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Letting Go: The Pathway of Surrender
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u/Cloudhand_ · 8 pointsr/TheMindIlluminated

Here's a quote from the book that compeltely transformed my experience of the process of TMI and allowed meditation to become much more enjoyable and progress to really happen.

"“To succeed, we need to approach the practice in a relaxed manner, free from judgement and expectations. Although we may start out this way, we can quickly slip into a critical, striving attitude when faced with problems such as mind wandering, sleepiness, and impatience. This attitude becomes the greatest impediment to our progress. When words like 'struggle' or 'difficult' come to mind, or if you feel like you're 'trying really hard, but not making any progress', you'll know it's time to examine your attitude.
Meditation is a series of simple tasks, easy to perform, that only need to be repeated until they bear fruit. So where is the sense of difficulty and exertion coming from? We usually describe a task as difficult because we're dissatisfied with our performance, which means we've started judging. Your expectations haven't been met, and maybe your starting to doubt whether you'll ever succeed, which can sap your motivation. You're not actually struggling with meditating, you're struggling with unrealistic expectations and an idealized image of what you think 'should' be happening... You can blame the teacher, the method, or concoct a story about how meditation isn't right for you. The real issue isn't that meditation takes too much effort, or that something is innately wrong with you, it's your judgement and expectations."

I hope this helps you too. I really think you need to let go. There's also a highly recommended book on that subject; perhaps it may be of use to you. Letting Go by David Hawkins : https://www.amazon.ca/Letting-David-Hawkins-M-D-Ph-D/dp/1401945015/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=letting+go&qid=1564334160&s=gateway&sr=8-1

u/batbdotb · 6 pointsr/GetMotivated

Anything by Tony Robbins is good - I highly recommend going through his Time of Your Life audio program a few times.

Letting Go has some good content for developing a highly attuned sense of self-awareness.

The Charisma Myth is okay too.

I could go on about different books in this genre. These books are great starting places though.

u/allusium · 4 pointsr/BPDlovedones

Metacognition is necessary but not sufficient because feelings and thoughts are different neurological phenomena. You likely know that feelings arise from a the limbic system -- the primitive or reptilian part of the brain -- and thoughts are how the cortex processes those feelings together with sensory inputs, etc. There are feedback loops in which metacognition triggers new feelings to arise, which then have to be processed, which may trigger additional feelings, ad infinitum.

Part of "getting over it" involves breaking this cycle long for enough that negative feelings stop arising. Since the limbic system exists below the level of the conscious mind, we need to break the cycle using the cortex.

David Hawkins describes this approach in his excellent book, Letting Go. If you haven't read it, I'd consider it a must. One of the books that has most changed my life.

Once you can shut down the cortex by having it focus just on naming and validating each feeling that arises, you will find that each feeling just kind of swells inside you and breaks like a wave on the shore, then recedes on its own and is gone in less than a minute. Then a new feeling comes up and does the same. And as you process the negative ones and let go of them one by one, increasingly positive ones spontaneously emerge and take their place. It's one of the most beautiful things I've ever experienced.

As you practice this, you may find that you can begin to do it in real-time. I was in therapy with my person last week and she was raging at me in front of our therapist. It hurt so bad. I felt it, acknowledged it, sat with the discomfort of it, let it go, and it left. It was so beautiful.

My therapist had me study and practice this approach and then started guiding me through EMDR to reprocess some childhood trauma. Super painful for a few minutes, but so peaceful in the end. I'm still learning how to let go, especially in the middle of a fight. I'm getting better.

u/ckd92 · 3 pointsr/TheMindIlluminated

Great answer, the second paragraph especially! Just one thing to add about how you do metta:

Usually we give metta to ourselves, and then to others. We send it to those we are close to, then those we are neutral to, then those we have difficulties with, and then finally all people, and the universe.

Bear in mind that sending metta to different types of people can bring things up from the past that need to be purified, and therefore might end up affecting your situation. This occurs to me particularly when sending it to people I have difficulties with, so as you can probably imagine, they are sometimes pretty intense. You get better at dealing with this though.

A good idea is to avoid sending it to those you have difficulties with for now. Maybe even only send it to yourself.

Oh - and one more thing - Letting Go by David R Hawkins will be good for your current situation. It is basically an entire book on purification!

u/pradeep23 · 3 pointsr/infp

Love is acceptance. Surrender.

I would recommend reading this

Letting Go: The Pathway of Surrender

u/petrus4 · 3 pointsr/lawofattraction

> Okay, first of all, my mom is a psychotic, nagging little bitch. She ALWAYS tries to find the littlest of things to criticize me, even when there's nothing to criticize about. For example, I would eat dinner upstairs. Just me sitting quietly and eating my food. Suddenly the bitch would instigate an argument. And bam, I start to feel like shit for the rest of the day. Thanks for ruining my mood, fucking bitch.

This behaviour is a request for validation or acknowledgement, but she is having difficulty expressing it positively because of the level of resentment she is feeling. Find out what she is doing for you or others that she expects gratitude for, and then give her said gratitude. Once you do this, the nagging should at least start to ease.

David Hawkins wrote that people start nagging when they do something for someone, expect praise for doing said act, and then don't get it. They set up an expectation within themselves, and the nagging is triggered by the resulting feelings of emptiness, exhaustion, and resentment. The other thing to understand here is that the nagging and resentment will be in direct proportion to the amount of gratitude or acknowledgement that the person expects to receive for the service they have rendered. If she was expecting a lot of praise from you, then she will feel a lot of resentment if she doesn't get it.

> I'm sorry for being so angry. This is what happens when you're constantly surrounded by negative people. As a result, it's making me really negative as well. The negativity is contagious. It runs like wild fire.

Anger is in fact a relatively positive condition. It is two emotional steps below the tipping point for stable positive emotion; the next two being Pride and Courage. Get from Anger to Pride by finding some achievements that you've made which you feel proud of yourself for, and then get from Pride to Courage by realising that, because you're capable of achieving things you can feel proud of, that means that you are sufficiently competent that you can cope with living as a stable, independent adult. The major developmental hurdle is getting to the point where you believe that on a long term basis, you have the ability to consistently survive. Once security in the ability to survive is established, negative emotion will largely cease, and you'll be able to continue to higher levels.

Get Transcending the Levels of Consciousness, and Letting Go: The Pathway of Surrender. They will outline a very concrete method of elevating yourself emotionally, and potentially helping others rise as well, through active listening and providing positive acknowledgement.

u/screaminjj · 2 pointsr/ExNoContact
u/bigbaff · 2 pointsr/INTP

Here's a book you might like. Maybe not what you're used to, but you said something is missing so why not try something new?

u/big_hearted_lion · 2 pointsr/selfhelp

You Can Heal Your Life by Louise Hay

Letting Go: The Pathway of Surrender by David R. Hawkins M.D. Ph.D

u/Rgfnd · 1 pointr/NoFap

I think this book can really help you to heal and get back on track. It certainly helped with my guilt, shame and anger issues. Letting Go

If you ever want to discuss the book just message me. Good luck!

u/Heisenburger111 · 1 pointr/ACIM

The book letting go is fantastic for this, I would see it's even more powerful than ACIM for me compliments it quite nicely. https://www.amazon.com/Letting-David-Hawkins-M-D-Ph-D/dp/1401945015

u/AxelVW · 1 pointr/NoStupidQuestions

That's the best question I have ever read.

I would try that: https://www.amazon.com/Letting-David-Hawkins-M-D-Ph-D/dp/1401945015/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1429623679&sr=8-1&keywords=letting+go

Or a friend's advice "drink progressively less while trying to maintain the same state with each sip you don't take".

u/lusopho · 1 pointr/depression

Hey Buddy, Sounds like you are having a hard time. Your situation sounds very similar to what mine used to be. The truth is, getting better "on your own" is basically impossible. No matter how much you want to beat this on your own, it's just not going to be possible. Use your friends as a starting point. Tell them about your problems, that you are feeling down. If they are good friends, then they will be there for you. And if they... well... start to judge you. Then Fuck them!
Depression thrives on Isolation imo, the more you are on your own the worse it gets. Go outside, socialise, see people. Sometimes Professional help is not always the answer, at the end of the day your therapist will eventually deem it to be YOUR Choice.

Depression can be like an abandoned prison that you are locked inside off. You spend years and years in your cell without thinking to try the cell door because... well... your in a prison! One day you decide to try it, and by your astonishment it's open! All this time, only difficulty is finding this door :) Good luck, I wish you the best!

EDIT: Read this book
It has taught me allot

u/MrBoogerBoobs · 1 pointr/Anxiety

My psychiatrist has me on Prozac, Buspar, and Lamictal. We're still getting the dosage figured out (I've only been on medication since July), but I'm seeing great improvements.

EDIT: I thought I'd go ahead and add that the techniques in Letting Go: The Pathway of Surrender by Dr. David R. Hawkins have really helped me a lot, and might be worth a read while you wait for your appointment.

u/rudranil · 1 pointr/audiobooks

"Letting Go" by David Hawkins

Letting Go: The Pathway of Surrender https://www.amazon.com/dp/1401945015/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_ym9KBb6ZG52Z4

u/donedreadpirate · 1 pointr/askMRP

Is it [Letting Go: The Pathway of Surrender] (https://www.amazon.com/dp/1401945015/) or [Pathways To Surrender] (https://www.amazon.com/dp/1500514861/)?

u/1dayatatimebro · 1 pointr/leaves

Bang on. For the longest time it was a trade I was willing to make until I couldnt anymore. There came a point where I couldnt smoke myself happy anymore. It was a 50/50 type thing where I'd either get happy and forget my problems or intensify them for the duration of my high.

I've been clean since December and it has been one of the most challenging things I've taken on. I dont know your story but if its anything similar to mine, then you might be running/ignoring/supressing/avoiding some type of problem/issue/situation. If you are, read Letting Go. It has helped me out quite a bit.

u/Woolong_T · 1 pointr/dataisbeautiful

Hey man, I want to recommend you a book.

Letting Go: The Pathway To Surrender by David R. Hawking

It's not to say this book will cure you, but it can be a good supplement to your therapy sessions.

I've been going through the same conflicts of self-consciousness for years, and this book has helped me start to peel back the layers of emotions that keep my anxiety on high. It does a good job of explaining what is the probable cause of your trauma and what you can do to decrease the emotional strain. I was recommended this from another sub, figured I'd pass the healing along.

Cheers!