Post by Naptaq on Mar 22, 2008 17:19:51 GMT -5
My writing, inspired by David R. Hawkins' work.
Karma Yoga is a win-win situation. In Buddhism you accumulate good karma, in Christianity you’re doing good deeds, being of a servise to your fellow human being and God, and in Hinduism it’s selfless service. So you help your family with chores, and you do stuff without expecting any gain. The more you are willing to help out the more the capacity, to be willing to help, grows. So really, it’s a win for you and your family. And it’s something I think women, on this forum, and elsewhere, will appreciate. Also it’s good for self-esteem. You don’t have to be an athlete or win something to have confidence, just be of service to the world and the confidence will come!
Another good technique comes from the Alcoholics Anonymous - 12 step programs. I guess this will only apply to people who believe there is a God, or think there is a God.
1.We admitted we were powerless over _______ that our lives had become unmanageable.
2. Came to believe that a Power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity.
3. Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God as we understood Him.
Alcoholics Anonymous has been very successful in treating hopeless alcoholics. So really you can apply those 3 steps to any problem that you, by yourself, cannot overcome. When you surrender the problem to some higher power ( you don’t have to call it God) you call upon a Will that is far greater then your personal will.
The last, but not least, is fear. The words of the day for fear is acceptance and “And then what?”
“I’m afraid other people will think I’m crazy”
- And then what?
- “Then they won’t talk to me anymore”
- And then what?
- “Then I’ll become even more reclusive”
- And then what?
- I’ll be even more depressed
- And then what?
- I’ll have to get medications for my depression, but I’ll be too depressed to go to the doctor
- And then what?
- I’ll stop going to work and just lay in my bed, watch TV and be online
- And then what?
- I’ll be fired from my job
- And then what?
- I’ll be unable to pay my bills
- And then what?
- I’ll get kicked out of my apartment
- And then what?
- I’ll become a bum. I’ll smell and I’ll be unlovable. Everybody will look away.
- And then what?
- I’ll beg for money everyday and be even more depressed, because I’m ashamed I’m doing that.
- And then what?
- I’ll go under the train
- And then what?
- I’ll die.
The root of fears, is the fear of dying. You can go through any of your fears and anxieties and at the bottom, in most cases, will be the fear of dying.
Also what you do with fear is that you stop resisting it. Let the dryness in your mouth be there. Welcome it. Let the shaking of your hands be there. Welcome it. Let it run it's course and you will find, sooner or later, that there's a limited amount of fear.
I hope my writing this helped you, and if not, that's cool too.
Karma Yoga is a win-win situation. In Buddhism you accumulate good karma, in Christianity you’re doing good deeds, being of a servise to your fellow human being and God, and in Hinduism it’s selfless service. So you help your family with chores, and you do stuff without expecting any gain. The more you are willing to help out the more the capacity, to be willing to help, grows. So really, it’s a win for you and your family. And it’s something I think women, on this forum, and elsewhere, will appreciate. Also it’s good for self-esteem. You don’t have to be an athlete or win something to have confidence, just be of service to the world and the confidence will come!
Another good technique comes from the Alcoholics Anonymous - 12 step programs. I guess this will only apply to people who believe there is a God, or think there is a God.
1.We admitted we were powerless over _______ that our lives had become unmanageable.
2. Came to believe that a Power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity.
3. Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God as we understood Him.
Alcoholics Anonymous has been very successful in treating hopeless alcoholics. So really you can apply those 3 steps to any problem that you, by yourself, cannot overcome. When you surrender the problem to some higher power ( you don’t have to call it God) you call upon a Will that is far greater then your personal will.
The last, but not least, is fear. The words of the day for fear is acceptance and “And then what?”
“I’m afraid other people will think I’m crazy”
- And then what?
- “Then they won’t talk to me anymore”
- And then what?
- “Then I’ll become even more reclusive”
- And then what?
- I’ll be even more depressed
- And then what?
- I’ll have to get medications for my depression, but I’ll be too depressed to go to the doctor
- And then what?
- I’ll stop going to work and just lay in my bed, watch TV and be online
- And then what?
- I’ll be fired from my job
- And then what?
- I’ll be unable to pay my bills
- And then what?
- I’ll get kicked out of my apartment
- And then what?
- I’ll become a bum. I’ll smell and I’ll be unlovable. Everybody will look away.
- And then what?
- I’ll beg for money everyday and be even more depressed, because I’m ashamed I’m doing that.
- And then what?
- I’ll go under the train
- And then what?
- I’ll die.
The root of fears, is the fear of dying. You can go through any of your fears and anxieties and at the bottom, in most cases, will be the fear of dying.
Also what you do with fear is that you stop resisting it. Let the dryness in your mouth be there. Welcome it. Let the shaking of your hands be there. Welcome it. Let it run it's course and you will find, sooner or later, that there's a limited amount of fear.
I hope my writing this helped you, and if not, that's cool too.
