Unit 4 Blog

Unit 4 Blog The mind-body-spirit paradigm
I listened to Dacher's CD and tried as I may, I had a hard time getting the relaxation that I want to achieved. I tried it twice on different days but still did not get the result that I wanted. I am not sure if I was trying so hard or it just did not affect me that time. I find that the woman's voice was not soothing enough for me. There was too much "waves sounds" and it was distracting me. However, reading the chapter had a different effect on me. My mind was more relax like I was reading a very interesting book that I can't put down. I think that different situations and moods affect how we respond to the same topic. How it is being delivered to us influence our response as well. I will still recommend this to another person because, this exercise might have more positive result to them than I had.

Mental workout constitutes loving-kindness and the subtle mind, which includes witnessing, calm-abiding, and unity consciousness.The benefits of mental work out results to inner peace, wisdom, compassion, happiness, and wholeness. Achieving all of these needs whole heart dedication on the individual. Mental workout needs to be practiced regularly everyday to be able to get a positive result.
I would love to reached the feeling of whole happiness and inner peace but I think it will take a little while longer for me to achieve it. There are unavoidable stressors in my job today that and trying to turn the negative aura around takes a lot of toll on me. Although I am surrounded with love from my family and best friends and my love one, it is not enough. I believe in loving-kindness,love begets love. I know that I have to practice my mind and emotion every day to reach the inner peace and happiness that I so desire. I have to discipline myself and focus on my goal.
I had an experience of an inner most peace one time, just once, and I have been searching on how I am going to experience that feeling again. I was in a religious event then and for one moment, I had the most wonderful feeling of warmth and love and peace. I want to feel that again. Hopefully, by training and practicing my mind and body, I would be able to reach my inner heaven.