Haven't checked on this blog for a long time thought I'd share a bit more.
It seems to me recently as if sadness and quality of meditation are linked. I have noticed this trend over the past few years that those times when you feel down are the times when your mind is at its most still during meditation. I suspect this is because when you are sad, you are looking more intensly for an escape from your everyday life and so it is easier to focus on your meditation. Those times when you are happy are the hardest times to meditate as your mind is excitable, constantly running off in various directions.
It seems that the enjoyment of music is also amplified, listening to a favourite album with a beer when you are sad is absolutely amazing. It's almost like god is throwing you a bone saying, 'well you're not enjoying life, so enjoy this instead!'.
I am not sure what other activities might also tap into this hidden happiness, it would have to be a solitary activity I imagine, one that does not tax the mind, perhaps a massage or visual art appreciation though I have not experienced this myself..
The mind, when it is sad seems naturally more tuned in to the present moment and feeding it with meditation or music is a truly wonderful experience.
This has led me to the paradoxical conclusion that, sometimes at least, it feels good to feel sad.
It seems to me recently as if sadness and quality of meditation are linked. I have noticed this trend over the past few years that those times when you feel down are the times when your mind is at its most still during meditation. I suspect this is because when you are sad, you are looking more intensly for an escape from your everyday life and so it is easier to focus on your meditation. Those times when you are happy are the hardest times to meditate as your mind is excitable, constantly running off in various directions.
It seems that the enjoyment of music is also amplified, listening to a favourite album with a beer when you are sad is absolutely amazing. It's almost like god is throwing you a bone saying, 'well you're not enjoying life, so enjoy this instead!'.
I am not sure what other activities might also tap into this hidden happiness, it would have to be a solitary activity I imagine, one that does not tax the mind, perhaps a massage or visual art appreciation though I have not experienced this myself..
The mind, when it is sad seems naturally more tuned in to the present moment and feeding it with meditation or music is a truly wonderful experience.
This has led me to the paradoxical conclusion that, sometimes at least, it feels good to feel sad.
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