Tuesday, December 14, 2010
Loving Kindness vs. Subtle Mind
I think I prefer the subtle mind exercise over the loving kindness. I find it harder to clear wandering thoughts from my mind during the loving kindness exercise than with the subtle mind exercise. I think this is because the loving kindness exercise asks you to think of people. When I do this I tend to just not think about the person and picturing him/her but I also think of anything and everything involved with the individual. I have a hard time reigning in my thoughts. If I try to picture and think of one of my daughters I naturally think of the other and my mind bounces between the two. When I try to think of my Dad I think of my Mom as well. It's been very odd. I definitely prefer the subtle mind exercise as it asks you to concentrate on your breath. I have an easier time letting go of all thoughts than keeping my mind focused on just one person.
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It is very hard to focus on one thing at a time when so many things are attached to our thoughts. Even as humans we don’t speak but one word at a time. However, the thoughts attached to our ways of thinking allow us to remember many memories that trigger our emotions, feeling, and visions of experiences from the past, present and future, while reaction to a bucket of overwhelmed ideas occurring in the moment. I think these meditative exercises help us witness where our thoughts go, how to let them go, and redirect your attentions to observer the place we are in. Keep working on it, it can only get better.
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