Patience and Diligence

[qos]

I went back and reviewed my initial assignment this morning, and was a bit chagrined to read the following: . . . after three to five minutes of this breathing, turn your attention to your inner vision. . ., as well as similar instructions about taking several minutes to enter, transition, and leave various stages of the meditative state and this particular exercise.

I have always had trouble with rushing. Part of it is that I tend to go into meditative states fairly easily, but part of it is also simple lack of patience. I want to do it now, and I get frustrated if I don't feel like I'm making progress quickly enough.

Tonight I will try to slow down during my transitioning without getting bogged down and distracted by focusing too much attention on "taking enough time."

Comments

[oakmouse]

*g* Birds of a feather, us. I've always had trouble taking as long as things are canonically supposed to take. Try to keep to something like the assigned times, but if after four or five days it's still a pain in the arse let me know and we'll talk.

[shadowandstar.livejournal.com]

I'm most curious about finding out if taking more time increases the clarity of the journey. I'll let you know.

[oakmouse]

For me it did, but that's got a lot to do with the impact of the breathing exercise on my awareness. YMMV.

[bettywithin.livejournal.com]

Wow, if either of you figure out the secret to hitting a meditative or trance state, let me know. I can pull forth all the contact I want with Betty when I'm in that kind of state, but it happens at random, either entering or exiting sleep, on that hairy edge. These days, it seems to happen once every few weeks or so... very frustrating.

[oakmouse]

Unfortunately, there are no guaranteed easy methods for either that I know of. Just regular work until you find your own breakthrough.

I don't trance AFAIK; I'm what's known as a conscious medium. The one thing I can suggest for attaining a trance state is that you try going within yourself and listening to your own inner awareness. Ask yourself what method will work well for you, and see what you get. You may need to ask several times before you get a response.

As to meditation, it took me years to get to where I could regularly hit a quiet state of mind. It isn't that easy even yet. Practice sitting quietly and keeping your mind focused on the topic of your meditation. That's the only way I know of to get there.

FWIW, the last few weeks have been a major bitch in terms of the inner planes; a lot of disruption, chaos, free-floating emotional bombs, and just plain mess. Everyone I know who works on the inner is having serious problems, and has been for --- *thinks* --- eh, two months? three? at least.