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believe that all people have equal the most frustrating things about
opportunity to tap into the meditation students encounter.
extraordinary unified mind Often one of their first
where ideas can be extracted hang-ups is imagining that
and creativity sparked. meditation is a destination.
It is not. Meditation is a
state of being where we
I imagine you are asking disappear from our sense of
why you are not receiving the physical.
the same information as others?
This has to do with your dharma, your The states of meditation, trance, and
nature, and your unique path in this sleep are closely related with regards to
life which is an accumulation of many, patterns of brainwaves. Your brain has
many lifetimes of experiences. These the potential to naturally enter a trance
experiences generate thoughts to us as state every 90 seconds. This is how a
we navigate and negotiate day to day life. skilled hypnotherapist can draw you in
and hypnotize you.
As human-beings we respond to the world
around us through our physical senses. Have you ever tried to get someone's
These reactions trigger emotions which can attention when they are deeply involved
cloud our thinking and make it extremely in watching something on TV or playing
difficult to process clearly. Each emotional a video game? Perhaps you have walked
reaction requires us to make a choice. This in front of them and stood between them
is what sets a thought loop into motion. and the screen? Did they see you? You
likely had to make quite a commotion to
The brain communicates to us in images
from the words that form as a result of
perceptive functions. This is true even if
you are not aware of the visualization. As
words spill forth in circling loops we find
ourselves caught in a swirling spiral of
challenging emotions. These can elevate us
or flush our feelings into a deep sink-hole.
How do we stop the wheel and get off?
Learning how to master the mind and
shut off its chatter is what I see as one of
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