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Piercing through the shell with meditation

InmostLightInmostLight
edited April 2011 in Meditation
Hello,

I'm wondering what some of the initial realizations / discoveries you made through regular meditation / Buddhist practice. Was it a specific precept that you used to break, but now abide? Was it a significant negative aspect of your personality that was dropped? Perhaps a clearer thought process?

Namaste

Comments

  • JeffreyJeffrey Veteran
    I was able to quit drinking and it wasn't by willpower it was by a light touch and compassion, well some willpower.
  • WhoknowsWhoknows Australia Veteran
    Hi @InmostLight , my anger is much weaker than it was before and I feel much better without it. I used to fear that my anger had a life of its own.
  • federicafederica Seeker of the clear blue sky... Its better to remain silent and be thought a fool, than to speak out and remove all doubt Moderator
    My Now is so much better than it was in the Past..... ;)
  • JeffreyJeffrey Veteran
    New and improved 25% more joy and in a new silver container
  • pegembarapegembara Veteran
    Anger comes and goes. If you focus on the anger and not its cause, it will have no power over you.
  • InmostLightInmostLight
    edited April 2011
    That's great to hear from all of you!

    There are aspects of my life that I'd rather not live with, but I feel that aiming to get rid of them through meditation provides a goal that I strive after. So I just keep mindful and I feel the meditation has been so far encouraging a clearer thought process and much less dualistic thinking.
  • fivebellsfivebells Veteran
    First big change, a few years ago, was to stop regarding anger as an indication of strength.
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