#191 💫 Mindfulness in the Mystical Lanes of Dharamkot 🌄 ( Part 14 )
2 min Read | 17 Aug 2023
[40] The Dance Between Stillness and Movement 🧘♂️🎉
Sitting and meditating can feel quite contrary to the body's natural instincts. Trying to calm a wandering mind? It can be a tad bit...well, boring. But here's a fun hack: a good workout before diving deep into meditation makes the whole experience more dynamic. And when you're done, what better than a celebration to reward the spirit? Dharamkot has it covered there! With its vibrant Cacao ceremonies and musical events that kick off after the sun bids goodbye, there's no lack of rhythm to your routine. 🌅🎵
Speaking of Cacao, I've had my moments of getting a bit too jittery after indulging in it, especially when paired with evening ice cream. I had to take a step back and remember: Cacao, delicious as it is, actually packs more caffeine than coffee! ☕🍫
So, while embracing mindfulness and tranquility, it's essential to balance it out with joyful activities and treats. But remember to know your limits, especially when those treats are as energetic as Cacao! 😄
[41] Vigyan Bhairav Tantra : Meditation Technique No. 41
While listening to stringed instruments, hear their composite central sound; thus omnipresence.
Basically, originally, music was used for meditation; particularly Indian music developed as a method of meditation, Indian dancing developed as a method of meditation. For the doer it was a deep meditation, and for the audience also it was a deep meditation. A dancer or a musician can be a technician. If there is no meditation in it, he is a technician. He can be a great technician, but then the soul is not there, only the body. The soul comes only when the musician is a deep meditator.
And music is just the outward thing. While playing on his sitar, one is not only playing on his sitar, he is also playing on his alertness inside. The sitar goes on outwardly and his intense awareness moves inside. The music flows outwardly, but he is alert, constantly aware of the innermost core of it. And that gives samadhi. That becomes ecstasy. That becomes the highest peak.
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