Comments on: Meditation http://www.wanderingsandmusings.com/2009/01/meditation/ You never see a motorcycle parked outside of a Psychiatrist's office... Fri, 30 Sep 2011 02:50:30 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: jeff http://www.wanderingsandmusings.com/2009/01/meditation/comment-page-1/#comment-712 jeff Tue, 06 Jan 2009 00:04:51 +0000 http://www.wanderingsandmusings.com/?p=842#comment-712 I wouldn't agree... the essence of our <em>ego</em> might be our memories, but we are not completely defined by our egos (or at least shouldn't be), there is something deeper and that is what meditation and spiritual practices aim at getting to. Think of it this way: Our thoughts, fears and emotions change over time. Our body is constantly changing. Our life situation is constantly changing. Thus, what actually defines us? I wouldn’t agree… the essence of our ego might be our memories, but we are not completely defined by our egos (or at least shouldn’t be), there is something deeper and that is what meditation and spiritual practices aim at getting to.

Think of it this way: Our thoughts, fears and emotions change over time. Our body is constantly changing. Our life situation is constantly changing. Thus, what actually defines us?

]]> By: Sergei G http://www.wanderingsandmusings.com/2009/01/meditation/comment-page-1/#comment-709 Sergei G Mon, 05 Jan 2009 00:33:28 +0000 http://www.wanderingsandmusings.com/?p=842#comment-709 This is just a thought that just occured to me. The reason I post it here is that it is related to "I am" meditation. One can say that our essense is in our memories. What if one was to loose his or her memory? I recently watched a story called Utawarerumono (http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Utawarerumono/70060136). It is about someone who has lost his memory and how his actions define him from that point on. This is just a thought that just occured to me. The reason I post it here is that it is related to “I am” meditation. One can say that our essense is in our memories. What if one was to loose his or her memory? I recently watched a story called Utawarerumono (http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Utawarerumono/70060136). It is about someone who has lost his memory and how his actions define him from that point on.

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