A fundamental practice that sets the stage for everything else
Quick Fact
The mind has a mind of its own! We are “inside our minds” the vast majority of the time. By occasionally becoming the observer, we can step outside the affects of the mind’s creations!
Instructions
- Wait for your next thought or image
- Observe
- Say “yep, I hear you. What else you have?
- Repeat step 3 for a bit
Tips
- great to do when you first wake up and have your first thoughts, which will most likely be “no” thoughts of doubt, concern, overwhelm, uncertainty, etc
- When a “positive” thought comes up, do the same thing but with a bit of light enthusiasm
- Notice when your state starts to go up!
- Do this whenever it occurs to you and you feel like doing it
Quick Fact:
The mind has a mind of its own! We are “inside our minds” the vast majority of the time. By occasionally becoming the observer, we can step outside the affects of the mind’s creations!
- Wait for your next thought or image
- Observe
- Say “yep, I hear you. What else you have?
- Repeat step 3 for a bit
- great to do when you first wake up and have your first thoughts, which will most likely be “no” thoughts of doubt, concern, overwhelm, uncertainty, etc
- When a “positive” thought comes up, do the same thing but with a bit of light enthusiasm
- Notice when your state starts to go up!
- Do this whenever it occurs to you and you feel like doing it