This week’s meditative practice was a relative success for me. I am getting much better at calming myself and relaxing very quickly and selecting a wise and honorable person whom I have great respect for was also very easy as I am fortunate enough to have had an array of respectable role models. In a slightly less successful aspect of this assignment, I was in no way able to become the wise person I had selected to experience what it was like. This part of the exercise was way to advanced for my current meditative capabilities, in fact I would say the unfortunately this entire class goes to fast in this area for me to advance with it. As the narrator said it will require time, much practice, and a lot of patience. Despite my feelings on the speed that this class is progressing, my spiritual health as absolutely thrived through the last month or so. I am very happy that I am able to remain much calmer than before when my work becomes chaotic, and with this added calmness comes more pleasure in a job I already love. If not for the exercises of this class I doubt that I would have ever found the insight or ability to accomplish this and for that I am very grateful.
I think the saying “one cannot lead another where one has not gone him or herself” is explaining as used in our text is explaining that in a teacher we must seek out an individual who has appropriate experience. It is wisely informing us that we cannot be thought how to advance our spiritual health by teachers who have not already achieved heightened spiritual knowledge and health.
~Jay
Hi Jay,
ReplyDeleteYou hit it right on the nose for me. I thought maybe it was only myself that was having trouble with the meditation exercises, but you are right, the class is progressing faster then my ability to practice and move forward with the meditation exercises. I think I have progressed only in the sense of being able to relax immediately after the exercises but unfortunately that only lasts for a little while and my mind is off and running!
Right, I just don't have the ability to progress this fast, but it's a great start. Thanks for the response to my blog.
DeleteThat is great Jay I had problems with this one. It was not hard finding someone that I respected it was hard to see them sitting in front of me it just seemed so strange. I will have to work on this one but I will not give up.:)
ReplyDeleteI love it when people refuse to give up on something thats hard to accomplish, it makes success so much more wonderful. Keep at it and best of luck.
DeleteJay
Jay,
ReplyDeleteThis was a great blog and I really liked that you are true to your self and know these exercise take time. Time that we will have to continue to practice long after this class has ended. I enjoyed this weeks session and will continue to practice. I also think that you are selling your self a bit short when it comes to keeping up in this class, that is why I love on-line learning because you have such a wide variety of people, backgrounds, and a wealth of knowledge to grasp onto.
Liz
People will do what they like and how can you show me something that you know nothing about. Like how can you tell me about being married and you are not. I can’t preach to another about understanding their own mental/emotional hang-ups if I don’t work to understand my own. Therefore I try to be very curious when I get triggered and understand my unconscious fears and motivations.
ReplyDeleteAlways seek GOD wisdom before my own thought Meditation and pray. A men should pray at all time for guidance.
PAPA SNOW