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The Loving-Kindness exercise reminds us that an enduring well-being requires a diminished focus on ourselves and our own needs and an enhanced concern and compassion for the welfare of others. Loving-kindness attracts loving-kindness. When we attract loving-kindness, our mind is calmer and a far better candidate for contemplative practice. We must practice mental workouts, because there will come a time in the development of our psychospiritual life that loving-kindness will reveal itself as a natural and effortless aspects of higher consciousness. Loving-kindness will become second nature after a little practice.
The Subtle Mind exercise reminds us that enduring well-being requires cultivation of wisdom. We cultivate wisdom by taming and training our mind, accessing its deeper levels, and exploring the essential nature of mind and experience. We must also tame our busy mind. We learn how to diminish the ceaseless mental movements of thoughts, feelings, and images. If we practice regularly, we will definitely be able to still the mind and develop a witnessing consciousness that subsequently progresses toward the stable and facile mind of calm-abiding. Unity consciousness and pure awareness are the culmination of the subtle mind practice.
I stretched and started with the recommended ten deep breaths and developed a focal point. I was able to settle into a natural ease of mind-body-spirit. My mind did wander, but I was able to redirect my attention by maintaining a firm concentration, while breathing and focusing. My peaceful breaths lead to a peaceful mind. My favorite part was the ocean wave sounds, because it reminds me of when I lived there for two years. I stretched and ended the exercise with a clear mind and feeling attentive, yet relaxed and refreshed. I prefer the Subtle Mind exercise over the Loving-kindness exercise.
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