Welcome to day 14. Up until now we have been going through the body journey from head to toes, toes to head. Why is this? Simply it's to create a structure where we can move our awareness through each part of the body. So realize this No need to strictly follow the body journey from top of head to the toes, from the toes back to the head. If you can create a body journey which covers the whole body, then you can create it if you wish.
But remember to always have a Easy to remember structure. Today we will learn the various ways in which we can expand our experiences within the body journey. Okay, when you're ready, find a place to sit and close your eyes. We're now going to continue the body journey with what we have learned before. Again, we will begin with the 5% breaths for a few minutes to stabilize our mind Like before we will begin with the weirdness on the top part of the heared rate Ray manga we're still obstructive for any physical sensations that may appear Yeah. Moving part by part, we will stay in each area for two cycles of breath.
The size of awareness should be around the size of your palm. And we do this until we cover the whole body. Remember the importance of stillness. Whenever there's pain or pleasure in the area in which you're currently aware, focused on this sensation. But observe it with a still mind. Likewise, when you experience different state of mind, from anger to hatred, from pleasure to excitement, pull yourself back to the state of stillness and simply stay on the body journey by being aware of the physical sensations the following additional instructions Whenever you feel the need to move your legs what to scratch that itch.
What to stop your meditation session. Always try your best to resist the urge. Recessed yourself from breaking the stillness. Overcome if you feel that you really have to do something to break away the stillness, always resist by sitting for five to 10 minutes longer. An explanation will be given after 15 minutes Okay, no doubt it will be more difficult to remain still till liberals, when we experienced the suffering states of the mind such as impatience, boredom, or painful sensations are realized that painful sensations can act as a catalyst to take us deeper into stillness. Like a person who goes to a gym.
If that person simply does a little jog, or play around with light dumbbells without experiencing much resistance, then certainly not much muscles will be developed compared to someone who is facing more resistance. Does that ease the pain we experience in their meditation sessions can be seen as awesome opportunities for us to develop an even deeper and calmer mind, the more we're able to remain still against greater pains. The more we're developing our state of stillness. And the more stillness you develop, the more those pains will no longer bother you. In fact, you may even reach a point where you no longer see them as paves the road there's a force, a pressure against the physical body. That's when you feel like stopping your meditations.
Always go for a few minutes longer to try to face the storm with a calm mind. Because what you will realize is that the next time you face the same store will become easier. let us apply the wisdom we have gained from our meditation sessions into our daily lives. always find opportunities to go beyond your limits and By, for instance, when you experience and patients just stay a bit longer. Try to resist the urge to run away. If you exercise, always go for a little bit more beyond your limit with a still mind.
This will help you to understand that often our limitations are set by our imagination.