Table of contents hide 1 order in our mind and emotions ... 2 What is a spiritual retreat at the end of the year? 3 chronological count of the year…. 4 the four opposition powers… .. 5 patience and understanding… 6 restore the damage…
Of course it is something difficult to accept to dedicate a time of the year in which we find lights, trees, food, gifts and Christmas offers, to take a few days, at least five, to do the closing of the year internally .
order in our mind and emotions ...
Although it requires willpower, it is also a great opportunity to keep our mental and emotional affairs in order , in reality we usually do not make a formal account of the year, in the least of cases we choose what is most convenient for us to remember.
What is a spiritual retreat at the end of the year?
But what is a spiritual end of the year retreat? There are many approaches and different ideological or religious positions, the important thing in reality is that they lead us to the desired result that is to close uplifting cycles and those that are not so, to start writing in the notebook of a new year with total tranquility and energy
A highly recommended Retreat is that of Varatsatva or Dorje Sempa which is the Purification Budha, in this one we find meditations and guided practices of recapitulation and application of the four opposition powers.
The Recapitulation Retrocognition is basically to count everything that happened in the year, without distinction, what we liked, what we did not I liked, what has already left, what never happened and what we never contemplated in our life and what happened.
chronological count of the year.
In the count it is important to follow the instructions carefully, we must go through the year in our mind in a chronological way it can be from the end of the year to the beginning or vice versa, it must be ordered since if not We do so we can lose ourselves in the amount of events that we accumulate, we must remain as witnesses and not participants of the events, this is something like when we go to the cinema and see what happens on the screen and we do not participate in what There it happens, so we must recapitulate, without participating and just watching closely.
The moment we recapitulate we can, it is more certain, that we will find difficult moments of anger, sadness, envy, selfishness or jealousy, to these events we must apply the four opposition powers.
the four opposition powers ...
The four opposition powers are very important, they are the primary reason for the recapitulation practice and are the following:
1) The recognition of the fault
2) Genuine and sincere repentance (we should not confuse it with guilt)
3) The determination not to incur the same action again
4) The restitution or correction of the damage committed
patience and understanding ...
At the moment of recognizing the fault, we must attend it with deep understanding and patience towards ourselves, carefully observing what led us to act, to think or to speak in that way and not to avoid the real dimension of what we did. It can be painful or embarrassing but we must see it and release it little by little, without judging. It may seem strange but if we do this part correctly the regret that is the next step arises naturally.
Remember that it must be regret and not guilt, the first invites us not to perform the action again and the guilt stagnates us in something that we cannot correct at all, since let's be honest we cannot go back in time, the solution is to say internally to the other person a deep "sorry and this will not happen again".
restore the damage ...
Sometimes it is not possible to restore the damage directly, for example, if the person we are hurting has already died or we do not know how to contact him, it is advisable to visualize the person and ask for a genuine and heartfelt apology, this is already very healing, however if they can do it directly it is much better.
This is how every time we find an occasion to heal an event, we must apply the four opposition powers in order. No matter how many times we do it, what is really important is to gain awareness of our actions . It is what is known as the closing of cycles and the determination not to do it again feeds us as human beings, assures us of a constructive and exponential personal growth.
This count does not last an hour, it is for that reason that purification withdrawals last at least five days. If we want to get consistent results .
It is very important to take into account that if we decide to gain awareness in our performance, these retreats are an excellent option, if we think about it they will also take us away from the usual consumerism of the time. It is the most beneficial exchange to which we can aspire in favor of our integral development.
As always, make sure that the Institution and the teachers who offer these retreats are duly accredited, because the work with our mind is something of great importance and that we must take care of.
If we practice correctly, the result will be edifying, it will fill us with energy and peace for the next year that is about to begin. Do not miss the opportunity to gain consciousness in this beautiful year that ends, the best investment is one that makes us grow and improve ... you can not miss.
AUTHOR: Pilar V zquez, collaborator of the great family of the White Brotherhood
