I dropped the habits again for about 9 days at the beginning of July, due to work stress. This caused me to get a bit reactive & obsessive about how to prevent further “relapses”. As work stress was the cause, I decided to switch teams under the same employer, a move I completed in September. I met with my spiritual friend & asked them for advice about how to prevent further habit disruptions. They advised me to focus on the “up” (aspect of transcendence/dignity/optimism) & “right” (aspect of getting things done) energies of the torso/heart chakra area. While I was doubtful this would work, as I could not find reference to it in any Buddhadharma source, they grounded it in the dharma, as a method of stabilizing the 5 prana vayu. They also explained that focusing on the heart area in this way helps to manage the overall energy of one’s being & integrate the personality/ego with more subtle levels. They expanded that this is ...
At the intersection of deep meditation, growing up, and mood disorder.