Meditate on emotional memories🔗

ABOUT THE TECHNIQUE

It is not possible to live without a memory! The problem is not with having memories. The problem happens when memories are emotionally loaded. Emotionally loaded memories are like high-resolution graphics files on your brain's computer! They take up so much space that you can't store anything else; they slow down the entire processing and they can make your system 'hang' (suspend actions) anytime! Ordinary memories are like ordinary text documents. They are problem-free and useful to run your daily life. While we cannot forget something at will, we can convert the 'graphic' memory into a 'text' memory through meditation.

INSTRUCTIONS

Whenever you feel you are stuck with some emotional memory, just sit with it. Meditate on it, consciously going into it. Whether it is fear or love or greed, go fully into it. Don't think, how can I become free of a memory by focusing on it? Just like food, whatever has been completely digested by your system will naturally be thrown out. As you meditate on it, slowly, your inner space will be disconnected from that emotional memory. As long as there is any energy or charge attached to that memory, continue to meditate on it. When the memory has been purified of emotional content, it will leave your inner space on its own.

The swadishthana chakra (navel energy center) is the source of your life-force. That is why any energy blockage in this chakra manifests as fear. Likewise, constantly experiencing fear can cause the energy flow in this chakra to get blocked. This chakra is located right in the middle of the body. The very word ‘swadishthana’ means the point where the being is based, rooted. Just becoming aware of this chakra is enough to center your energies. When your awareness is centered on the swadishthana chakra, you are living at the being level.

Whenever you can, become aware of the swadishthana chakra. As you look deeply, you will see that the whole of your life-energy is revolving around this center. When your energy is centered on the swadishthana, you will see you cannot think much! Your thought-process will slow down naturally. You will feel more rooted, and a natural discipline will arise in you, both in your physical actions and in your way of thinking. You will experience a deep, silent awareness and the courage to handle all your day-to-day problems without getting ruffled.