Today’s wisdom comes from great teachers on the topic of meditation. And the central message for today is that, “of course you have thoughts and feelings, but your thoughts and feelings are not who you are.”
This becomes increasingly clear as you find that there is a space within you from where you are able to observe your thinking and feeling without getting caught up in any of it.
This space becomes more and more easily available to you when you stop resisting difficult thoughts and feelings, and allow it all to be felt as you observe how naturally transient they are… they come, but they also go.
“Meditation is not about stopping thoughts, but recognizing that we are more than our thoughts and our feelings.” – Arianna Huffington
“Mediation is not spacing out or running away. In fact, it is being totally honest with ourselves.” – Kathleen McDonald
“Meditation is not about feeling a certain way. It’s about feeling the way you feel.” – Dan Harris
By allowing ourselves to fully experience our emotions, without resistance, we gain a deeper understanding of ourselves. We learn to navigate the currents of our inner world with greater ease.
Our natural reaction may have been to try and make ourselves feel better… but it is becoming better at feeling that brings us peace and creates our healing.
Here are some guiding mantras to help you find the mountain in you:
- My thoughts and feelings are not me. I am the observer, the vast awareness that witnesses them come and go.
- I allow myself to feel all emotions, both positive and negative. There is no need to resist; resistance only fuels the fire.
- Emotions are transient. They come and they go, like waves in the ocean. My peace remains constant beneath the surface.
- With practice, I become better at feeling. This allows me to release the grip of difficult emotions and cultivate inner peace.
Today’s meditation cultivates a sense of acceptance and compassion for ourselves. It allows us to be present in the moment, appreciating the beauty and complexity of our emotional landscape.
Today’s meditation gives you a practical experience of allowing feelings to be felt.
You’ve got this!
– pierre –
Today’s LIVE meditation is: I am the mountain.