tridean
Jedi Master
Hi All,
I am part way through ISOTM, however I did have a bit of a head start in relation to self observation through the teachings of Mindfulness Meditation by Gil Fronsdal.
One of the exercises he suggests is to observe oneself having a shower which was an amazing experience in itself.
However, yesterday my experience went one step further and I am not sure if this has anything to do with my 'desire' to understand what 'self-remembering' actually is (because this is the part I'm up to in ISOTM and I do not know what exactly it is), but what happened in the shower for the first time was I could predict with amazing accuracy my next move, not only what part of my body I was about to wash next but the exact method of washing, i.e. hand movements etc. It was quite amazing and in fact I could see even 2 to 3 actions ahead of time. Of course this self observation would offer me the chance to change it, if you know what I mean, I think you will, I mean I could see then that I had a choice to continue on in the same habitual and now predictable fashion or do something different.
On the subject of different, I got a fishing hook in my ring finger during the Easter weekend and it got infected, but due to my wedding ring and not being able to take it off, my finger now looks like a Hungarian sausage, but it has forced me to brush my teeth with my right hand which has forced me to brush my teeth with attention, but, I can already sense the automative functions of my brain taking over, and that I have only had to brush with my right hand several times to notice it has started becoming more automatic.
Dean
I am part way through ISOTM, however I did have a bit of a head start in relation to self observation through the teachings of Mindfulness Meditation by Gil Fronsdal.
One of the exercises he suggests is to observe oneself having a shower which was an amazing experience in itself.
However, yesterday my experience went one step further and I am not sure if this has anything to do with my 'desire' to understand what 'self-remembering' actually is (because this is the part I'm up to in ISOTM and I do not know what exactly it is), but what happened in the shower for the first time was I could predict with amazing accuracy my next move, not only what part of my body I was about to wash next but the exact method of washing, i.e. hand movements etc. It was quite amazing and in fact I could see even 2 to 3 actions ahead of time. Of course this self observation would offer me the chance to change it, if you know what I mean, I think you will, I mean I could see then that I had a choice to continue on in the same habitual and now predictable fashion or do something different.
On the subject of different, I got a fishing hook in my ring finger during the Easter weekend and it got infected, but due to my wedding ring and not being able to take it off, my finger now looks like a Hungarian sausage, but it has forced me to brush my teeth with my right hand which has forced me to brush my teeth with attention, but, I can already sense the automative functions of my brain taking over, and that I have only had to brush with my right hand several times to notice it has started becoming more automatic.
Dean