Unit 5 Blog Assignment

Unfortunately, my entire track 3 was scratched, other than taking 10 deep breaths, I heard nothing but static after that. I can only talk about the subtle mind reading that I read in the book. Not that I do not agree that showing and practicing Loving-Kindness is important to mental health, but I enjoyed reading about the subtle mind so much more. It is very interesting to me how a witnessing mind can lead to a calm-abiding mind which then gives you unity consciousness. I am pretty sure that I have the witnessing mind down pat, but the calm abiding part is what I have to work on. I can clearly tell when my mind is extremely busy, but being able to acknowledge it and allow it to pass is the hard part. I can do this from time to time, but for the most part, it just is incredibly frustrating, this especially happens to me when I am trying to sleep.

Spiritual wellness is directly related to our mental state and our physical well being. Many people feel very spiritual based on their religion some feel very spiritually inspired by their own beliefs that they have required just by getting to know themselves better. Personally, I do believe in god, very much so, as I also pray to him daily, but most of my spirituality is based on my experiences and what I have learned about myself.