01-24-2008, 12:01 AM
"The movement of Desire, that produces negative Karma can be observed within ourselves. It's something we can study.
But since we can watch it in ourselves we can develop our own familiarity with the movement. The movement of clinging, grasping, desire and also aversion. Sometimes it feels like fishhooks in your gut, pulling. It's a very palpable sensation."
The seat of the subconscious mind is in the solar plexus. Just as the seat of the conscious mind is in the brain. It is the largest conglomeration of nerve cells (gray matter) in the body. Fear and embarrassment, anger and things from our past that "bother" us can be felt there instantly when brought to mind. It is symbolised by the Pharoah in Egypt in the O.T. "Let my people ("children of Israel" or spiritual thoughts) go", is the beginning of extracating ourselves from the bondage of the lower emotions.
Meditations involving "Body awareness" and "Mind awareness" help us to separate ourselves from these emotions. There are of course equivalent exercises in other schools of thought. But this was the method I was taught.
But since we can watch it in ourselves we can develop our own familiarity with the movement. The movement of clinging, grasping, desire and also aversion. Sometimes it feels like fishhooks in your gut, pulling. It's a very palpable sensation."
The seat of the subconscious mind is in the solar plexus. Just as the seat of the conscious mind is in the brain. It is the largest conglomeration of nerve cells (gray matter) in the body. Fear and embarrassment, anger and things from our past that "bother" us can be felt there instantly when brought to mind. It is symbolised by the Pharoah in Egypt in the O.T. "Let my people ("children of Israel" or spiritual thoughts) go", is the beginning of extracating ourselves from the bondage of the lower emotions.
Meditations involving "Body awareness" and "Mind awareness" help us to separate ourselves from these emotions. There are of course equivalent exercises in other schools of thought. But this was the method I was taught.