Excellent video!
I view 'affirmations' as being Tantric in the sense that one makes
believe (visualizes) that one is already what one wants to be.
In Tibetan Tantra, one follows the visualization with a short meditation
in which one dissolves the visualization into emptiness. The reason
given for this is to preclude the possibility that one may begin to
actually believe the visualization to be reality and become arrogant and
conceited.
IMO, a person who claims complete actualization of the (printed)
affirmations in the video is deluding himself, even if he claims to have
realized Buddha Mind.
In particular I am referring to highlighted statements below.
"I am open to the experience of the present moment."
"I pay attention to the psycho-social conditioning behind my actions."
"I see my mistakes and difficulties without judging them."
"I feel fully connected to my experience in the here and now."
--ED
--- In [email protected], Maria Lopez <flordeloto@...> wrote:
>
Hi Edgar: I didn't get through all the reading from your article but I
can certainly confirm out of (and in and off) practise and personal
experience of mindfulness that is one of the greatest, practical,
effective and shortcut tools given to lead one to what Bill calls
"Shi....." And here it goes a practical video that can be of
inspiration towards mindfulness. The song is from one of the Sisters in
the TNH tradition. The cd is with the tittle: "A basket of Plums". And
as for the show it was created first in the power point by one of my
friends. Then someone else took the powerpoint show and a song from
that cd and created this straight forward to the point of mindfulness
affirmation or in action. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gbwZ_fe623E
<http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gbwZ_fe623E> Thanks Edgar Mayka
