Impermanence

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Impermanence

Thoughts and feelings are impermanent if you let them be. Anxiety must be allowed, and felt, to pass. If I fight the feeling, it will intensify before it passes. Let it be.

Let them be

We should learn to stop trying to avoid problems and thoughts. Instead, we should try to understand them, analyse them, FEEL them while they are as pure as a river. They can’t hurt us unless we are afraid of them and we constrict ourselves to behave in a different way just because of them. We should let them pass. Build a mind status that allow us to face them intelligently.

Thoughts are like cars passing by....

Thoughts are like cars passing by. When you are hung up on a thought you sit in the passenger seat. When you are mindful it is NOT that you stop the traffic - mindfulness is more like sitting relaxed under a tree by the road, letting the cars pass while you calmly observe.

Impermanence

Do not fight or resist the thought, but acknowledge it, its importance and then tell it to leave; to float on like a passing cloud. What we resists persist. How I respond to the thought is completely up to me.

Let it go

I have a choice to allow thoughts and feelings to take up space in my mind and body. Holding on to the positive will help letting the negative go.

Everything is temporsry

Things that you spend so much time stressing about often end up over-thought and over-complicated. Learning to be at peace with thoughts that come up will help me not to overreact, and realise that negative thoughts don’t have to take over. I am in control of what I choose to think about.

Thoughts

Thinking should be allowed but some thoughts should just pass like clouds and it’s ok to let them go.

Memories

I grasped that in order to move forward I must let my memories pass. Through time I feel as though I will succeed

Breathe

I learned with this meditation that My problems are tiny in the ocean of compassion.

Racing thoughts... racing clouds.

Profoundly beneficial to have racing thoughts compared to racing clouds; that this is, in fact, the fundamental nature of the mind. I would never have discovered this basic truth on my own!

Concious

You can make a conscious decision to let your thoughts pass. When you really focus on your breathing, all other thoughts slip away.

The constant thoughts are a normal part of the mind.

I acknowledge the thoughts vs trying to resist them and letting them pass

First and amazing

This was my very first meditation, which is quite surprising due to the amount of stress in my life. This will be my first and absolutely helpful place to stay calm and come up with conclusions to answers that can only be found in silence. I will be using this app for as long as a possibly can and hopefully I will get better at coping with stress! 🙂

I learned ...

I don't always acknowledge my thoughts. I like to push them to the side or throw them out, but this mindfulness opened my eyes to the idea that we should think about our thoughts and reflect.

Stress

I learned that pushing away your thoughts has a lot to do with stress. If you just noticed them when they come you will be able to let them pass much quicker! :))

Stress

Pushing away thoughts will make nothing go away. Neither will constantly thinking about them. Acknowledging the thoughts and letting them pass is best

Reflection

I learned that I hold a lot of stress and burden by constantly suppressing reoccurring thoughts and memories as I’m sure most people do. In taking the time to relax and recognize these things in a calm comfortable state of mind I am able to allow myself to accept that things are the way they are regardless of how I thought they would or should be.

Mindfulness

I learned that we have to live our present and leave our past!!

Car wash

I did this at the car was today and it really helped me just sit and really connect as one with my brain.

Impermanence

I found if helpful to imagine my thoughts as clouds passing by with blue sky above them

Don’t worry

I wrote an exam that was extremely difficult today and I came home and felt absolutely beaten and finished but instead of letting those negative feelings fester and ruin my spirit I decided to just let them go , there is no use in worrying about something you cannot change and rather focus on moving forward and finding solutions.

the mind

the mind is supposed to grasp then push away thoughts and feelings.

Nature of the mind

I loved this meditation. I accept these thoughts that meander through my mind but can let them go on their journey without the need to analyse. While I listen as an impartial bystander letting them wash over me and concentrating on the relevance of my being.

Different methods

What I realized tonight is that I’m not really using this app to meditate so much as I’m listening to the different lessons to hear what’s being said and reflect on how that affects my own life or thoughts. More introspective, still mindful, just not quite the same as meditating.

Clouds

Thinking of dark thoughts as passing clouds and focussing on my mind as a usually blue sky is very powerful.

You decide

You are the one who decides if you will hold on to it or let it pass. The only one capable of making that choice.

Slide show

I was picturing the thoughts rolling by like a slide show so I could recognize them and let them come and then go.

Impermanence

I learned that..my thoughts didn’t wander around when I needed them to, but hey wander when I don’t need them to. Maybe there wasn’t anything exciting or frustrating enough for me to think about some more.

Thoughts come andg

Thoughts come and go. Let them. Just like experiences, people, Jobs, etc

Letting go

I have control over how my thoughts effect me and that they are not as permanent as I think they are.

Peaceful Sunday 11-26-17

Happy Birthday to my Uncle who passed away 6mos ago. Today, is his actual BIRTH day. Anyways, we are all, wherever we are ARE remembering him in our own ways. I am still feeling sick but staying positive. This whole meditation is about letting go of small stuff. Let is pass by. Focus on what really needs to be focused on. Hope EVERYONE had a beautiful weekend and continue to have a rest nice day.

Dean

Also seal shut the temple and wedge the water ice that dry so bronze

Peace

Before I started I was stressed about some thing be now I don’t even care a bout it any more this is good if you are stressed about some thing it just hits the reset button

Split mind

I learned that my thoughts are normal. The thought of getting rid of the memories of the woman I was with, and the thought of how can this be fixed and we start again. It's confusing.

What you are

What or whom you are is on you. The way you treat yourself is how others will treat you. If you cannot find love beside yourself. There will be no love for you and someone else. If you think you’re less what you are others would treat you the same way.

Beginning

Meditation while simple can have strong impact on the mind. After my first session I am excited to make a habit of daily meditation with Aura

Day 4

I learned to focus on different parts of the body. In addition, I liked to think of good and bad thoughts and letting them go.

Day 3

I learned not to try to push thoughts from my mind, but to acknowledge them and then let them pass

Day 4 January 4th

Today’s session completely resonated with me. After forgetting, putting it off, and just being busy with life today, I’m glad I took this time before I fell asleep to meditate for just a few minutes. The message I learned was the most fulfilling of the 4 I have done thus far. Go me, for not blowing it off completely at making time for my 3 minutes of me time. Good night ✍🏼

Impermanence

all of our thoughts and feelings are impermanent. we can simply observe and let go and it is all okay bc it is the nature of the human mind. life is beautiful and full of abundance

Notice the clouds,

Notice the clouds, Notice their impermanence. Concept grasped

Impermanence (Relapse)

I learned that our minds hold on to thoughts they like and push away those they don't. It is said that all are impermanent but what if they aren't. What if they surround you everyday constantly breaking you down more and more. I need an escape, a vacation from this mindset and I need to learn how to let these memories, these thoughts, these feelings turn into the clouds of impermanence.

thoughts

thoughts, good or bad, come and go and i can choose which ones i want to hold on to and which ones i wants rid. bad memories and thoughts do not have to stay and i have full control of that.

Hard work

Hard work pays off As cheesy as it sounds, never give up. Also, be happy for people but dont let their happiness become yours.

Power of the mind

When I picture my thoughts as clouds in the sky, when my eyes are closed, the sky is always blue behind the clouds and when the clouds pass by my world becomes brighter, like when you’re actually out in the sun and you close your eyes. Our minds are wonderfully powerful.

Go with the flow

I learned that things are generally going to happen through life weather we like them or not and at any given speed. It's how we choose to deal with them that determines how we move forward.

Thoughts - impermanent

Thoughts both good and bad are impermanent. I grasp at some and push others away that I want to avoid. Today is mostly the latter. They pass like clouds. Notice their existence and let them pass.

A bit short

I’ve noticed that I need for speech to guide me through, when there are gaps the silence is filled by my negative thoughts. I like the meditations that keep reminding you to focus

This could have been a helpful meditation

but I could not understand much of what she said. (Reflection too short please write more.)

Clouds

Clouds. They are beautiful puffs of air, gorgeous each created to perfection. Unfortunately, there tends to be stormy clouds. But, after every rainfall and storm there is always a field of flowers to be grown.

Impermanence

I learned that thoughts can easily go away and prevent some stress

Impermanence

Just like the title of this meditation, it becomes easy to believe that many of our thoughts and stresses are permanent. It takes conscious decision-making to realize that stresses and troubles are not permanent, and as unsatisfying and sad as they may feel, we must remember to rise above and not be afraid to let go of things we cannot change in order to prepare for things to come.

Perseverance and Rabbit Holes

I found this meditation very validating. It was all about what I do. I perseveration on the “not so positive”, wishing it wasn’t there, that things had been different. Then I go down the rabbit hole exploring how wish things had gone instead. Knowing that I should “just return to breath” and ACTUALLY returning to breath are two different things. Sometimes, you need an outside-person to say aloud “Return to the breath”.

Impermanence

I’d never thought about the impermanence of our thoughts... Although I know it’s gonna be difficult to remember that all the time, I’m going to try for sure :)

Coming and going

Just like feelings and emotions, my thoughts come and go in waves. One moment I find myself thinking about what I have on my to do list. The next, I’m drifting off to a memory or musing (worrying?) about the future. Though it’s natural and everyone does this, I do find that it robs me of awareness a bit too often. Even when I was little my parents were told I was a daydreamer, so I know this is something that has always been an issue for me. My goal with all these mindfulness sessions is to cultivate a greater sense of awareness within this time and this space, right here and right now. I’d like to become more of an observer of my thoughts and learn ways I can detach myself from worry or fear or doubt associated with them.

Realisation

I learned that we are in control of our thoughts. We can hold onto them or we can accept them and let them go.

Patience

Breathing and counting breaths work. I feel really good right now.

Thoughts are like clouds

Notice their impermanence; yet, it’s the thoughts - the thought that I won’t meet this deadline, the thought that I won’t be good enough,etc that leads to a majority of the stress, anxiety, and frustration in my life. Impermanent passing clouds whose form and figure are ever changing have this much power over me? I don’t think so

The nature of the mind

Thoughts are always present and I can make a conscious decision to let them unroll.

Fleeting thoughts

Here then gone...hopeful of having a great day today...not inundated with too many thoughts.

Impermenance

This meditation really helped me get rid of the negativity in my mind that lingers throughout the day. I know those thoughts will always arise but now we can breathe and let them pass. Allowing more room for the positive thoughts to be permanent.

Thoughts are passing

Thoughts come and go, I am not as attached as I think I am to them.

3/12/18

I learned that thoughts will come and go and that there is no reason to hold onto the bad ones, that you need to focus on the good ones

3/19/18

I learned that thoughts come and go, we don’t have to hold on to them.

Learned

Take deep breaths let the mind wander but need to focus back on breathing

Thoughts come and go

This practice was helpful in that it reminded me that thoughts come and go. That I don’t have to react to my thoughts-just observe them and let them go. Our thoughts are like clouds. I need to remember that I don’t have to act just because a thought comes up.

Passing clouds in the sky

I learned that I have a choice as to whether I want to hold on to a thought, no matter how big or small. They are just like “passing clouds in the sky.” Each day, as I practice mindfulness, I notice that it has gotten a little easier...not that I’m good at it, but I’m a work in progress.

I learned that I can choose to change the thought. But that that is very hard and takes practice.

Changing the thought is not easy. And watching them like clouds pass in the sky will take so much practice because it feels like it’s all day.

Listen Again. Good One.

I have to listen to this one again because my mind kept wandering. LOL. I know I am the master of my thoughts but I'm still mastering it one day at a time, one second at a time, with ease and grace, hopefully. This is a good reminder to just observe what's going on in my mind. My mind is my servant, I am the master of my mental state.

Feeling

Distracted by thoughts easily. Not possible to let go and concentrate

Anxious

I need to accept my emotions and let them go. I need to realise that these emotions and thoughts only last a short period of time and they do pass