Our mental workout is more than just practicing rest and relaxation. We are to have continuous development of our mental acuity. We are trying to move toward a loftier place in life than the ups and downs we suffer from day to day. As we practice the following we begin to expand into much more fulfilled human beings.
Loving-kindness is a practice that takes us outside of ourselves. In the practice of this we turn our focus from ourselves and all the selfish desires that comprise our lives. We began to move toward nurturing someone else. We genuinely seek out someone to bless, if I may use that concept. We want to make a homeless person smile by contributing when they are holding up their signs that solicit assistance. We make it our business to go to the nursing home and visit even though some tend to be not so desirable. Personally, I decided to be more nurturing and patience to my husband. As I succumb to pressures in my life, I have noted I am a bit short-tempered. It takes less effort to exhibit kindness. As a Christian this should and must be my daily goal.
The subtle mind is a practice in which all of us should engage. This is the attempt to successfully train the mind, by going to its deeper levels. We want to train our mind so that it is not full of busy talk or all that noise that consumes a lot of our waking hours. The book suggests that this practice will help us learn how to diminish ceaseless mental movements, feelings, images and thoughts. This progresses us toward stable and facile mind of calm-abiding.
I have yet to decide how to effectively utilize the mental workout. I know to ensure a more profitable path to wellness I have got to practice whatever I decide on a regular basis and not be so easily distracted from my course.
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