Frank's Summary
In my first week of
working with the wh in
this way I had to consciously remind myself to practice at least five
minutes
in the morning and am happy I did it every day. I also kept notes. To
enter the
perfection the wh talks about, I mostly exercised wh in the form of
repeating
the words "This is perfect" or "Everything is perfect" silently
to myself. I notice that doing this expands my awareness beyond my
personal
story, feelings, sensations and thoughts. It helps me to relate to
whatever
happens in this moment and to relate to the world around me in a
relaxed way.
No threat, or complaint. It melts my resistance to what is going on and
somehow
gives my judging mind a few seconds or minutes of holiday. There was a
lot I
habitually resisted this week because I was in Northern
India which, besides its beauty, has a number of
challenges. However
I can't just blame it on India.
It is indeed surprising how much I habitually and constantly resist my
experience, try to change it etc.
I also
attempted to feel wh in my body by
allowing the sense of ease that comes from contemplating wh for me to
be
physically felt. Again it is a surprise how tension and uncomfortable
humming
can often be felt in my body. The body seems to resist situations in
its own
way. I can't report that this attempt for mind/body integration worked
to well
yet for me, however it appears to me to be a way that can help to heal
the
nervous system in the longer run, so I plan to continue a bit longer.
The strong
or subtle resistance to what is
happening seems to be the fuel for a an automatic inner problem
generator. My
experience from working with wh drives the point home, that a more
welcoming
attitude is an ever present option, even during slight discomfort. Then
the
problem generator and its follow up activities of solving these
problems in a
compulsive fashion run out of steam. Even although during my stay in India,
there
are still a number of things I needed to respond to, the sense that
these
things are intrinsically wrong was not as strong.
-Frank