concentration & music
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Has anyone had the experience of sitting down to concentrate (e.g., on Mahasatipatthana or Pranayama) and found themselves unable to get a song out of their head? I have found this a major barrier as I can't seem to banish a song stuck in my head, and since it's the only other thing going on apart from breathing, it's quite distracting. Any idea how to deal with this?
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Has anyone had the experience of sitting down to concentrate (e.g., on Mahasatipatthana or Pranayama) and found themselves unable to get a song out of their head? I have found this a major barrier as I can't seem to banish a song stuck in my head, and since it's the only other thing going on apart from breathing, it's quite distracting. Any idea how to deal with this?
Don't resist it. In fact, turn your attention to concentrating entirely on the song. Within a very short time, it will insist on disappearing.
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Has anyone had the experience of sitting down to concentrate (e.g., on Mahasatipatthana or Pranayama) and found themselves unable to get a song out of their head? I have found this a major barrier as I can't seem to banish a song stuck in my head, and since it's the only other thing going on apart from breathing, it's quite distracting. Any idea how to deal with this?
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Has anyone had the experience of sitting down to concentrate (e.g., on Mahasatipatthana or Pranayama) and found themselves unable to get a song out of their head? I have found this a major barrier as I can't seem to banish a song stuck in my head, and since it's the only other thing going on apart from breathing, it's quite distracting. Any idea how to deal with this?
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Has anyone had the experience of sitting down to concentrate (e.g., on Mahasatipatthana or Pranayama) and found themselves unable to get a song out of their head? I have found this a major barrier as I can't seem to banish a song stuck in my head, and since it's the only other thing going on apart from breathing, it's quite distracting. Any idea how to deal with this?
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Has anyone had the experience of sitting down to concentrate (e.g., on Mahasatipatthana or Pranayama) and found themselves unable to get a song out of their head? I have found this a major barrier as I can't seem to banish a song stuck in my head, and since it's the only other thing going on apart from breathing, it's quite distracting. Any idea how to deal with this?
I have found that my abilities as a composer increased when "layering" different rhythms and melodies during meditations. It was a fast track to Dharana, however, I think it that such an exercise could easily turn masturbatory and fanciful if you are not careful. Eventually I could "hear" the music in my head as if it was coming through headphones... pretty neat! A better method would be layering mantras using different meters/tempos for example:
AUM AH HUM VA-J-RA GURU PEDME SIDDHI HUM
1 and 2 and 3 and 4 1 and 2 and 3 and 4
AUM MANI PEDME HUM
1 2 1 2 twice as fast as the first mantra
If you do it right you should start both mantras simultaneously with AUM.This exercise if a great way to bring the busy mind under control with a complex task. If it gets to simple try placing the mantras in different chakras.
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