I looked online for the meditation I've done daily for 11 years, the Dhrib Dhristi Lochina Karma Kriya, and found it at two sites: one closer to Yogi Bhajan's version, and one geared to a Western yoga market. I've separated it from any guru worship. Usually it's 15 min a day, sometimes followed by silently focusing on the breath for an equal time, or more usually with a rest after, and one 2.5 hour sitting once a month. It has had a profound effect on my sense of ethic, of understanding that there are consequences to any action that you take. I understand the concept of reverberation through this meditation. Beyond that, it's an ally, a friend, my daily comfort and teacher. Thought I'd share my practice... and I should read all the comments from the beginning to better understand where you're all at now... *hugs xo
Thanks, Brenda. I was very interested to read about your meditation and tried it out today during my usual time. The focus on the third eye was helpful, and although I stayed with the breath rather than doing the mantra most of the time, it seemed, ironically, to help me keep steadier and less distracted to have the third eye AND the breath to focus on rather than the breath alone. Do the mantra syllables mean anything? And what do you mean by "reverberation"?
I ended with some other yoga stretches and one of the other healing meditations described on the second site - it was a good session and very calming. (I've done the same practice for so long, it's probably good to shake it up!)
Sa ta na ma - just sound seeds, but they are supposed to mean, birth, life, death, rebirth, or alternatively, if I can rememember, spirit, life, death, light. It's the Great Round, that's all.
Reverberation is a word to describe the domino effect of our actions, but not quite that hard-hitting, things don't go plonk, plonk, plonk, not often, instead they jostle, vibrate, change because of the motion that passes through them... sort of like the butterfly flapping its wings in Rio causing a tidal wave in Japan.
Perhaps Chaos Theory is karma in disguise :)
It's more like, if I splurge & buy this cute little black number for the office party, even though I have something that would do, there might be reverberations, like that trip to Spain that we'd written off suddenly goes on sale, and if we'd known, we'd rather have left the black dress on the rack and be boarding a plane...
Every action has reverberations. If we could see into the future, it might help us make better decisions. The Dhrib Dhristi Karma Kriya is supposed to give that ability.
An interesting way to think about our actions, though, and who's to say if we can know the possible consequences of our actions or not.... :) xo
Sat this morning, about 15 mins. I have discomfort in my body at the moment in the chest area (tests are going on to find out what's happening) so I tried just to breathe into it gently. I've noticed too that as soon as I start meditating I think of something I have to do IMMEDIATELY and it's all I can do to continue to stay seated. The mind playing games.
Thank you Brenda for the links - they look very interesting. I will explore further.
Met Jean and Ruth last night. Woohoo! Really really cool. Will probably blog about it in due course .....
The black dress example wasn't a good one. Sigh. I'm way more interested in ethics, an ecology of landscape, whether it be earth, relationship, or with oneself.
Yesterday I meditated for 31 minutes, then lay down and rested for an hour (which was part of the mediation, the mind is so clear).
I'm sure you've talked about this, but I'll add my 2 yarrow stalks - in meditation, accept all thoughts that come, give them recognition, and let them go.
I do use a mantra, which helps the mind to focus on something and still it, and I aim for a number of rounds per breath, linking the pace of the internal chanting to the beating of my heart, which I can hear if my mental chatter subsides.
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Just wanted to say good morning, everybody! Sat yesterday: 15 minutes of distraction, 5 minutes of calm. But that was OK.
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I looked online for the meditation I've done daily for 11 years, the Dhrib Dhristi Lochina Karma Kriya, and found it at two sites: one closer to Yogi Bhajan's version, and one geared to a Western yoga market. I've separated it from any guru worship. Usually it's 15 min a day, sometimes followed by silently focusing on the breath for an equal time, or more usually with a rest after, and one 2.5 hour sitting once a month. It has had a profound effect on my sense of ethic, of understanding that there are consequences to any action that you take. I understand the concept of reverberation through this meditation. Beyond that, it's an ally, a friend, my daily comfort and teacher. Thought I'd share my practice... and I should read all the comments from the beginning to better understand where you're all at now... *hugs xo
Thanks, Brenda. I was very interested to read about your meditation and tried it out today during my usual time. The focus on the third eye was helpful, and although I stayed with the breath rather than doing the mantra most of the time, it seemed, ironically, to help me keep steadier and less distracted to have the third eye AND the breath to focus on rather than the breath alone. Do the mantra syllables mean anything? And what do you mean by "reverberation"?
I ended with some other yoga stretches and one of the other healing meditations described on the second site - it was a good session and very calming. (I've done the same practice for so long, it's probably good to shake it up!)
Sa ta na ma - just sound seeds, but they are supposed to mean, birth, life, death, rebirth, or alternatively, if I can rememember, spirit, life, death, light. It's the Great Round, that's all.
Reverberation is a word to describe the domino effect of our actions, but not quite that hard-hitting, things don't go plonk, plonk, plonk, not often, instead they jostle, vibrate, change because of the motion that passes through them... sort of like the butterfly flapping its wings in Rio causing a tidal wave in Japan.
Perhaps Chaos Theory is karma in disguise :)
It's more like, if I splurge & buy this cute little black number for the office party, even though I have something that would do, there might be reverberations, like that trip to Spain that we'd written off suddenly goes on sale, and if we'd known, we'd rather have left the black dress on the rack and be boarding a plane...
Every action has reverberations. If we could see into the future, it might help us make better decisions. The Dhrib Dhristi Karma Kriya is supposed to give that ability.
An interesting way to think about our actions, though, and who's to say if we can know the possible consequences of our actions or not.... :) xo
Sat this morning, about 15 mins. I have discomfort in my body at the moment in the chest area (tests are going on to find out what's happening) so I tried just to breathe into it gently. I've noticed too that as soon as I start meditating I think of something I have to do IMMEDIATELY and it's all I can do to continue to stay seated. The mind playing games.
Thank you Brenda for the links - they look very interesting. I will explore further.
Met Jean and Ruth last night. Woohoo! Really really cool. Will probably blog about it in due course .....
"This morning" in the my post above is of course Sunday morning. Time zones ...
Word verification here: gattti (Italian for cats with an extra 't').
The black dress example wasn't a good one. Sigh. I'm way more interested in ethics, an ecology of landscape, whether it be earth, relationship, or with oneself.
Yesterday I meditated for 31 minutes, then lay down and rested for an hour (which was part of the mediation, the mind is so clear).
I'm sure you've talked about this, but I'll add my 2 yarrow stalks - in meditation, accept all thoughts that come, give them recognition, and let them go.
I do use a mantra, which helps the mind to focus on something and still it, and I aim for a number of rounds per breath, linking the pace of the internal chanting to the beating of my heart, which I can hear if my mental chatter subsides.
xo
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