I noticed that the kindness and love exercise had more talking involved. It was also focused on teaching you how to breathe kindness and love out of your soul into the souls of others. The sublte mind exercise had much less talking, and in my opinion was a bit easier to do. There were no awkward moments asking you to feel anything. It was simply about clearing your mind, and reaching each level of consciousness. I believe I benefited from the subtle mind exercise more than I did the kindness and love exercise. The only frustrating thing for me was to keep the endless chatter out of my mind, because it always creeps back in!
It has been proven time and time again that our mind does indeed have control over our physical well being. I don't think we have any answers as to just how much control it has, but I think it is safe to say that it is quite a large percentage. When we feel good inside, it shows on the outside. When our mind is in the right place, then our hearts can be also. Whether you go to church or simply meditate on your own at home to connect with your spirituality, it does make a difference in your mind. Connecting to a 'higher level' can give you a sense of humbleness, and you realize that there is more to life than what we see here. Knowing that there is something greater than yourself is an awesome experience. I incorporate my spirituality in my life daily. I pray daily, I read my bible every couple of days, and I am heavily involved with my church. I feel so good when I am there every sunday, and I wish we had service every day of the week.
Hi Karen! Thank you for your post. I believe our mind has a great deal of power over our bodies. I believe it to be especially true in cases of pain management, but also with our immune response as well. Although I do not have scientific backup, I have witnessed many who sneeze and say, "I'm sick," only to become sick. I have witnessed many others who sneeze and say, "Oh, it's nothing," and be find. When my husband starts to feel run down, he gives into it and is ill for a week. When I feel something coming on, I deny and refuse it all day. The next day, I am usually fine. Though I will admit it did not work when the flu came though our house a couple of weeks ago.
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