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BTW the Abandon Release Method is also effective (author says 2nd most effective) and also very familiar to me.
- Description A: Shut your eyes. Relax your body. Now ignore your
body. Let go of all effort. Let go of all sense of having to do
something, as though there is nothing you have to do and nothing
you have to think about. Letting go of all effort means letting go
of all will and all desire as though there was nothing that needed
to be accomplished or changed.
Let go. Relax. Let go more. Relax more. See how far it is possible to let go. Let go of all thoughts. Let go of all feelings. Let go of all effort. Let go of everything except your awareness.
Whatever thoughts, perceptions, images or feelings arise, let them go as soon as they arise or even before they arise. Do not follow thoughts, as though you had no interest in them. Let go of all your perceptions as though they have nothing to do with you.
Continue to relax more and more. Throughout the practice session let go more, then let go even more and as the practice session continues see how far it is possible to let go. Relax completely. Let go totally. Release everything except your awareness.
Letting go is giving up completely. Letting go is surrendering completely. Letting go is relaxing completely. Letting go is releasing completely. Letting go is letting go of all effort and all thought. Letting go is letting go of all feelings, desires and images. Letting go is letting go of everything except your awareness.
The difference between falling asleep and the Abandon Release Method is when you fall asleep you let go of everything including your awareness. In the Abandon Release Method, you let go of everything except your awareness.
- Description A: Shut your eyes. Relax your body. Now ignore your
body. Let go of all effort. Let go of all sense of having to do
something, as though there is nothing you have to do and nothing
you have to think about. Letting go of all effort means letting go
of all will and all desire as though there was nothing that needed
to be accomplished or changed.
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Originally posted by An Eternal Now:
Hi Longchen, I think this youtube video mentions what you said precisely also...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JQMhKJ_nPMk
vishrant talks during satsang about the down side of self inquiryHis website: http://www.vishrant.com.au/And what he said I think, is also exactly the same problem as the author of the book. The author recommends 'Awareness Watching Awareness', to simple observe/BE the Awareness while turning the attention away from pain, from thoughts, from all experience. Nevertheless, I still practice that at my current stage... especially when meditation when I can easily drop the pain, thoughts, etc. In meditation, I can just allow Awareness to turn onto Itself alone. I believe this practice is known as 反闻闻自性 in Buddhism. My forum signature, a quote from Shurangama Sutra for many months now goes,
All you who listen here should turn inward your
faculty of hearing to hear your own nature. This is how
enlightenment is won.But I'm wondering if we should practice this in daily life, because turning away from pain, from experience is a kind of denial? Awareness is also not separated from everything else.
I found the answer in the latter chapter:
http://www.albigen.com/uarelove/most_rapid/chapter12.aspx
The Most Rapid and Direct Means to Eternal Bliss
Former title: THE IMPOSTOR
Chapter 12 - THE LOVING-ALL METHOD
- All the methods that have been described in previous chapters are to be practiced when one is not engaged in any other activities.
- The question may arise: “What is the most effective method that can be practiced while one is engaged in other activities?”.
- The Loving All Method is the most effective method that can be practiced while one is engaged in other activities.
- The Loving All Method can be practiced everyday, during any and all types of activities.
PRACTICE INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE LOVING ALL METHOD
- The Loving All Method can be summed up as follows:
Love everything that you perceive exactly the way it is. Love everything you experience exactly the way it is. - Love every thought you have exactly the way it is.
- Love those thoughts you think are good, exactly the way they are.
- Love those thoughts you think are bad, exactly the way they are.
- Love all your emotions exactly the way they are.
- If you feel happy, love your happiness exactly the way it is.
- If you feel sad, love your sadness exactly the way it is.
- If you feel courage, love your courage exactly the way it is.
- If you feel fear, love your fear exactly the way it is.
- If you feel love, love your feeling of love exactly the way it is.
- If you feel anger, love your feeling of anger exactly the way it is.
- Love your body exactly the way it is.
- Love the objects you see exactly the way they are.
- Love the people you see exactly the way they are.
- Love your actions exactly the way they are.
- Love everything you feel, think, say or do exactly the way it is.
- Love everything you see, taste, touch smell or hear exactly the way it is.
- Love everything other people do, feel, think or say exactly the way it is.
- If someone says something nice to you, love what the person says exactly the way it is.
- If someone says something mean to you, love what the person says exactly the way it is.
- If someone says to you “you are the nicest person I have ever met” love what the person said exactly the way they said it.
- If someone says to you “you are the most disgusting person I have ever met”, love what the person said exactly the way they said it.
- If something nice happens during your day, love it exactly the way it is.
- If something horrible happens during your day, love it exactly the way it is.
- Love everything that happens exactly the way it is.
- Love every activity exactly the way it is.
- Love every experience exactly the way it is.
- Love everything exactly the way it is.
FURTHER CLARIFICATION OF THE LOVING ALL METHOD
- If you don’t understand how to practice the above instructions using the word “love”, you can substitute the words “emotionally allow” for the word “love” in the above instructions.
- After practicing everyday for one month using the words “emotionally allow”, you can substitute the words “emotionally accept” for the word “love” in the above instructions.
- After practicing everyday for one month using the words “emotionally accept”, you can go back to the original wording of the instructions, just as they are, using the word “love”, and then continue using the word love from then on.
- The Loving All Method refers only to your emotions.
- No changes in your external behavior are required.
- For example: if a vase falls and you would normally try and catch it, you will also try and catch the vase while you are practicing the Loving All Method.
- You do not allow the vase to fall because you are loving the falling.
- If someone were to try to punch you in the face and if you would normally duck, you will also duck while practicing the Loving All Method.
- The fact that you are loving the fact that someone is trying to punch you does not mean you will not duck.
- You also love the fact that you are ducking to avoid being punched.
- The Loving All Method is about emotional acceptance.
- The Loving All Method is not about changing your actions.
- Like any skill, the more you practice, the more skill you gain.
- If someone says something mean to you and if you feel bad emotionally because of what they said, then love your negative emotion and love yourself for having the negative emotion.
- In the beginning, even though you are attempting to love everything and every experience exactly the way it is, you probably will not succeed in loving everything and every experience exactly the way it is.
- Changing the long time habit of emotionally rejecting experiences will require lots of practice.
- Love as much as you can love.
- Keep practicing everyday trying to love everything exactly the way it is.
- As the months go by, you will gain more success at loving more and more experiences exactly the way they are.
- It might take some years of practice for you to be able to love everything exactly the way it is.
- Everyday, try to love everything and every experience that happens, exactly the way it is.
- Loving everything the way it is includes emotional acceptance.
- Emotional acceptance does not prevent you from trying to change whatever you wish to change.
- What you wish to change, you will still change.
- Whatever action you would normally take to change something, you will still take that same action.
- In the beginning, even though you are trying to love everything you experience, you might only be able to love a small part of what you experience.
- Everyday that you practice the Loving All Method, you will gain more skill at being able to love everything you experience, exactly the way it is.
- You should not try to look inward while engaged in daily activities.
- You should look outward while engaged in daily activities.
- In other words, it is important to pay attention to what you are doing while engaged in daily activities.
- The Loving All Method is not a “looking inward” method.
- It is important to pay close attention to what you are doing during your daily activities so that your activities flow smoothly.
- If you were to try to look inward during your daily activities, your activities may not flow smoothly.
- For example: if you try to look inward while putting toothpaste on your toothbrush, you might put shampoo or shaving cream on your toothbrush instead of toothpaste, because of having your attention divided between outward and inward.
- Fortunately, the Loving All Method does not require inward attention.
- The Loving All Method does not require thought either.
- The Loving All Method is developing a new feeling habit.
- The Loving All Method is developing the habit of feeling love towards everything you perceive.
- In the beginning you could try practicing “no emotional resistance” during all of your daily activities.
- In action you can resist all you want to resist.
- If you would normally resist something in action, you will continue to resist something in action while practicing the Loving All Method.
- Not resisting emotionally has nothing to do with what you do in your actions, activities and behavior.
- You can continue to resist all you wish to resist in your actions, activities and behavior while practicing the Loving All Method.
- While you may be resisting in action, you do not resist emotionally while practicing the Loving All Method.
Read Chapter Twelve three times very slowly before reading Chapter Thirteen.
To return to the table of contents click this link
Awareness Watching Awareness index page
Michael Langford
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...on the journey to obtain a Class 3 license!
I have some questions as i have absolutely no idea how to go about:
1) I enrolled at SSDC for my BTT before i found CDC which is nearer to me. Can i get my BTT done at SSDC then continue to FTT at CDC? Main point is, are the BTT & FTT universal?
2) I don't have too much cash as i'm still a student. Is it advisable to do BTT & FTT at driving schools then proceed to private instructors for practical lessons?
3) How long, on average, does one take to get a driving license?
I'm planning on getting my DL asap, do you think 3 months is possible?
Thanks y'all!
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Originally posted by soulwinner:
Don't paly with it...you will be sorry ... someone i know is it IMH after some playing test out some spiritual myths...
I am not playing with fire.... I am just being as honest and as brave as i can be towards this issue of god and ghost existence...Besides the story joke aside... my message is simple... we must be as scientific and logical as possible in our belief system.
god and ghost reasoning are poorly formed and scattered hence its senseless to believe they are real.. well.. all i can say about IMH is that IMH contains people from buddhism, atheist and christian and muslim background.. so i dun think i need to worry too much...
anyway.. i should just shut my mouth on these topics nowadays.. cos i guess want to do other things.. hope everyone work hard...
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Lancer EX 1.5 has the same body as the 2.0, so having a smaller engine means the performance will be quite average.That's the downside of the Lancer EX
Mazda 3 is also heavy,but the platform is based on the older Volvo S40 so there's a kind of continental feel to the handling. The downside is - the current model is *very* dated and may EOL anytime..so thats a bad factor to consider.
Cheers
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Originally posted by january:
i swear to god, (opps i am atheist), that i am not shting paid a single cents, for being anti-opposition...
I attack anti-opposition becos i think their reasoning is errornous.. and is shallow.. and i cannot stand falsehoods.. because i think falsehoods will have a negative impact on society and eventually it will hit my backside... which i detest greatly...
therefore.. i want to take part in internet and critic the critics.... so that in the end.. they would not cork up the country and most importantly.. cork up MY LIFE........
PAP dog
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