1.Compare and contrast the Loving Kindness exercise and the Subtle mind exercise. Explain your experience including the benefits, frustrations etc.
The difference between the loving-kindness exercise and subtle mind is that in loving-kindness you have to use your mind where the subtle mind exercises you get to to relax your mind as well as your body experiences including benefits and frustrations are trying to focus on my thoughts and actions can be difficult for me because my mind starts to wander. I did not have trouble in expressing my love and kindness towards others and myself. According to Dacher through loving-kindness one matures through the mind. The subtle mind exercise was a bit more challenging for me as my thoughts started to wander. I didn't have any trouble in the loving kindness exercise because I felt better once I was finished doing the exercise.
2. Discuss the connection of the spiritual wellness to mental and physical wellness. Explain how the connection is manifested in your personal life.
The connection between spiritual, mental, and physical wellness is that they all lead to integral health also known as holistic health, happiness, and wholeness. In order to achieve health, happiness, and wholeness we need to mentally focus on calm-abiding consciousness as well unity consciousness.
I feel that I am able to connect the spiritual, physical, and mental wellness into my persona life by praying, meditating, and understanding the feelings of others.
I agree...the sublte mind exercise was a little more harder to do than the loving kindess. When you have so much going on in your mind it will take time and lots of practice to be able to have a still mind with no thoughts running through.
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