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 Posted: Wed Aug 29, 2007 6:39 pm
Leavaros, I have a question...When we meditate on the topic, do you repeat the saying/phrase to yourself over and over, or what? I'm a bit confused...
And also, not feeling very well either...I'm very unbalanced at the moment...
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Posted: Wed Aug 29, 2007 7:05 pm
Uh...no, no chanting involved. You really just clear your mind, pick a subject, and think about it. Find out what it really means to you. Leave no rock unturned.
Really, meditation in this sense is for a higher (no pun intended) state of mind. Clearer, more precise, more flowing. The meditation is not so much the goal as the tool by which you go about your thought processes.
Being sick, however, could easily throw you off. I would focus on getting better--eating healthily, resting, being at ease with yourself and your surroundings. You may very well find that you have a deeper sense of balance even then healthiness. (Though certainly you shouldn't need illness to discover it.) You might find that just as your mind prescribes for your body foods and treatments that might make you feel better, your spirit might very well have a similar presciption--positive energy and a general sense of emotional well-being.
Sometimes, when you aren't feeling well emotionally though, it really is best to follow the body's lead, and just let the feelings run their course. However, for me, I've found that humming a nice little tune (my favorite right now is the theme to Fruits Basket, "Hana to Yume") or just thinking of something funny, or touching. Or even sad, in a good way. There is a sorrow that is beautiful, even if it is sad. That's the type you want to hold on to (at least in memory). Like growing pains hurt, but your body itself knows somehow that they're right. I think the soul is like that, too.
Wow...I got off track. (Sorry! sweatdrop ) Okay, for a recap: eat healthy, rest, be true to your emotions, but cultivate a positive outlook/well-being.
Love and Vale,
~Leavaros Dapple
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Posted: Wed Aug 29, 2007 10:43 pm
Thanks Leavaros I'll keep that in mind. I'm already starting to get better. I hope to make a full recovery by the end of the week. By the way...The Sohma's rule! n.n;;;
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Posted: Thu Aug 30, 2007 4:14 pm
You'll find that as you become more accustomed to using meditation as a technique and a tool rather than just as an exercise, you'll get much better, and more confident with it as well. No one expects you to get it the first time around. This is a class, after all.
So, does anyone have anything to say? There's a new topic on Saturday. Did I choose wrong?
Love and Vale,
-LD
P.S. Ayame Sohma is my god. Period. (Ummmm...not really. Just let it slide!)
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Posted: Thu Aug 30, 2007 5:18 pm
"Thoughtful" Topic #2
To each, his own. Well as far as I can feel this isn't absolute. Peoples opinions change all the time. Especially a uninformed opinion. If you don't know something and you form an opinion then that will stick with you. But say somehow you become informed and it totally blows your opinion out of the water. Things have shifted and moved like the ocean during a full moon. So yes it's absolute, but in only at that time and moment... -That's what I felt anyway. I have no idea if any of it made sense...I tried my best to describe what I could.
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Posted: Thu Aug 30, 2007 5:27 pm
"Reflective" Topic #2
We've all said things that we wish we could take back. Things that have hurt others, and ourselves. Sometimes, we don't even think until we already say them. I can really relate to this one. As I was deep in meditation an image of something that happened in the past came to me. (I don't wanna go into detail cause it's personal) What if I had been able to tell her what I wanted to say without hurting her? What if? That's never a good thing to reflect on, but it's what we do. There truly is no way to say something we know will hurt another gently. However we can be there and help the person out. If it's something small is it okay to lie? I don't know, but I do know that no matter what you should be honest with a friend and family when it comes to major matters. Even if ther person gets hurt you can't help it. The saying "The truth hurts." Is a very true one...(pun?) but it needs to be done otherwise you're not being true to yourself. -Again...I'm not sure if this came through clearly. Sorry...
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Posted: Thu Aug 30, 2007 7:34 pm
The problem with little lies is that one misplaced can cause an avalanche of truth. It's better to be honest, methinks, because at least then you get to choose the time and place and means to doing so, not to mention keeping your integrity.
And stop worrying about clarity. If you're so concerned, take five minutes to reword phrases that don't come off right, and to divvy up individual statements into separate paragraphs. If you practice enough, before long you'll be as clear and crisp as an Autumn day.
Love and Vale,
-LD
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Posted: Thu Aug 30, 2007 10:02 pm
Good point however if the lie wont harm and the truth will, which is better? That's aways a question people think of the moment a tough or semi-tough question is asked.
Okay I'll stop over thinking about it. lol I do it a lot though, when I write my story, when I talk, when I answer or ask a question...man I do that a lot...
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Posted: Fri Aug 31, 2007 8:26 pm
I've always thought that a hard truth is better than an easy lie. In that, at least, I am my mother's son.
Love and Vale,
-LD
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Posted: Wed Sep 05, 2007 1:28 pm
***Note!*** No Reflective Topic this week! Instead, we learn to cross-reference. Love and Vale! -LD ********** "Thoughtful" Topic #3 To err is human, to forgive divine. What does this really teach?
Is there ever a time when forgiveness is uncalled for?
Is it truly human to err? Or truly divine to forgive?
What allows us to forgive?
What is at the root of forgiveness?
Is there a seed of godliness in forgiveness?Now for cross-referencing!
Forgive and forget. What is a clean slate, proverbially?
What does this teach?
If remembering actually causes problems, is it okay to forget?
Are their times when forgetting harsh memory actually does more harm than remembering?
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Posted: Wed Sep 05, 2007 1:31 pm
Sorry I haven't been participating. I have read and thought about all of the questions, just haven't had the time to type everything out (college keeps me busy).
Anyway, I'll try to type up my answers to these questions.
Although, I'm not really sure what "err" means. And I'm sure there's probably other people who don't know what it means either. But I'll just grab a dictionary and look it up... lol sweatdrop
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Posted: Wed Sep 05, 2007 3:14 pm
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Posted: Wed Sep 05, 2007 5:20 pm
To make an error. It's old English. In fact, this first adage (one of my absolute favorites!) really does make the word (Latin "ad" meaning "towards, to" and English "age" creates the word adage, meaning a phrase that is time tested.).
The second...I'm actually not a big fan of.
But I want to hear your results, not tell mine.
-LD
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Posted: Wed Sep 05, 2007 9:24 pm
That's what I thought.... thanks for clearing that up!
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Posted: Wed Sep 05, 2007 10:06 pm
No problem! We poets have to stick together, yeah?
-LD
P.S. I want posts!
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