This weeks meditative practice has failed once again. First of all when I look at the 20 minute length of this practice I panic. I have tried these exercises numerous times and just can not image the men of wisdom nor the light. When speaking about the "white" light, I image not calmness, but death. Yes, some may call it weird but I'm really trying to be as honest as I can. The only meditation that has worked for me is my own of being by myself enjoying everything that nature was to offer which brings me back to the love, kindness and calmness.
Describing "One cannot lead another where one has not gone himself," is a powerful sentence. If one does not experience certain aspects of life, then how does one understand it to pass it on? With health professionals I believe in order for them to teach wellness, they must experience the findings of their own psychological, physical and spirituality. The understanding process of each will better serve both the patient and the physician and will make the patient feel more comfortable and trust what the healthcare professional are saying.
I implement psychological and spiritual growth by practicing listening, caring, learning and giving to others. If I can learn something everyday, I feel that I have become more of a complete person. If I take just that little time to consider others and learn from them the feeling is immense and gratifying.
Donna, I understand your issue with these guided meditations completely. I too, get a little anxious when I notice the time length of each one. I have, however, learned to expect to spend about a half an hour on each weeks exercise, and that has helped me. As long as I not what to expect, I can deal with it-I am not good with unexpected things at all:/
ReplyDeleteI did like this one. I am curious as to why your mind wanders to thoughts of death.??? I find that interesting, not morbid. Why do you think that happens? How do you deal with that? Are there things you can do to retrain your mind to think more positively of the "light". When I imagine the light, I imagine warmth and sunshine. I am cold if it's under 85 degrees, however, so I crave the sunshine all of the time:) Perhaps you need to rethink your "light" and what it could mean for you?
Peace to you!
Hi Donna,
ReplyDeleteI'm sorry this one didn't work for you. I finally got one that really worked good for me. I visualized my girlfriend who passed away. I didn't so much visualize the white light coming from her but a sense of peace and love maybe you could just replace the light with a feeling that you have about the person you are thinking about.. She was a very kind person and this exercise made me feel so good when it was done I plan on doing it on a regular basis. I totally agree that if you haven't at least tried something how in the world can you teach or guide someone else in the subject. It would be pretty conceded of someone to think that they could do that. I enjoyed reading your post thanks for your honest answer it was interesting.
Heidi
Donna, since we are being honest I will tell you that I had my 12 year old son with me when I did the exercise and he felt like he was being tortured. He tried to imagine Gandalf as his wise person. After he said that I was struggling cause Gandalf is so wrinkled and I kept thinking about his wrinkles ;). I did enjoy the exercise when I was alone and imagined Jesus as my wise person. To be able to sit across from him and accept his love and light was very healing to my heart. I really want to get better at this. I totally believe that it is important to walk the walk in order to teach others. When someone is trying to tell me something and they have no idea how it really feels, I have a hard time trusting them. It is important to be a good example. Christina
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ReplyDeleteThanks for your interest! I have been around many people that have been at the end life, who spoke about the white light, and so some reason that thought and experiences I witnessed stuck with me. So that is why I associate the white light with death. I'm not saying that to be a bad thing, but I know once I experience the white light at the end of my life, I know I will be free and content.
Donna