Comments on: Part 2: Inside the experience of meditation – loving-kindness sadhana to Day 20 http://theyogalunchbox.co.nz/2009/07/30/inside-the-experience-of-meditation-loving-kindness-sadhana-to-day-20/ Food for thought, food for the soul Thu, 29 Jul 2010 07:06:05 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Kara-Leah Grant http://theyogalunchbox.co.nz/2009/07/30/inside-the-experience-of-meditation-loving-kindness-sadhana-to-day-20/comment-page-1/#comment-410 Kara-Leah Grant Thu, 30 Jul 2009 19:44:03 +0000 http://pranaflownz.com/?p=1779#comment-410 Hey Anne-Marie, What a fabulous way to work it into sun salutations - I love it! May have to use that with my class on Saturday. I love too how you've identified something else you want to work on and added it in there. It's so fascinating hearing back from different people how they're using it, and how they've modified it. Blessings, KL Hey Anne-Marie,

What a fabulous way to work it into sun salutations – I love it! May have to use that with my class on Saturday.

I love too how you’ve identified something else you want to work on and added it in there.

It’s so fascinating hearing back from different people how they’re using it, and how they’ve modified it.

Blessings,
KL

]]> By: Anne-Marie http://theyogalunchbox.co.nz/2009/07/30/inside-the-experience-of-meditation-loving-kindness-sadhana-to-day-20/comment-page-1/#comment-409 Anne-Marie Thu, 30 Jul 2009 09:57:21 +0000 http://pranaflownz.com/?p=1779#comment-409 Hi Kara-Leah, I am currently doing about 10 minutes but hope to practise for longer this weekend. My variation is: May I be happy May I be peaceful May I be brave May I be loved May I know God [I am in need of courage, which is why I added that one!] Another thing I do with this mantra is a 10-pose sun salutation, which means I can say the mantra twice with each sun salutation. Nothing better than doing sun salutations on a sunny, deserted beach while saying this mantra ... Rangimarie, Anne-Marie Hi Kara-Leah, I am currently doing about 10 minutes but hope to practise for longer this weekend. My variation is:
May I be happy
May I be peaceful
May I be brave
May I be loved
May I know God
[I am in need of courage, which is why I added that one!]

Another thing I do with this mantra is a 10-pose sun salutation, which means I can say the mantra twice with each sun salutation. Nothing better than doing sun salutations on a sunny, deserted beach while saying this mantra …

Rangimarie,
Anne-Marie

]]> By: Kara-Leah Grant http://theyogalunchbox.co.nz/2009/07/30/inside-the-experience-of-meditation-loving-kindness-sadhana-to-day-20/comment-page-1/#comment-408 Kara-Leah Grant Wed, 29 Jul 2009 22:06:33 +0000 http://pranaflownz.com/?p=1779#comment-408 Hey Anne-Marie, You bring up some great points! Anther quote I love from Jack Kornfield is "True spiritual maturation requires that we discover the depths of our wounds." Starting the path of yoga means sometimes we have to delve down into the darkness before we can un-earth our Buddha Nature... which is there, no doubt. Great that you're already using it in stressful situations. How long are you doing for each day? Thanks for sharing! Kara-Leah Hey Anne-Marie,

You bring up some great points!

Anther quote I love from Jack Kornfield is “True spiritual maturation requires that we discover the depths of our wounds.”

Starting the path of yoga means sometimes we have to delve down into the darkness before we can un-earth our Buddha Nature… which is there, no doubt.

Great that you’re already using it in stressful situations. How long are you doing for each day?

Thanks for sharing!
Kara-Leah

]]> By: Anne-Marie http://theyogalunchbox.co.nz/2009/07/30/inside-the-experience-of-meditation-loving-kindness-sadhana-to-day-20/comment-page-1/#comment-407 Anne-Marie Wed, 29 Jul 2009 21:47:49 +0000 http://pranaflownz.com/?p=1779#comment-407 I think so many of us start practising Yoga and expect that suddenly, overnight, we will become this calm, Buddha-like person. Alas, we're still the same person we were, with the same problems and the same emotions. But Yoga gives us the tools to deal more effectively with these tricky parts of ourselves ... eventually! I've been doing the loving kindness meditation for five days. I've adapted it slightly for myself. It's a little too early to see results for certain, but I do find myself automatically saying it to myself in stressful situations and it calms me down. Of course, the real test will come when I'm pre-menstrual. I think so many of us start practising Yoga and expect that suddenly, overnight, we will become this calm, Buddha-like person. Alas, we’re still the same person we were, with the same problems and the same emotions. But Yoga gives us the tools to deal more effectively with these tricky parts of ourselves … eventually!

I’ve been doing the loving kindness meditation for five days. I’ve adapted it slightly for myself. It’s a little too early to see results for certain, but I do find myself automatically saying it to myself in stressful situations and it calms me down. Of course, the real test will come when I’m pre-menstrual.

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