The Loving kindness CD by Elliott Dacher, was new and yes, beneficial to a point. The waves crashing on the beach shore were nice soothing and inviting me to the beach.
Trying to think of stillness, peace, and loving-kindness in my heart, was calming. As the narrator said, welcome it and let it be. I loved thinking about my loved one. It brought me pleasure and happiness.
Some of the content seemed a little weird, and odd, like taking an inbreath of a loved ones suffering, and all I had to do is breath it into my heart, then breath out on out breath giving health and joy to the suffering one, (like that would really happen for real if we believe it). Taking in the suffering of strangers was kinda odd to. It was a new-worded experience I was not expecting.
Embracing enemies, taking in their suffering, and giving out health, happiness, and wholeness was a challenge for me as well.
The constant lapping of the waves on shore, were calming, the solo flute was curious and compelling. The peaceful sounds together and actually put me to sleep before the CD was over.
Great post, it does seem strange to take on another's suffering when you don't even know them, maybe this is just one way of letting you know that you are not the only one that has pain.?
ReplyDeleteWhen I got to that point I was crying so hard I could only imagine what had to change of the stranger I actually thought of at that moment. I found the wave relaxing but too long of breaks between her talking.
ReplyDeleteKeep up the great work!
Melissa