14 Awareness of our Inner Mental Attitude

I enjoyed the part in the very beginning where you had us practice relaxing the face like a loose mask and then play with a tendency to smile and then relax again. Some part of my inner child thought that was really funny and I felt a sensation of joy in my chest.

I also went into a very relaxed state as we got further into the meditation, but as usual, found my mind jumping around from topic to topic, usually focused on things I think I have to do. But this time I just let the thoughts come and go, because I’m more familiar with the experience now and it doesn’t bother me too much.

I like this practice because I’m pretty aware of my inner mental attitude, but I’m not good at doing what I want to do, which would be to direct my thoughts to more positive subjects when I catch myself going into a “bag,” as it were.

Thanks so much, Alan. 🙂