The practice of sitting with one’s thoughts is about acceptance. No guilt. No regrets. No running away and hiding. You sit with yourself and observe. Sometimes the thoughts are about dull everyday stuff. Sometimes pleasant thoughts and nice memories creep in. Sometimes a really dark, a really disturbing thought pops up.
A practitioner is encouraged not to deny the dark thoughts that arise. You are to sit and let go of the thought. You don’t take action towards or away from it. You accept ‘it’ for what it is – a thought. Taming the mind is not about suppressing your disturbing thoughts. It is about acknowledging their existence.
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