<div class="bbWrapper"><b> It is interesting kwamba unaongea kuhusu BDP ,bi polar disorder na manic deppression. Yaani wild swnigs in emotion,elation and deppression.<br />
Kwa sababu there can be no meditation without wild swings in emotion. And I suppose a shrink would call it manic depression,because a shrink must use this complex terminology.<br />
Nakumbuka when we were kids,tulikuwa tunalitumia sana neno Budha,kama vile kusema,''Usiwe kama Budha'',yaani,''Don't be dumb,don't be stupid.'' When we were kids tulikuwa tunamwelewa Budha kama mtu ambaye ni crazy;and why is he crazy? Kwa sababu,huyu mtu at one time utamuona anatabasamu,and then at another tme utamuona yuko sober.And this is our view,long before I knew anything about Budhism<br />
Sasa,when you meditate,you start with the frist meditation,in which you will sit comfortably;with the body comfortable,and the mind comfortable;no irritations in the mind.You meditate,you start thinking,the body must be happy and the mind must be happy. We will call the happiness of the body 'bliss',and the happiness of the mind ''happiness'' That is the first meditaion,you choose your topic and you meditate,for whatever time you want.<br />
In the second meditation,you will suspend thinking,you will just have bliss and happiness,na dfaith.<br />
In the third meditation,you have bliss and mental equanimty.<br />
In the fourth meditation,you have body equanimity and mental equanimity.<br />
Kwa hiyo you mediatte,you go from mirth to sobriety. These mood swings will go day and night. </b></div>
