Hello and welcome to The Daily Insight.
My name is J.
Chodhagam.
In today's meditation,
We will be focusing on working with an overactive mind,
Wishing you a restorative practice.
Practicing quietening the mind is not difficult to begin.
Find a quiet place to sit,
Turn off all sources of distraction as much as possible,
And give yourself a chance for thoughts to calm down.
Focus your attention on a chosen object.
Breath is a simple choice,
Available anytime,
Anywhere.
Watch your breath.
Watch the rising and falling of your stomach.
Inevitably,
Your mind will wander as you do this.
Each time it does,
It changes its shape.
Each time it does,
Gently bring it back to the object of concentration,
Like In the freshness of the present moment,
Past is gone.
Future is not yet born.
And if one remains in pure mindfulness and freedom,
Disturbing thoughts arise and go without leaving a trace.
This is a simple exercise to quiet the mind.
When you give a tree to a monkey,
The monkey goes up and down till he becomes tired.
Then he finally rests.
In that resting,
Insight finally awakens.
Notice the speed of thoughts in your mind has already slowed down.
Watch your breath.
Watch the rising and falling of your stomach.
Each time your mind wanders,
Gently bring it back to the object of concentration,
Like a butterfly that returns again and again to the object of concentration.
Notice your headspace is beginning to clear.
This is the first step towards experiencing pure consciousness without content.
You are beginning to realize it's not just some sort of a spiritual theory.
Anyone who takes the trouble to stabilize and clarify is or her mind will be able to experience it too.
It is through this unconditioned aspect of consciousness that we can transform the content of the mind.
Gentle practice,
A little each day.
Bring the butterfly back to the flower.
Avoid letting your mind jump again and again to the trigger of overthinking.
Now you can dissociate from your thoughts and look at it with mindfulness.
The mind which is aware of overactive mind is not overwhelmed.
You can see that overthinking is just a bunch of thoughts.
It is nothing more than a product of your mind.
Instead of being the over thinker,
You understand that you are not the overactive mind,
In the same way that the clouds are not the sky.
Keep your attention upon it.
If you stop adding wood to a fire and just watch,
The fire will die out.
Let emotions arise but become free from their afflictive components such as distortion reality,
Mental confusion,
Clinging and suffering.
Notice how you feel right now.
Thank you for joining me in this practice.
Thank you.
