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# Re: Controlling the time

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- Subject: Re: [BardonPraxis] Controlling the time
- From: "Rawn Clark" <rawnclark@...>
- Date: Fri, 17 Jan 2003 10:43:19 -0800
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    Dear Maximiliano,

    >> While I´m doing the mental exercise of Step 1 ( observing thoughts )
    I continuously have one little problem. After 5 or 6 minutes of doing
    the exercise I start wondering about how long has it been since I
    started, " Is it ten minutes already?". At first I did the following: I
    got an alarm clock and set it for 10 minutes. I wraped it in heavy
    clothing so that the "beep-beep" should be a nice and quiet one. The
    thoughts about "how long" got reduced but I still have the habit of
    wondering when is going the "beep-beep" to start. Has anybody gone
    through this? What should I do? Part of my mind is too attentive about
    the time and I can´t be 100% in the passive state. <<

    What you describe is not all that unusual.

    I do hope you realize that every time you begin wondering about the
    time, this constitutes an "interruption". ;-)

    What I suggest is that you do away with your worry about the time
    entirely and also do away with setting an alarm. Just do your
    meditation for as long as you are able. When you encounter your first
    disruption, look over at your clock and see how long you meditated for
    un-interrupted. That is the only span of time that really matters.
    When, at the end of your meditation, your clock informs you that you've
    succeeded in un-interrupted meditation for at least 10 minutes, then you
    can continue on to the next exercise.

    My best to you,
    :) Rawn Clark
    17 Jan 2003
    rawnclark@...
    rawn@...
    http://www.ABardonCompanion.com
    http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BardonPraxis

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