Comments on: Letting Our Kids Enjoy the Silence http://redpillparents.com/?p=872 conscious parenting starts with conscious living Fri, 11 Jan 2013 17:54:34 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 By: Diane http://redpillparents.com/?p=872&cpage=1#comment-329 Diane Tue, 19 Apr 2011 23:14:13 +0000 http://redpillparents.com/?p=872#comment-329 I've been spending a lot of time in doctor's waiting rooms lately and the trend is bifurcated: half game show network, half food network. I just want to sit quietly with my own thoughts, fears, to-do lists, prayers, book, or even facebook. For awhile, all of Kaiser's (an HMO) medical centers had muzak accompanied floral or other nature scenes on the TVs (which I also found annoying but at least could be ignored fairly easily) but too many people complained so they switched to the food obsessed or money for nothing channels! Oh, and I can't say enough about mindfulness meditation. Saves my sanity on a regular basis. Yay for Thich Nhat Han. I’ve been spending a lot of time in doctor’s waiting rooms lately and the trend is bifurcated: half game show network, half food network. I just want to sit quietly with my own thoughts, fears, to-do lists, prayers, book, or even facebook. For awhile, all of Kaiser’s (an HMO) medical centers had muzak accompanied floral or other nature scenes on the TVs (which I also found annoying but at least could be ignored fairly easily) but too many people complained so they switched to the food obsessed or money for nothing channels! Oh, and I can’t say enough about mindfulness meditation. Saves my sanity on a regular basis. Yay for Thich Nhat Han.

]]> By: Heather http://redpillparents.com/?p=872&cpage=1#comment-325 Heather Fri, 25 Mar 2011 15:51:03 +0000 http://redpillparents.com/?p=872#comment-325 Eckart Tolle's description of how he became aware of the "sound of the ego" once he realized he was the same as a schizophrenic person -- someone deemed "crazy" -- speaking similar thoughts in his head, only he had a filter for them. That really connected with me. I had tried mediation at 23 and was in a pretty relaxed state already I didn't experience the benefits but 3 years later after a particularly stressful period, the practice has been essential to my happiness. I really do not like when I see the DVD player in the SUV. I know people are on the road alot but that is time to talk and bond. Great post! Eckart Tolle’s description of how he became aware of the “sound of the ego” once he realized he was the same as a schizophrenic person — someone deemed “crazy” — speaking similar thoughts in his head, only he had a filter for them.

That really connected with me. I had tried mediation at 23 and was in a pretty relaxed state already I didn’t experience the benefits but 3 years later after a particularly stressful period, the practice has been essential to my happiness.

I really do not like when I see the DVD player in the SUV. I know people are on the road alot but that is time to talk and bond. Great post!

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