Hay-Ku of the Day (I Am as a Bridge Over Troubled Mental Waters)

“If you wish to think

Of God, think of I Am with

Your Respiration.”

Which is a haiku paraphrase of:

“When you want to think

Of God, think of I Am with

Your Respiration.” - Robert Adams

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“Auto-Default” to

The “I Am Breath Prayer”when “faced

With a troubled mind.”

“Breath Prayer” as an

“Auto-Default” when troubled

Is a “Game Changer.”

The “Primal Breath Prayer”

 Is: “I” on the “In-Breath” and

“Am” on the “Out-Breath.”

(1) Personal Note-Wise:

The wife asked if I knew what a contemplative breath prayer was and went on to suggest using “be“ on the “in-breath” and “loved” on the “out-breath,” as a kind of auto/default shift in conceptual gears when the mind happens to get “wrapped around its own mental axle.” 

This, in turn, brought to mind a quintessential Robert Adams breath mediation that called for silently speaking “I” on the “in-breath” and “am” on the “out-breath” - a meditation, one might suggest, is the “Ultimate Breath Prayer.”

(2) Robert Adam’s-Wise:

“I Am is the first name of God. When you want to think of God, you think of I Am with your respiration. I Am is the first name of God. Close your eyes and try. Inhale and say, “I.” Exhale and say,  “Am.” Doesn’t that make you feel good? Just by saying I Am to yourself, it lifts you up. So the thing to do is this: Whenever you have a problem, I don’t care what it is, I don’t care how serious you think it is, whether it’s worldly or personal, wherever it came from, the secret is to forget yourself. For the moment, forget about the problem for as long as you can, and do the I Am meditation. If your mind wanders, bring it back again, and do the I Am meditation. — Robert Adams

[Rich Note: Here’s a link to “The Silence of the Heart” extract the above paragraph introduced:

https://omtatsat108.wordpress.com/2011/10/19/i-am-meditation-by-robert-adams/amp/

As well as, a related YouTube audio entitled, “I AM Meditation by Robert Adams (non-duality)”:

https://m.youtube.com/watch?t=4s&v=SjMe_VvDG9c ]

(3) “Take It Easy” Song-Wise:

Re: “Don’t let the sound of your own wheels drive you crazy...Just find a place to make your stand... and Take it easy...”

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=UI3F687SsoU

(4) Sri Ramana/David Goldman-Wise:

For those who may be interested in understanding why such a seemingly simple prayer or meditation is so powerful, here’s a link to a much more detailed correlative presentation on the “First Name of All”:  “I am — The First Name of God,” by David Goldman, as It relates to Sri Ramana Insights:

http://davidgodman.org/rteach/fnofgod1.shtml 

(4) Charlie Hayes-Wise:

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=FXncEJPIlRs

(5) Sri-Nisargadatta-Wise:

“All I can truly say is: 'I am,’ all else is inference.”

“Refuse all thoughts except one: the thought 'I am'.”