RE: [BardonPraxis] Redundancy of Thoughts

["Stephen Miller" <qwertyguy3@...>]

The first thing I would recommend would be to indulge yourself in it for a 
little while and see if you get tired of it. If that doesn't work, try some 
sort of physical activity to liven up your willpower and get your mind off 
of the song. When it comes time to meditate again, try toying with the ego, 
thinking about how you can either get distracted AGAIN by a simple song or 
else experience stillness in the mind, something previously unknown. Be 
careful not to create a duality between yourself and the part of your mind 
creating the song. The song is there because of a desire, such as a want 
for stimulation. The key is to get to the point where you are just starting 
to get the song stuck in your head and be able to decide that you would 
simply rather not follow that train of thought at this point in time.

Good luck,
Stephen M.

> From: "Brandon" <mrx_@...>
> Reply-To: BardonPraxis@yahoogroups.com
> To: BardonPraxis@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [BardonPraxis] Redundancy of Thoughts
> Date: Tue, 23 Dec 2003 18:02:14 -0000
>
> Hi.
>
> When practicing the thought discipline exercise, music enters into my
> awareness and competes for attention with my chosen train of thought.
> Should I go about this by:
> 1) Ignore the song?
> 2) Explore it to see some sort of idea associated with it to
> where when dealed with it will just go away?
> 3) Any other ways?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Brandon

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