tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5154617195762059961.post1016470747582520665..comments2023-03-16T04:57:17.922-04:00Comments on Improve Our Conscious Contact: Control Yourselfjoshuaelizetxehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01315687235907819372noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5154617195762059961.post-18129528694295552322011-06-14T20:28:03.321-04:002011-06-14T20:28:03.321-04:00Thank you for this post Kevin! Mindfulness meditat...Thank you for this post Kevin! Mindfulness meditation is definitely not controlling thoughts nor fabricating them, but acknowledging them as they arrive into our minds.Salinyahttp://mindfulness-workout.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5154617195762059961.post-54501098633744930062011-04-30T09:04:07.225-04:002011-04-30T09:04:07.225-04:00I live with chronic pain, and it's good to hea...I live with chronic pain, and it's good to hear someone say that meditation isn't a means to avoid pain in the body. Through meditation, I've learned how to accept my body. The pain hasn't left me; it just is--a part of me no different than the color of my eyes or the size of my feet.JL Kulakowskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05659436203170400230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5154617195762059961.post-43443119825649221072011-04-20T10:56:01.914-04:002011-04-20T10:56:01.914-04:00Hi - I am certainly glad to discover this. Good jo...Hi - I am certainly glad to discover this. Good job!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5154617195762059961.post-15020632759430368982011-04-14T21:06:04.650-04:002011-04-14T21:06:04.650-04:00Aside from wanting to control, many folks also are...Aside from wanting to control, many folks also are very concerned about doing it "right." And usually the people I talk with already have a picture of what "right" looks like. Letting go of preconceived (old) ideas and our desire not to make any mistakes can go a long way in overcoming the initial stages of meditative resistance. As one of my teachers used to say, there is no such thing as a "bad" meditation.<br />By the way, just finished reading <i>Train Your Mind, CHange Your Brain</i> by Sharon Begley ... a good read, and very informative. Neuroplasticity is one reason meditation works so well to restructure our minds and brains -- it works!<br /><br />JJ Runnion~JJ Runnionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16884922495219366103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5154617195762059961.post-77026256721102927232011-04-14T20:41:44.145-04:002011-04-14T20:41:44.145-04:00Thanks Kevin! Some are sicker than others, right? ...Thanks Kevin! Some are sicker than others, right? Just another lesson in letting go, acceptance & tolerance..maybe THE most important lesson.<br /><br />PS- I'm sitting here on my iPad and I have a copy of When The Iron Eagle Flies lying next to me. Thanks for turning me onto it!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16162756876971354734noreply@blogger.com