Message #15381

[brock]

I picked up this method of from Osho and Gurdjieff also used it.

It is called the "stop" method. At random points in the day, immediately when the thought to stop occurs to you, just stop. Freeze your whole body right where you stand, even in the middle of an action. If you were opening the door, leave your hand on the door. Don't adjust anything, just stop dead in your tracks. I find this method creates a gap in the thoughts. Rest in the frozen position for a short-while and then slowly resume your activity.

Another similar method is the one of deautomization. In other words, doing actions very slowly and deliberately. You take actions off of auto-pilot. As you slow down, you start to see the thoughts because they are moving at a pace that is faster than you are now going. So they stand out and you begin to witness them. Then they lose a lot of momentum.