Comments on: Take Control of Your Life: Explore the Inner World http://www.warriordevelopment.com/archive/2008/07/24/take-control-of-your-life-explore-the-inner-world/ Creating Life Warriors Sat, 08 May 2010 03:39:46 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Jarrod http://www.warriordevelopment.com/archive/2008/07/24/take-control-of-your-life-explore-the-inner-world/comment-page-1/#comment-102 Jarrod Sat, 09 Aug 2008 04:55:19 +0000 http://www.warriordevelopment.com/?p=29#comment-102 Alright then I will write a little about my journey so far. Probably in about a week and a half. Subscribe so you don't miss it :) Alright then I will write a little about my journey so far. Probably in about a week and a half. Subscribe so you don’t miss it :)

]]> By: budding gardener, aka sarah http://www.warriordevelopment.com/archive/2008/07/24/take-control-of-your-life-explore-the-inner-world/comment-page-1/#comment-101 budding gardener, aka sarah Fri, 08 Aug 2008 01:13:40 +0000 http://www.warriordevelopment.com/?p=29#comment-101 Hi Jarrod, I am also interested in how you arrived at this conclusion. I've been reading over your blog and see a lot of interesting ideas here. Maybe you've got it posted somewhere and I just haven't come across it yet. If not, would you consider posting more about the research you did (you mentioned this in your post about not hating your job)? I am always looking for good sources of inspiration. Hi Jarrod,

I am also interested in how you arrived at this conclusion. I’ve been reading over your blog and see a lot of interesting ideas here. Maybe you’ve got it posted somewhere and I just haven’t come across it yet. If not, would you consider posting more about the research you did (you mentioned this in your post about not hating your job)? I am always looking for good sources of inspiration.

]]> By: Evelyn Lim | Attraction Mind Map http://www.warriordevelopment.com/archive/2008/07/24/take-control-of-your-life-explore-the-inner-world/comment-page-1/#comment-78 Evelyn Lim | Attraction Mind Map Thu, 24 Jul 2008 14:07:34 +0000 http://www.warriordevelopment.com/?p=29#comment-78 Having tried to practise a 24/7 awareness of the mind myself, I know how difficult it can be. I'd be interested to read your one day journal. Thanks, Evelyn Having tried to practise a 24/7 awareness of the mind myself, I know how difficult it can be. I’d be interested to read your one day journal.

Thanks,
Evelyn

]]> By: Jarrod http://www.warriordevelopment.com/archive/2008/07/24/take-control-of-your-life-explore-the-inner-world/comment-page-1/#comment-75 Jarrod Thu, 24 Jul 2008 02:39:47 +0000 http://www.warriordevelopment.com/?p=29#comment-75 Hi Ari, You almost got it. Fundamentally, you are not your thoughts and emotions (it is a little more complicated I think but I don't want to go into that now). You are something more permanent that exists even when thoughts and emotions do not. What we want to do is perceive the world, and just do that. Emotions and thoughts will occur, but we make sure we don't get identified with them. Stay separate. Seeing them like this we start to understand them and their grip on us lessens. Giving us greater freedom. I will have to write about a day in my life using awareness to give you a good example of awareness applied. Basically I do my best to use awareness 24/7, but I do get taken away by thoughts and emotions sometimes. (It is fine to use the mind to think deliberately, and you can't really be aware while thinking like this. It is the automatic thoughts we want to separate from). There is a bit of an example in my post <a href="http://www.warriordevelopment.com/archive/2008/07/10/how-to-not-hate-your-job/" rel="nofollow">How to Not Hate your Job</a> using my experience in a job (that I used to hate). The second half is probably more useful. Tomorrow I will take notes throughout the day of how I use awareness and then I'll post this on monday for you. Along with where I learnt this technique. Thanks for the question, I subscribed to your blog :) Hi Ari,

You almost got it. Fundamentally, you are not your thoughts and emotions (it is a little more complicated I think but I don’t want to go into that now). You are something more permanent that exists even when thoughts and emotions do not.

What we want to do is perceive the world, and just do that. Emotions and thoughts will occur, but we make sure we don’t get identified with them. Stay separate.

Seeing them like this we start to understand them and their grip on us lessens. Giving us greater freedom.

I will have to write about a day in my life using awareness to give you a good example of awareness applied. Basically I do my best to use awareness 24/7, but I do get taken away by thoughts and emotions sometimes. (It is fine to use the mind to think deliberately, and you can’t really be aware while thinking like this. It is the automatic thoughts we want to separate from).

There is a bit of an example in my post How to Not Hate your Job using my experience in a job (that I used to hate). The second half is probably more useful.

Tomorrow I will take notes throughout the day of how I use awareness and then I’ll post this on monday for you. Along with where I learnt this technique.

Thanks for the question, I subscribed to your blog :)

]]> By: Ari Koinuma http://www.warriordevelopment.com/archive/2008/07/24/take-control-of-your-life-explore-the-inner-world/comment-page-1/#comment-74 Ari Koinuma Thu, 24 Jul 2008 01:59:35 +0000 http://www.warriordevelopment.com/?p=29#comment-74 Hello Jarrod, You bring up an interesting point. You're talking about perceiving something but not letting your emotions react to it -- as that can be taxing. Did I get it right? It's an intriguing concept, but I would have loved to read how this plays out in your real life -- I'm not quite seeing the connection/application to real life. I'm also interested to hear how you came to realize this concept. ari Hello Jarrod,

You bring up an interesting point. You’re talking about perceiving something but not letting your emotions react to it — as that can be taxing. Did I get it right?

It’s an intriguing concept, but I would have loved to read how this plays out in your real life — I’m not quite seeing the connection/application to real life. I’m also interested to hear how you came to realize this concept.

ari

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