Outbreath

Listened to a wonderful speech called " living in the moment". The speaker talks about releasing and letting go of thoughts with every out-breath.

"Everytime you let go of a thought with the outgoing breath .... you observe that its a little more easier to let go of many more thoughts that may be associated " - the speaker says.

I practiced this last week and found it to be very very true. It helped to be in the moment. The speaker asks to focus on breath especially the outgoing. Each breath is unique and has never been taken before nor will be taken in future.

7 latent tendencies

According to ancient Buddhist texts there are 7 latent tendencies in all humans. These can stay dormant life after life until the conditions to trigger them sprout. In other words they lie dormant in the subconscious and ready to come to the surface at an opportune moment when they are in contact with the corresponding sense objects.

1. Kama.raga.anusaya : lust for sense pleasure
2. Bhava.raga.anusaya : disposition to cling to existence a.k.a egoistic impulses
3. Patigha.anusaya : hatred ( painful feelings will rouse latent anger and hatred)
4. Mana.anusaya : pride - the latent tendency of conceit ( in the long run the practitioner is fettered by egoistic feeling or self importance )
5. Dittha.anusaya : false views of body and mind
6. Vicikichcha.anusaya : tendency to have skeptical doubt and uncertainty
7. Avijja.anusaya : tendency to be in ignorance

Letting go

Some thoughts from the past are playing back in the conscious and subconscious mind off late. These are results of unresolved karma - the beautiful law of cause and effect.

But this is helping me practice meditation again. I have started doing it for past 2 days, and expect this to get consistent.

Whenever a thought comes - its either an attachment of the past or a worry/plan/fear of future. So both are equally unreal. What is real - is the feel of the keyboard as i type this in the present moment. I am practicing a sadhana where I let go of all thoughts of past bothering me with every outward breath - imagining letting it go. When I do this - its easy to let go of many more associated thoughts.