1. Meditate. When you are relaxed and comfortable say mentally, I am going to count from one to three and at the count of three I will be in the spiritual dimension. Count from one to three and assume you are there. 2. Sense the person you wish to contact is in front of you and then have a mental conversation with the departed.
depressed feelings. It is not the function of this series of CDs to provide medical advice and indeed, anyone who believes they are suffering from ‘Clinical Depression’ should seek out a mental health provider.
However, those who feel that something other than the seriousness of Clinical depression is behind their feelings of malaise could well benefit from what you learn here. You might well say that this is the aspirin for a slight headache, however, if the ache persists, see a doctor. But if the aspirin works, well then, you’ve solved the problem. I have found that most people need the aspirin. So let’s just see.
Many causes should be the bywords of depression for there are as many reasons for depression taking hold of a person as there are people involved with depression. The obvious causes are traumas in one’s life. Experiences such as a divorce, death of a loved one, sudden loss of ego strength, are the obvious causes. There are also those who have a chemical imbalance that limit the chemical messengers of the brain that send and receive messages. If the supply of the chemicals that work in this area is low due to substance abuse, hormonal changes, medication, or trauma, then the nerve cells do not receive the proper, natural chemicals and cannot communicate. This has an effect on the attitude of the depressed person.
Generally speaking a few of the symptoms are: Depressed or irritable mood, frequent thoughts of death, fatigue, loss of interest in activities, feelings of worthlessness, feelings of guilt, inability to sleep or sleeping too much, agitation or restlessness, and difficulty concentrating to name just a few. Every time a loss occurs there is an onset of a state of depression. It may be slight, but whenever you do not feel up to par you might say that there is a slight bit of depression. The type of depression I am speaking about is pretty much under the control of your attitude. Attitude can be controlled by a simple polarization process.
First, a story about a man who was depressed because he had just lost his job. Now this is something that most people would simply take, look for another job, and forget about. But not Samuel E. Burns. Samuel was furious. He took the fact that he was let go to heart and drove home angry and vindictive. He imagined himself doing all kinds of negative things to the manager who let him go. Why do things always happen to him? He thought. His dinner was tasteless and he soon had indigestion. He tossed and turned that night thinking of the stupid person who had fired him. The next morning he could hardly get out of bed. The next day he replayed the incident over and over until it was all he could think of. He related the story to his friends. His family suffered and
by the end of the day depression set in. All he could think about was the unfair way he was treated.
So, how do we change the attitude of Samuel E. Burns? And what does his losing his job have to do with the depression that you are feeling? There is a great principle; one of seven, called the principle of Correspondence. Better known by: As above, so below, as below, so above. In this case, when you have a technique that will work for something minor, you also have a technique that will work for a major occurrence. Here is what I would advise Samuel E. Burns.
Determine to get a better job, that pays more, and concentrate on that instead of the fact that you lost your job. Change the direction of your thinking. Control your attitude. You will note that this is the same Re Direction technique you learned in CD #1 on dealing with stress. Well, it is the same thing. Stress will lead to depression. Actually they are the same thing, or rather on the same scale, differing only by degree. Another reason for the type of stress that leads to depression could be a feeling of helplessness; the feeling that you are unable to prevent a thing that you are fearful is going to happen.
Researchers have developed a theory called ‘learned helplessness’; this happens after repeated stressful events and the feeling of helplessness is strengthened. Depression often leads to negative beliefs about one’s ability to manage their lives. This is usually based on attitudes that see all the failures in the past while overlooking the successes.
People do develop depression after a stressful even in their lives. When you increase stress you ultimately come to a point where the stress leaves and depression sets in. You want to cut it off prior to that point by changing your attitude. We call this RD or re direction. You re direct your energies so you are not thinking about the loss, but how to earn more. It isn’t important whether or not you will earn the extra money, what is important is that you have re directed your thoughts before depression sets in.
Whenever an event in your life causes anything that you suspect may lead to depression, and generally speaking that event will be a stressful one, re direct your energies by using the event to stimulate a creative change in your attitude. You can get help, and from a technique that has worked for countless others, for thousands of years. The method that is most effective in achieving this is through the meditation state, along with a mantra to offset the oncoming depression.
Basically, a mantra is a focus of attention. The universal mantra auuum, is used by hundreds of millions of meditators. But any word can work equally well, providing your intention is that the mantra has some sort of a positive consequence. When you are happy and content, you cannot be depressed. There is an old homily that says to get dark out of a room, let light in. When you are depressed, let in contentment and happiness. The right question here is: How do I bring about contentment and happiness when I am depressed.
And here is the answer. The Contentment Mantra, still another Mind Box technique will be one that signifies contentment to you.
Your mantra therefore, whenever you feel the slightest bit of depression will be the word content. Said in this manner. But before you say it you find a place where you will be alone and make yourself comfortable. Assume your most comfortable position, close your eyes, and say the word slowly as you exhale… connnn tent. Something like that. I will help you with the following track where you will learn the exact way to say the new mantra. And from now on use the mantra every morning and evening. You will find the meditation state relaxing, and rewarding. Meditate while chanting your mantra for ten minutes and after that if you wish to stay in the remarkably restful state of meditation simply allow yourself to do so.
It’s as simple as that.