The following is from my daily http://www.morningcoach.com/ e-mail. The breathing exercise is very helpful as you can do it anywhere if you do not have time to sit and meditate. Last night as I worked in the garden and my mind wanted to wander into negative thoughts, I did the breathing exercise to get back into the moment. I had a very enjoyable evening and today am in a much better frame of mind.
"The great Buddhist monk and teacher Thich Nhat Hahn spoke about how being mindful and keeping our attention focused, you will be able to gain insight into the object that you are focusing on, Thich Nhat Hahn shared a beautiful poem to help us focus on our breathing, the first word on each line represents the in-breath and the second word on each line represents the out-breath.
In, Out
Deep, Slow
Calm, Ease
Smile, Release
Present moment, Wonderful moment
If thoughts start to pop into your mind, just patiently start over again, eventually your skill will increase, and eventually you will be able to focus your mind on anything you need to gain insight into. The beauty of this simple practice is that it can be done any where, while we are driving, walking, or standing on line, use it anytime you are frustrated or impatient, it will pull your mind out of those non productive thoughts that are upsetting you and give you a moment of peace.
Please do not take my word for this, there is a line in the Buddhist text on training the mind in seven points that states” The meaning of this text should be known” what this means is that we can only truly know and understand the value something if we actually put it into practice, so as I leave you to your breath work, I will also now stop and breath in and out :)"
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