The other night I was talking to a couple of gentlemen who were very interested in stopping certain habitual thought patterns. In other words:
They were sick and tired of the same regret or worry resurfacing in their heads, time and time again.
One of the fellows had been thinking about the same incident for 20 years now, with no relief. Can you imagine being harassed by the same thought for 20 years, unable to come to any conclusion, or “let it go” as Elsa might sing.
I bet you can.
The horror.
But good on them for not giving up on looking for a way out.
Their doctors had tried everything - medication, all the way through to mindfulness.
Now there was something about mindfulness that intrigued them.
In the books they were reading they saw something there that could help give them some relief, help reprogram their minds.
My dabbling with mindfulness entailed being told to chew on a handful of raisins, one at a time - to do it mindfully, with awareness.
My question after a couple of attempts - which was exactly the same question as these gentlemen’s to me - was:
“what is the point?”
Why? What am I supposed to be getting from this?
The trouble with mindfulness as it’s generally being taught - and perhaps it’s more the way it’s being understood and perceived…
… is that its a little like being dumped in the ocean and told to swim for shore, but not told which direction to swim in.
Does that make sense?
You can be aware and mindful of anything: a handful of raisins, your breath, your body…
and it will give you some relief from your mind,
it will mean you become present,
but it helps so much more when you know what you are looking for.
And that’s when I learnt Ascension meditation I realised I hit the jackpot because suddenly I was given a direction to swim in.
I was given a vehicle that took me to the meditative state of being.
It brought me the maximum amount of calm and clarity in the shortest amount of time.
No longer was I adrift, hoping I would stumble upon the experience I was after.
I was given a seat on the bus that drove me there. No more guess work.
I can’t stress enough how not all meditation is equal.
“Just being mindful” sometimes means just floating around, not doing much.
If you want what I believe is the greatest tool that gives you what you want, that meditates for you, learn Ascension meditation.
It’s the business.
And I owe it to you to let you know that if you’re interested in this stuff, don’t mess around. Go for the best.
If you’re local, we begin tonight 7pm (Friday) and I’m sure we can squeeze one more in.
https://arjunaishaya.leadpages.co/ascensionmeditation/
Take it easy now!
- Arjuna