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Jimmy Wightman - Meditation Teacher
@that_meditation_guy

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The ancient teachings of Vedanta tell us that past pain, trauma and unprocessed emotions live inside us. They’re like impressions stamped onto consciousness and they direct our thoughts and behaviour from “behind the scenes.” In Sanskrit, these past pains are known as Samskaras.   You can think of samskaras as impressions left in consciousness by the events we go through. These impressions lead to grooves of habitual thought, reaction and behaviour. From the root word ‘samskara’ we derive our English word ‘scar’ - a blemish that has been left from an experience.   A collection of samskaras creates an identity. They create an egoic self that has been shaped by our parents, society, culture, and by every event and experience we’ve ever endured. Our identity has been built day by day since we first arrived in this world. Meditation is the process by which we bring samskaras to the surface of consciousness to be felt, expressed, released or soothed. This is why my students sometimes have painful memories flash up in their mind during meditation. Heavy and uncomfortable material is being brought to the surface to be “burned off.” This is the cleansing effect of meditation at work. This is how meditation enables us to shift out of egoic (small self) identity and into something bigger. As we allow this process to unfold slowly through daily meditation we begin to feel lighter and more present. We’re less inclined to become lost in our habitual thoughts and reactions. We tune into each other, rather than to our thoughts about each other. The world opens up, becomes brighter and more alive. What do you think? Have you experienced this? Let me know in the comments😊👇 ————- ▶️Follow @that_meditation_guy so you don’t miss the eye-opening stories👁📖😊🙏💫 ————- My next Deep Meditation course starts: 18th Sept 2023. Check DelveDeep.com (link in bio) for details. #gabormate #selfhealerscircle #selfhealingquotes #traumahealingjourney #innerchildhealing #shadowwork #innerchildwork #reparentingyourself #collectivetrauma #mindbodyhealing #healingmeditation #vedanta #advaitavedanta #buddhistteachings #spiritualawakening #meditationtips #ancientwisdom #meditationteacher