Types of Meditation

StarryEyed

Mary_Scope

Very true @StarryEyed

StarryEyed

Hi @Mary_Scope 👋🏼

Yes!! I'm just echoing what @SmellyBin said. Here's another way of saying the same thing... 😊

SmellyBin

I understand the idea of the phrase by Sharon Salzberg being about (radical) rest, but for me it was about sitting with whatever arises, whatever is alive for you right now. You know all those difficulties that can feel like hindrances, but are simply part of life?
To try to sit with my unease instead of pushing it away or feeling the need to fix it. It reminds me of the discussion we had about darkness, how that is only dark because of perception. Why would dark be wrong?
Similar to the feeling that society is pushing us chronics to be fixed, apart from the reality of that being possible or not, being urged just to give it another go…

What do you think @Mary_Scope @StarryEyed or anyone else?

PS - the cat in sparkling outfit is indeed the cutest :)

StarryEyed

Hi @SmellyBin

Yes, indeed for me too, in that physical rest can mean mental work. Or it can mean resting both physically and mentally.

I've been in excruciating back pain the past few days, so I've had a lot of physical rest. But in that time I've been resting physically, my mental state has been very active, trying to embrace the pain so that my mind will stop screaming at my body while my body is also screaming at my mind. 'We've' made progress in our peace talks. 😊 But sometimes I'm just lying there, resting my body with a blank mind, gathering strength. That's what I mean by resting physically and mentally....