01-29-2017, 09:22 PM
Hello Dear Sabou,
An amazing tool allowing One to become more conscious regarding His/Her own thoughts is contemplation. To observe flow of the thoughts and to identify it’s source. The “triggers” You’ve mentioned usually only possess some resemblance/common elements with true cause of experienced thought/state. Therefore in such task it is good to understand each trigger and find their commonalities which in turn are features of true thought-source.
Since I do not know what are your thought-patterns and what are their content, I can only operate with generalities. Nevertheless, I think it is utmost important to examine your beliefs which themselves are a groupings of thought-patterns and emotion-patterns that merged together, creating very effective filters through which all of your thoughts journey and are properly (for given belief) charged and modified into belief-compatible patterns. Usually there are couple/many beliefs, each connected (one may even lead to the another, creating “chain of thought roads” – belief build upon a belief).
For example, hating others may in fact be form of projecting Self-hatred onto Other-Selves, as Self-protecting mechanism (to realize Self-hatred is to suffer, to lost joy/sense of life).
I’ve found that very effective way of working with thoughts is to write them, as they appear. Write what You feel, what You think, what You’re experiencing and everything that accompanies it. Write as long, as You are experiencing those (unwanted) thought-patterns and later (i.e. next day) read it and think it over. Contemplate on each experience and try to see your own thoughts and feelings “from a distance” (next day, while You will still feel their effects, You will not be so overwhelmed by them – this is an optimal state to work with them).
When You begin to see/understand source/reason for experienced thoughts, their influence/intensity will lessen. Than, while still experiencing them, make an effort to detonate/balance them by evoking it’s opposites.
When You start to feel/think in terms of hate/fear, bring within your Mind opposite thoughts of love/courage. When You feel bad/small/worthless, imagine that You are good/big/precious Being. It is very important that such thoughts will be placed within the same context as their negatives (rewrite your experience with opposite reactions to each event within your Mind). In states of strong/deep feelings such action may seem trivial, but it will grant You some distance to what You’re experiencing – your inner state become less/none-absolute).
It is hard for me to give You any example, as I do not know what kind of thought-patterns You’re experiencing. Regarding Self? Self in relation to Other-Selves/an object/event/state (of things/human relations/abilities/capabilities/available possibilities/etc.)?
Whatever the case might be, every time ask Self why? are You thinking/feeling in such way? Try to bring within Self doubt in what You are experiencing, as if an entire experience was bogus/an attempt to trick You in some way. By such approach You will automatically gain distance to the entire inner-event and will have more freedom in observing/analyzing/tracking Self-content.
Important note: All above is something I am working with. I have my successes and failures. Guarding One’s Mind is an ongoing task for life. All We can hope for, is to become more proficient/effective/experienced init.
All I have Best in me for You
An amazing tool allowing One to become more conscious regarding His/Her own thoughts is contemplation. To observe flow of the thoughts and to identify it’s source. The “triggers” You’ve mentioned usually only possess some resemblance/common elements with true cause of experienced thought/state. Therefore in such task it is good to understand each trigger and find their commonalities which in turn are features of true thought-source.
Since I do not know what are your thought-patterns and what are their content, I can only operate with generalities. Nevertheless, I think it is utmost important to examine your beliefs which themselves are a groupings of thought-patterns and emotion-patterns that merged together, creating very effective filters through which all of your thoughts journey and are properly (for given belief) charged and modified into belief-compatible patterns. Usually there are couple/many beliefs, each connected (one may even lead to the another, creating “chain of thought roads” – belief build upon a belief).
For example, hating others may in fact be form of projecting Self-hatred onto Other-Selves, as Self-protecting mechanism (to realize Self-hatred is to suffer, to lost joy/sense of life).
I’ve found that very effective way of working with thoughts is to write them, as they appear. Write what You feel, what You think, what You’re experiencing and everything that accompanies it. Write as long, as You are experiencing those (unwanted) thought-patterns and later (i.e. next day) read it and think it over. Contemplate on each experience and try to see your own thoughts and feelings “from a distance” (next day, while You will still feel their effects, You will not be so overwhelmed by them – this is an optimal state to work with them).
When You begin to see/understand source/reason for experienced thoughts, their influence/intensity will lessen. Than, while still experiencing them, make an effort to detonate/balance them by evoking it’s opposites.
When You start to feel/think in terms of hate/fear, bring within your Mind opposite thoughts of love/courage. When You feel bad/small/worthless, imagine that You are good/big/precious Being. It is very important that such thoughts will be placed within the same context as their negatives (rewrite your experience with opposite reactions to each event within your Mind). In states of strong/deep feelings such action may seem trivial, but it will grant You some distance to what You’re experiencing – your inner state become less/none-absolute).
It is hard for me to give You any example, as I do not know what kind of thought-patterns You’re experiencing. Regarding Self? Self in relation to Other-Selves/an object/event/state (of things/human relations/abilities/capabilities/available possibilities/etc.)?
Whatever the case might be, every time ask Self why? are You thinking/feeling in such way? Try to bring within Self doubt in what You are experiencing, as if an entire experience was bogus/an attempt to trick You in some way. By such approach You will automatically gain distance to the entire inner-event and will have more freedom in observing/analyzing/tracking Self-content.
Important note: All above is something I am working with. I have my successes and failures. Guarding One’s Mind is an ongoing task for life. All We can hope for, is to become more proficient/effective/experienced init.
All I have Best in me for You
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