How I started my discipline

[Jamie Universe]

Ok so my current mindset is sort of like this.

Me: I'm lazy, and don't want to meditate

Me: Nope your meditating (with a sense of need/or do)

Me: Ok. Alright.

 

And now I'm meditating 20 minutes a day and its working beautifully. Now I only just recently realized that this was infact deprived from Leo's video "Deeper levels of comprehension."

 

Let me say that you do need to contemplate the question "Why aren't I motivated/working towards (blank)?". For me it came as a realization.

"The fact that you are sitting here talking about why you aren't meditating, instead of meditating, is why you can't meditate." And then it sort of hit me that this idea of discipline is sort of interesting. That this idea that you just need to "Do it" was underestimated by me a lot. And maybe contemplating/thinking about it fixed the problem, or maybe it was a sort of willpower. 

And even though its probably not meditation for whomever reading. Just think If there's some problem in your life right now, why are you attempting to mentally masturbate on this forum (even though it might be useful.) instead of just sitting down and contemplating about your issues?

[Joseph Maynor]

Damn good insight!  You keep that one handy as you move forward in this work!

One of the biggest ways (among many other ways) that the Lower-Mind sabotages the aims of the Higher-Mind is it convinces you that:

You need something else before you can or should take action. [TRAP]

This leads to work prioritization problems, procrastination, and a feeling of being stuck.  Basically what’s happening here is you’re clinging to a limiting-belief that’s now sabotaging you.  But the Mind will tell you that that’s being reasonable and prudent.  Do not believe the rationalizations the Mind spits at you!  Examine them all.  See the motive of the Ego in those stories if you can.  If you can do this as part of your Mindfulness as you’re passing through your day, your awareness will get bumped-up substantially.

So the Enlightened person is aware of how the Mind sabotages in this manner and can avoid it through noticing it when it is happening in the moment.

Edited December 27, 2017 by Joseph Maynor

[Krishna Siva]

I try to do stuff as much as I can but sometimes when I try to do something, I just can't push it. I feel restrained or what I call a 'regressive emotional reaction'. Or maybe it's just plain laziness. I don't know what to do beyond that.

Edited December 27, 2017 by Krishna Siva

[Nahm]

@Krishna Siva I label mine as ‘resistant thinking’, so I realize it’s a thought contrary to what I want. It’s smooth sailin without those. Takes a while.

[ChimpMonk]

 

 

That quick video help me

[Jamie Universe]

3 hours ago, Krishna Siva said:

I try to do stuff as much as I can but sometimes when I try to do something, I just can't push it. I feel restrained or what I call a 'regressive emotional reaction'. Or maybe it's just plain laziness. I don't know what to do beyond that.

I've felt that before too. In Leo's "deeper comprehension" video. He talked about how you have trouble setting up a meditation habit because of lack of understanding, not because of lack of willpower. And it only makes sense now that I've started contemplating instead of, kind of trying to will power your way through. So you should try contemplation on those problems