Technique: Identify your Patterns
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ABOUT THE TECHNIQUE
Below is the process in which you can identify your major patterns.
DURATION
As much time as needed.
INSTRUCTIONS
Think of a recent conflict or a time when you felt powerless or when you felt your energy was down or when you felt depressed or felt fear or anger.
Now visualize that event vividly as if it is happening right now and relive the situation. Recall what was said, how you felt, everything you can visualize of that event.
Identify three things in the conflict:
• MAMAKARA – what you think you are inside at that moment. It is the image you carry for yourself; what you felt as you at that moment. For example: I am a loser, I always let my parents down, etc.
• AHANKARA – what you project to others as you: the way you react, your body language, your actions, and the statements you gave about yourself to others at that time. For example: I project friendliness even when I feel I am a loser.
• SWA-ANYAKARA – what you cognize as Life at those moments. What is it that you felt life was for you at that moment? For example: life is humiliating me, because people are laughing at me at that time.
When you identify these three statements, you will see that they have been there inside you during many situations in your life before.
These statements are only the branches. They are the sign of the pattern that exists deep inside you. The root is hidden from your own view due to your current cognition. But we can start with cutting off the branches.
