Losing a loved one and depression.
These are not an easy topics to write about but something that we all as humans have experienced.
What we say in the Vedic World View (VWV) when someone dies is they have dropped their body. It’s a funny saying but why we say this is important to understand. Consciousness is not body dependent; our bodies are conscious dependent. To understand more of the VWV-consciousness continues on in another state after the body dies. If consciousness has not reached fulfillment in this lifetime it will return again to live as many life times as needed until one day consciousness becomes part of the Unified Field and does not return again.
It’s not the person who leaves the body who suffers it is the people that are left behind. The grieving process needs to happen. This is a very private process and happens in the person’s own time. What we know as Meditators is it’s important to continue our twice daily meditation practice.
The VWV says – When we drop our bodies the consciousness state is described as being the same as when we experience the nothingness state during meditation. Pure Transcendence with no thoughts no mantra. A feeling of no suffering, no thinking, no ego chatter and no body feeling. This is the state of pure contentedness, happiness, bliss. It is a nothingness which we call Being. It can also be described as when we're falling asleep and being unconscious.
Talking about depression is not an easy but it is so important to be taken seriously and not ignored. There is no shame in reaching out for help. Depression is a state of mental suffering that can happen to anyone at any time during one’s lifetime.
Some examples of depression –
The mistaken intellect – the egoic mind self -talk interfering negatively with the thinking process can result in thoughts becoming distorted and giving the wrong message. Some people develop a chemical imbalance in the brain needing prescribed medication and ongoing close monitoring. The use of drugs and alcohol changes the chemicals in the brain and can lead to long term depression. Accumulated stress, anxiety, low self-esteem and feelings of worthlessness can bring on depression if not treated.
Meditation helps but is not a cure. Meditation is a tool that assists in releasing stress levels in the nervous system and clears the pathways. Meditation brings about calmness, clearer thinking and deeper layers of the Self. Some people may never experience depression and for others it can be a real problem. And thinking this shouldn’t happen to me! Unfortunately, it can and does happen to anyone of us. Please seek professional help from a Phycologist or Physiatrists, this is very important.
If anyone would like to discuss this topic further with me, I can be contacted for mentoring or advise on were to seek professional help. Email and I will respond liz@beyondthinkingmeditation.com.
Until next time!
