Introduction
On reflecting on sitting meditation, what comes to mind is that it is possible, though not easy, to have one’s inner thoughts arise and fade away without affecting my state of meditation. At any time throughout the day, the brain is constantly generating ideas, and this happens even when I am asleep. Even with the continuous thought generation process, I have comprehended that meditation has no room to curb the free flow of thoughts and emotions. It is incredible to realize that a shift in the mental events involving beliefs and feelings that play in the mind when meditating cannot be controlled. Therefore, in the state of meditation, realizing mindfulness, which comes through practice, requires allowing the thoughts and emotions to take their course, build, and dissipate (Stahl & Goldstein, 2019). Only by not minding what reviews play in mind will I achieve effectiveness in mindfulness.
Emotionally
Through deep breaths, I was able to monitor how my body takes control of my breath with every inhalation and exhalation. Life is an ever-changing flow that has less grasping and aversion, which brings with it a greater spacious sense of freedom (Brammer, 2017). Like every other formal mindfulness practice of meditation I was able to realize, in my mind, I was daydreaming. Although I was able to maintain my posture, like someone who was sleeping, I almost felt like I was not in control of my body. My body entered into a state of deep relaxation and I felt light, very free, and by the end of the meditation, I was in a state of happiness. While I was meditating, I could be able to feel every pleasant, unpleasant, and neutral feeling associated with the touch (Stahl & Goldstein, 2019). Maintaining the state of attention, it was possible to open my awareness of the distinct or predominant associated with every moment.
Physically
Through deep breaths, I monitored how my body takes control of my breath with every inhalation and exhalation. Life is an ever-changing flow with less grasping and aversion, which brings a greater immense sense of freedom (Brammer, 2017). Like every other formal mindfulness practice of meditation, I realized, in my mind, that I was daydreaming. Although I maintained my posture, like someone who was sleeping, I almost felt like I was not in control of my body. My body entered into a state of deep relaxation, and I felt light and very accessible, and by the end of the meditation, I was in a state of happiness. While meditating, I could feel every pleasant, unpleasant, and neutral feeling associated with the touch (Stahl & Goldstein, 2019). when maintaining the state of attention, it was possible to open my awareness of the distinct or predominant associated with every moment.
Conclusion
From the sixth chapter, attention is given to how it is possible to deepen your practice. The foundation of the chapter is from chapters 3, 4, and 5, and even this being the case, personally, sitting meditation had an impact on how my state deepened. The states of my mind, body, and emotion were transformed from meditation, which had no room to curb the free flow of thoughts and emotions. In each of the three formal mindfulness meditation practices, achieving the kinks that come with mindfulness of the body, mind, and emotion calls for habitual behavior patterns. With the practices, a big difference exists between what is felt to simply observing the feeling take its effect.
References
Brammer, I. (2017). This is what’s actually happening inside your body when you’re meditating. Elite Daily. Web.
Stahl, B., & Goldstein, E. (2019). A mindfulness-based stress reduction workbook (2nd ed.). New Harbinger Publications, Inc.