I have been reading a lot lately about people setting goals. So I have decided to set myself one. My goal is to think no thoughts for 1 minute, 30 seconds.
I have set the alarm on my mobile phone to beep every 15 minutes. When I hear the beep, I stop what I am doing (religiously) and I start another timer for 1 min, 30 secs.
It’s such a short space of time, but so far I have not managed to keep my mind clear for 1.5 mins (it’s only been a day though). But when I do, I will increase the time.
It’s surprising how much you can get done in 15mins. I thought it would feel like the alarm was going off all the time. But sometimes, I find myself checking to make sure it is still on. Which I take as a very good sign that I am not rushing or trying to cramp to much into my life.
Also, although I do get thoughts popping up in my mind when I am trying to keep my mind clear. I don’t feel any Resistance to the thoughts. I don’t feel like I am battling to keep my mind blank.
Whenever I catch myself thinking, I just move my focus back to the blank space at the front of my forehead.
I think I have mentioned before that I have been curious as to why it is that the fleeting thoughts manifest much more quickly than the thoughts we ponder and cogitate over.
I have come to realise that this is because we attach no Resistance to the fleeting thoughts. So for me, in that 1.5 mins, there is no Resistance to my desires.
