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- From: bast@wam.umd.edu (Jaguar)
- Subject: Re: Tree Prayin' Fey Talkin' Foo'
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- Date: Tue, 22 Dec 1992 04:16:14 GMT
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- Subject: Re: Tree Prayin' Fey Talkin' Foo'
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- Somone asked for exersises to help let them get into contact with
- the world/fey/whatever you want to call it.....
- Yes, siiting and listining seems way too easy.
- But it is the most difficult thing to learn.
- Most (shamanic) traditions I have seen say that your mind has to be
- free of the chatter your brain prattles to itself before you can truely
- SEE the world around yoyu.
- The basic exercise I have seen for stopping the chatter is meditation.
- By chatter, I am referring to the steady stream of comments, doubts and
- conversation that goes on in out oops.. our minds.
- The basic task is to sit (stand or however you meditate) and clear the mind
- of it. Have your mind oen, open, receptive, but not commenting on what
- data comes in.
- In other words, shut down that conversation.
- not easy.
- try to start by thing of the word nothing.. concentrat on that.
- (or if that seems corny, think of your own way to do it)
- My problem is as soon as I clear my mind, the cat catterbox section pipes
- up with a "conrads! You really did it this time..." and romps off from there.
- Jaguar
- has the sneaking supision that
- her cat has the method down pat....
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