and FAKING IT. I have been practicing these lately with varying degress of success, but I really liked #2 ~ to not react to the reaction. And you are so right when you ask where do those feelings come from anyhow. The more aware we can become of our internal dialog, our thoughts, the more we can gently herd them into appropriate directions and not be herded by them. Jai Maa ~ Linda Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 20, 2005 Report Share Posted May 20, 2005 Your analogy is perfect. Let me carry it a step farther. We heard our thoughts like they were cattle, down a long gentle sloping coral to a single point of exit. There Mother waits with her machete to chop their heads off. *ear to ear grin* I loves Kali Maa. Brian > > Brian wrote: > > As for cultivating Satva at the expense of Rajas and Tamas (because satva > is so foreign to our way of thinking these days), here are things I do: > > 1. Don't react to anything. When you feel a button pressed, acknowledge > it > and give it to (S)he who takes away. > > 2. Failing that -- and we all do -- don't react to your failure to not > react. In other words, do not be upset, self deprecating or self > justifying after a reaction has occured. Let go of the reaction as soon > as > you become aware of it. When you have a reaction and recognize it, beg > and > plead with mother to take it away. > > > > Dear Brian ~ everything that you wrote was so clear, almost a step by step > plan for balance. I particularly identified with these two and the ones > about > thoughts and FAKING IT. I have been practicing these lately with varying > degress of success, but I really liked #2 ~ to not react to the reaction. > And you > are so right when you ask where do those feelings come from anyhow. > The more aware we can become of our internal dialog, our thoughts, the > more > we can gently herd them into appropriate directions and not be herded by > them. > Jai Maa ~ Linda > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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