[The following is a reprint of my blog of February 2, 2012.]
"All spiritual disciplines are done with a view to still the mind.”– Swami Ramdas
Unfortunately, one cannot still one’s mind by thinking about it.
And knowing that did not keep me from still trying…thinking of bluebirds and babbling brooks and running through fields of gold did not still my mind. It was nice to think of those things, but those thoughts inevitably led me to who I needed to set straight or why the government couldn’t get their act together for me...now, etc., etc., etc.
What a relief it was to learn that turning my thoughts to things of God like bluebirds and brooks with the conscious thought of focusing, say on a single word, would help me discipline my mind, my thoughts. And there was my answer…focus unto forgetfulness.
I learned that I only needed do this for two or three minutes at a time, but many times throughout the day, wherever I was, whatever I was doing.
There is my strength…consciously turning to God and things of God repeatedly, daily. Keeps my mind off the streets so to speak.
Thank you.
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