The centrality of mind in human emotion and behaviour is well documented in religion and psychology.
Feeling happy or sad and acting peacefully or forcefully arise as a reflection
of your own mind. The supreme master,
Lord Buddha said succinctly: “Every phenomenon arises from the mind, if you
understand your mind you understand every phenomena”. One way to understand the
mind is to develop it in a disciplined manner. Here is how you can do this:
You can sit
somewhere and relax. Now close your eyes and breathe effortlessly. Thereafter,
you do this easy method introduced by Lord Buddha. Known as Samatha Bhavana. It
helps you enhance the power of mind so that it is aware of everything around you
and thereafter facilitates you in journeying towards peace.
Ostensibly, there
are two stages in developing your mind. One is to activate the mind to its
highest potential and the next is to make it inactive and still so that your mind
becomes peaceful. In order to make your mind peaceful you have to go through
three steps. First one is to create an awareness of an issue you have right now.
Second is to concentrate on what you understand as the ramifications of the
issue and then arrive at a conclusion. Now that you have reached the conclusion
the third step requires you to make your mind tranquil.
For example, let
us assume that you are suffering from heightened anxiety. As the first step you
accept that this anxiety is there but can be taken care of. Secondly, you
analyse what causes this anxiety and how it is affecting your life and career. Thereafter
you come to a conclusion that if you take the right steps you can neutralize or
nullify the existence of this anxiety. Once you are sure of how to solve your
issue your mind is peaceful, and still. As you agree, the primary purpose of Samatha
bhavana is stillness of mind and is often compared to an illuminating light
that is static.
A cosmic
analysis of your body, mind and spirit will shed light on connected aspects of
Samatha Bhavana such as breathing, duration, timing, and individually tailored
method for you to make this Bhavana meaningful to you.
Muthu Ashraff
Cosmic Adviser
Mobile: +94 777 265677
E-mail: cosmicgems@gmail.com
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