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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 12:27:37 -0800
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    Dear Maximiliano,

    >> You say that thinking about the time counts as an "interruption". I
    saw it just as a thought...sometimes I get sucked by it and sometimes I
    just observe it. I have countless of these thoughts and sometimes I can
    observe them and sometimes not. So... when I get clinged to a thought,
    this counts as an interruption? <<

    When you get sucked into it, it's an official interruption since you're
    then no longer passively observing. But when you just observe it as one
    among many thoughts, it's not an interruption since you are still
    maintaining your passive observation.

    >> Should I open my eyes and check the time at that moment? And then,
    should I continue the exercise until the next interruption? <<

    In the beginning, when you're only managing a few seconds of the
    exercise at a stretch, then it doesn't make a whole lot of sense to keep
    opening your eyes and checking your clock. This tends to completely
    disrupt your focus. A better alternative during the initial work with
    an exercise is to use your string of beads or knots and use it to count
    the number of interruptions. Do this until you get tired of trying or
    until you think you've done around 10 minutes. At that point, open you
    eyes, check the time and make a note of how many interruptions you
    counted on your string of beads/knots within that span of time. As you
    progress with the exercise and your seconds of un-interrupted meditation
    begin to turn into minutes, then shift to checking the clock after each
    interruption. This will then reveal accurately how long at a stretch
    you are succeeding with the exercise and you can readily track your
    improvement.

    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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