I am curious to see how your guidance gives hints about the direction in which this 'diving' could take place. Here I hear hints of a bottom-up direction. I usually think of diving as something that happens from the top down or outside-in action. Visualization helps me to meditate, but I understand this is not the focus of the episode, I am just curious to see what the next one will bring.
Hi Luisa. Interesting question. I think the "hint' you felt about the term "dive" in describing this practice is due to the fact that this particular meditation has a real two way process.
The dive I refer to is the inward journey - toward the more subtle and comfortable levels of consciousness. However, the rising back up is also an important part of this meditation.
We dive within and the process is healing to the nervous system which then begins to "think" other thoughts. Sometimes even long journeys into thinking other thoughts. We consider this to be an important part of the meditation. Whjat we find is that pockets of stress inside, embedded deeply can be releases and that a part of their release is these rising dreamy thoughts.
So, in other words, we dive in to find deeper rest, the rest unwinds pockets of stress and we essentially ride them back up. Then we pick up the mantra again - and take another dive.
I hope this will be clarified for you in the next couple of installments: Sessions 2 and 3. Then session 4 and 5 continue.
Let me know your experiences if you like. I am always here to clarify, if I can. With love, Patty
This is very much in line with what Lorin Roche and Camille Maurine teach through Instinctive Meditation. I found you because I have been working to find a deeper link to the meditative practices I have been learning with them and my longtime asana practice and I am very happy to have found this portal to your teachings! I found you through Abigail Rose Clarke's book.
Funny you mention Lorin Roche and Camille Maurine! Lorin and I are very old friends, became TM teachers way back when, and both really understand the brilliance of the "effortless-effort" approach.
In fact, Lorin has been telling me for years now that I should be teaching meditation more specifically! The first thing I did when I decided to embark on this is contact Lorin to tell him I'm FINALLY doing it.
Thank you for sharing this with me and I look forward to continuing to share with you.
I love that this post clarifies the use of a mantra in meditation. That’s how I learned to use a mantra but it’s so nice to be reminded of the soft ebb and flow of the mantra. Thank you.
So glad it is helpful for you, Cathy. Yes, it is such a tremendous key to understand the layers of subtlety that a mantra has! In which form of meditation were you taught to use the mantra in this more effortless way? I'm just curious.
I am curious to see how your guidance gives hints about the direction in which this 'diving' could take place. Here I hear hints of a bottom-up direction. I usually think of diving as something that happens from the top down or outside-in action. Visualization helps me to meditate, but I understand this is not the focus of the episode, I am just curious to see what the next one will bring.
Hi Luisa. Interesting question. I think the "hint' you felt about the term "dive" in describing this practice is due to the fact that this particular meditation has a real two way process.
The dive I refer to is the inward journey - toward the more subtle and comfortable levels of consciousness. However, the rising back up is also an important part of this meditation.
We dive within and the process is healing to the nervous system which then begins to "think" other thoughts. Sometimes even long journeys into thinking other thoughts. We consider this to be an important part of the meditation. Whjat we find is that pockets of stress inside, embedded deeply can be releases and that a part of their release is these rising dreamy thoughts.
So, in other words, we dive in to find deeper rest, the rest unwinds pockets of stress and we essentially ride them back up. Then we pick up the mantra again - and take another dive.
I hope this will be clarified for you in the next couple of installments: Sessions 2 and 3. Then session 4 and 5 continue.
Let me know your experiences if you like. I am always here to clarify, if I can. With love, Patty
This is very much in line with what Lorin Roche and Camille Maurine teach through Instinctive Meditation. I found you because I have been working to find a deeper link to the meditative practices I have been learning with them and my longtime asana practice and I am very happy to have found this portal to your teachings! I found you through Abigail Rose Clarke's book.
Hi Jessica!
Funny you mention Lorin Roche and Camille Maurine! Lorin and I are very old friends, became TM teachers way back when, and both really understand the brilliance of the "effortless-effort" approach.
In fact, Lorin has been telling me for years now that I should be teaching meditation more specifically! The first thing I did when I decided to embark on this is contact Lorin to tell him I'm FINALLY doing it.
Thank you for sharing this with me and I look forward to continuing to share with you.
I love that this post clarifies the use of a mantra in meditation. That’s how I learned to use a mantra but it’s so nice to be reminded of the soft ebb and flow of the mantra. Thank you.
So glad it is helpful for you, Cathy. Yes, it is such a tremendous key to understand the layers of subtlety that a mantra has! In which form of meditation were you taught to use the mantra in this more effortless way? I'm just curious.