Feel Rest Flashcards
Feel Rest Talk: 8 Sections
- Intro & Define Rest in general
- Feel Rest = Appreciate restful body experience
- How Feel Rest fits into system
- Benefits
- Why Feel Rest / Uniqueness
- Happiness independent of conditions
- How to Practice
- Questions
FR Talk: Intro & Define Rest in General
- Tranquility & Rest in the body
- Define Rest
- Category examples
- Distinguishing feature / Less activation
- Spatial location
- Relative vs. absolute rest
Definition of Rest
The relative absence of sensory experience in any of the sense categories
FR Talk: Feel Rest = Appreciate restful body experience
- Relaxation & Neutrality (physical & emotional)
- How to contact (find & create)
FR Talk: How Feel Rest fits into system
- Contrast against SHF
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FR Talk: Benefits
- Rest is a reward state
- Notice it more often
- Get more fulfillment from rest you notice
- Contact other reward states such as spaciousness
- Positive feedback loop - More fulfilling life from developing CCE
- How it develops C, C, and E
FR Talk: Watch out for
- Watch out for spreading discomfort
- No resistance may intensify discomfort
- Apply background equanimity to distractions
FR Talk: Practical Application
- Can use in daily life - access for a quick moment
- Always available in the body, or you can create it
- Can take care of yourself anytime / anywhere
- Prevent burnout
FR Talk: Why Feel Rest / Uniqueness
- Compared to breath
- Many people use breath to contact rest
- Some people find uncomfortable
- Not always practical to use breath
- Can still use breath if wanted - Includes more than just relaxation
- Emotional Peace
- Neutral body experience
FR Talk: Happiness independent of conditions
How can it help you develop happiness independent of conditions?
1. Infuse Feel Rest with CCE
2. Relaxing around pain is one way to deepen equanimity
3. Detecting relative rest may help you develop a palate for absolute rest
FR Talk: How to Practice - X Steps
- Find Rest in the Body
- Apply CCE wherever you find it
- If discomfort is strong and rest is subtle
- Try to focus on rest to strengthen CCE
- Switch to another technique if needed
FR Talk: How to find or create Rest (4 physical; 1 emotional)
Physical
1. Discover Rest anywhere
2. Focus on relaxation of exhale
3. Find areas of neutrality
4. Relax Muscles
Emotional
1. Find emotional peace or neutrality
