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Comment on The Parable of the Colored Rocks by Kaushik

Kaushik — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 01:51:14 +0000

Sure, I’ve taken anti-depressants. I suggest to people who have depression to use everything in their arsenal–medication, therapy, meditation, awareness, release, exercise, simplifying, anything and everything which works.

I hope you’re well, Evan.

light and peace,
k

Comment on The Parable of the Colored Rocks by Evan

Evan — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 00:38:35 +0000

And sometimes drugs, like anti-depressants, are a useful support too.

Comment on How to Release Big and Small Emotions (Release) by Kaushik

Kaushik — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 15:04:20 +0000

HI Nichola,
I do understand. For years, I had on and off episodes of depression and anxiety. During the times that I felt ‘normal’ there was always an underlying anxiety that this will not last. The fear is that at any time, because of some life event or interruption in schedule or perhaps no reason at all, the whole thing will collapse. And of course this is re-enforced, because it seems that the fear does come true.

If you notice in yourself, what you are doing is suppressing thoughts and emotions you have about your anxiety. You are suppressing the anxiety about having anxiety again. This is normal and common.

Accept that the underlying fear exists. It is no different from higher-level anxiety you have. You can work on releasing this anxiety in the same way.

It’s helpful to remember that anxiety–any emotion in fact–is an association between thought and body-sensations. When the thought is very subtle, we feel this as an emotion. When the body-sensations are very subtle, we feel this as emotional thoughts. So the anxiety you about having anxiety is also an association of some thoughts and some body-sensations. Nothing more. You can be present to it, watch it, and ask yourself to let it go.

I hope this helps.

Thanks for bringing up a very important point.

light and peace,
k

Comment on How to Release Big and Small Emotions (Release) by nichola

nichola — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 10:26:59 +0000

i dont know if this will sound a little silly but i will try and express as well as possible. I am aware that i emotion is there…usually is the form of anxiety, unease, etc and with this tends to be obsessive thoughts that bring on anxiety etc….and so on a certain level practicing awareness and meditation i have learnt that when my thoughts are not as active/ thinking of certain situations i am not ‘feeling; the emotion….however..at the same time, i am still somewhat aware and this brings double anxiety, that all i have to do is have this or that thought and the emotion/feelings will return and i will once again be there again….so for me its like they are always there, even when they are not (hope this is making sense).

Now when you say feel/ accept the emotion i feel scared…thinking, well i dont want to feel it again, i want it to go….and i=how do i JUST feel it without all my painful thoughts attaching to it? can i feel the emotion without the thoughts? if so how?

Thank you and i hope i am clear enough for you to offer some help x

nichola

Comment on Interview with Evolving Beings by Kaushik

Kaushik — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 18:40:28 +0000

Thanks, honey.

Comment on Interview with Evolving Beings by Trisha

Trisha — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 18:26:55 +0000

What a nice interview! The website is really taking off! Congratulations!

Love,
Patti

Comment on Do you have a love-hate relationship with life? by Kaushik

Kaushik — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 14:36:06 +0000

Thank you, Liara. Your words are always incsive and wise.

love and peace,
k

Comment on Do you have a love-hate relationship with life? by Liara Covert

Liara Covert — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 00:31:31 +0000

The ego mind personality is sometimes confused with the universal mind. Some people use the term ‘mind’ as a synonym for wider, cosmic consciousness.

Love and compassion are infinite. They communicate messages through every perception and experience, provided one is open and receptive to what is forever unfolding.
Liara Covert´s last blog ..Feel non-physical dimensions

Comment on Do you have a love-hate relationship with life? by Kaushik

Kaushik — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 00:10:31 +0000

That’s beautiful, Brenda, and very well said. When we are able to unhitch from beliefs, life opens up, and awakening seems to work on its own.

I hope you are well!

love and peace,
k

Comment on Do you have a love-hate relationship with life? by Brenda (betaphi)

Brenda (betaphi) — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 22:26:01 +0000

“…operating from beliefs and concepts is a constrained way to live.”

Throwing out my cultural, political, and religious beliefs may be the single most liberating thing I’ve ever done. Add to that my total inability to formulate and maintain any kind of practice and you have what appears to be the makings of a very free spirit. I’m now able to rely on my inner authority, which seems to eschew effort, self-discipline, and practice in favor of ease. Ego is becoming less of a problem as I accept the possibility of reprogramming the old “I” into a newer better version of itself. There have been times when I hated events in my life, and there may be more of those, but I can’t hold life responsible for the machinations of the mind. Life unconstrained is good.
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