tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7290020421715506030.post6289015265843272237..comments2023-11-14T01:17:43.922-05:00Comments on Moon light reflections of a spiritual seeker : The Ultimate ChallengeMoon light reflections of a spiritual seeker http://www.blogger.com/profile/10599953574881338053noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7290020421715506030.post-71905482988113230802010-08-15T07:30:56.741-04:002010-08-15T07:30:56.741-04:00Eknath Eswaran says you know you're progressin...Eknath Eswaran says you know you're progressing in your meditation if you can be more loving when before you were more angry, when you can be more forgiving when before you were more resentful, when you can be more patient when before you were less patient, etc... That's progress, that's how you measure your equanimity. In my humble opinion.Moon light reflections of a spiritual seeker https://www.blogger.com/profile/10599953574881338053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7290020421715506030.post-90984565381067372272010-08-14T21:05:24.720-04:002010-08-14T21:05:24.720-04:00Nice.
Something we all struggle with I believe.
I ...Nice.<br />Something we all struggle with I believe.<br />I have not been good at dealing with hurtful words. I tend to accept them as a true reflection of who I am, blame myself for the words hurled by others. Getting better at distancing myself from them a bit.<br />I think it all comes down to love, loving myself and even loving the folks who hurl the words. What else are you gonna do? Return hurt for hurt? What does that do? The words are being said by folks who are in pain, else they wouldn't do it, right?<br />How do you love yourself?<br />I guess you just do, dunno.<br />To maintain equanimity, I tend to breath, feel my breath go in my nostrils and down my throat, a conscious breath whenever I think of it. I think it works but how do I measure its effect? Dunno the answer to that one either. It's just a faith thing I guess as so much of what we do is, a question of faith.Jonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17586560077175448381noreply@blogger.com