{"id":735,"date":"2018-05-19T21:24:14","date_gmt":"2018-05-19T19:24:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.menteyemociones.com\/en\/?p=735"},"modified":"2020-01-14T15:13:37","modified_gmt":"2020-01-14T14:13:37","slug":"meditation-attend-befriend-problems","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.menteyemociones.com\/en\/meditation-attend-befriend-problems\/","title":{"rendered":"Meditation: attend and befriend any problem"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span id=\"result_box\" class=\"\" lang=\"en\"><span class=\"\">Yongey Mingyur was an extremely anxious child, who suffered from panic attacks.<\/span> <span class=\"\">Dedicated to a contemplative life, this Tibetan Buddhist teacher, considered to be &#8220;the happiest man in the world&#8221; after a study on neuroplasticity in his brain, cured himself by making his fears the focus of his meditation. That,s how he earned his mental peace<\/span>, he says. This article contains some extracts from the conference he gave in Casa del Tibet in Barcelona.<\/span><!--more--><\/p>\n<div id=\"gt-res-content\">\n<div id=\"gt-res-dir-ctr\" class=\"trans-verified-button-small\" dir=\"ltr\">\n<figure id=\"attachment_737\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-737\" style=\"width: 111px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-737\" src=\"https:\/\/www.menteyemociones.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/rinpoche.190.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"111\" height=\"140\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-737\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Yongey Mingyur<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span id=\"result_box\" class=\"\" lang=\"en\"><span title=\"- El 99% del p\u00e1nico es una exageraci\u00f3n que hace nuestra mente.\">&#8211; 99% of our panic is an exaggeration that makes our mind. <\/span><span title=\"En realidad no hay nada ah\u00ed. \">Actually there is nothing there.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span title=\"- El problema te cuenta las cosas a su manera y t\u00fa le dices \u2018s\u00ed, se\u00f1or\u2019, o bien luchas contra \u00e9l, con lo que se vuelve m\u00e1s grande.\">&#8211; The problem explains things to you in its own way, and you say &#8216;yes, sir&#8217;, or you fight against it, which makes it bigger. <\/span><span title=\"Por ejemplo, a m\u00ed el p\u00e1nico me dec\u00eda lo terrible que era esto o aquello y normalmente o lo escuchaba o intentaba suprimirlo.. Si le dec\u00eda: \u2018s\u00ed, se\u00f1or\u2019, entonces el p\u00e1nico se convert\u00eda en mi jefe;\">For example, the panic was telling me how terrible this or that was, and I usually either listened to it or tried to suppress it .. If I would say: &#8216;yes, sir&#8217;, then the panic became my boss; <\/span><span title=\"si le dec\u00eda: \u2018l\u00e1rgate\u2019, se convert\u00eda en mi enemigo.\">if I said: &#8216;Get out!&#8217;, he became my enemy. <\/span><span title=\"\u00bfC\u00f3mo lo pude aceptar?\">How could I accept it? <\/span><span title=\"Con la meditaci\u00f3n, relaj\u00e1ndome en ello y acept\u00e1ndolo.\">With meditation, relaxing in it and accepting it. <\/span><span title=\"Al principio es dif\u00edcil, pero si no intentas derrotar a tus problemas, la felicidad est\u00e1 presente en todo. \">At first it,s difficult, but if you don,t try to defeat your problems, happiness is present in everything.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span title=\"- A m\u00e1s meditaci\u00f3n, m\u00e1s libertad mental. \">&#8211; The more meditation you practice, the more mental freedom.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span title=\"- Si usas tus problemas como soporte de tu felicidad, de tu meditaci\u00f3n, la dicha est\u00e1 ah\u00ed. \">&#8211; If you use your problems as a support for your happiness, for your meditation, happiness is there.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span title=\"\u00bfC\u00f3mo meditar?\">How to meditate? <\/span><span title=\"Mingyur nos explica dos t\u00e9cnicas muy sencillas: \">Mingyur explains two very simple techniques:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span title=\"- La presencia abierta \">&#8211; The open presence<br \/>\n<\/span><span title=\"- La atenci\u00f3n en la respiraci\u00f3n \">&#8211; Attention on breathing<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span title=\"Meditaci\u00f3n de la presencia abierta: \"><strong>Open Presence Meditation<\/strong>:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span title=\"Relaja tu cuerpo y relaja tu mente, relaja tus m\u00fasculos al 100%.\">Relax your body and relax your mind, relax your muscles 100%.<br \/>\n<\/span><span title=\"Si ves que no se relajan, est\u00e1 bien, todo est\u00e1 permitido.\">If you see that they don,t relax, it&#8217;s okay, everything is allowed. <\/span><span title=\"Los pensamientos que vienen son bienvenidos, los pensamientos que se van son bienvenidos tambi\u00e9n. \">The thoughts that come are welcome, thoughts that leave are welcome too.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span title=\"La no meditaci\u00f3n es la mejor meditaci\u00f3n.\">Non-meditation is the best meditation. <\/span><span title=\"En este espacio te dejas ser de forma natural, pero sin perderte, est\u00e1s atento.\">In this space you let yourself be in a natural way, but without losing yourself. You are attentive. <\/span><span title=\"A esto lo llamamos la mente del ni\u00f1o.\">We call this the child&#8217;s mind. <\/span><span title=\"No hacer meditaci\u00f3n es meditaci\u00f3n.\">Non- doing meditation is meditation. <\/span><span title=\"As\u00ed que no te pierdas, pero no medites, no intentes hacer nada.\">So, don,t miss out, but don,t meditate, don,t try to do anything. Then,<\/span><span title=\"As\u00ed la meditaci\u00f3n se convierte en algo muy f\u00e1cil de hacer: no tienes que bloquear tus emociones, solo has de dejar que tu mente y tu cuerpo descansen tal como est\u00e1n. \"> meditation becomes very easy: you don,t have to block your thoughts or emotions, you just have to let your mind and body rest as they are.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span title=\"Meditaci\u00f3n de la respiraci\u00f3n: \"><strong>Breathing meditation<\/strong>:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span title=\"\u00c9sta es un poco m\u00e1s dif\u00edcil.\">This one is a little more difficult. <\/span><span title=\"A veces lo dif\u00edcil es lo f\u00e1cil para los que no pueden mantener la presencia abierta.\">Sometimes the hard part is the easy thing for those who can,t keep an open presence. <\/span><span title=\"Aqu\u00ed dejas la respiraci\u00f3n natural, sin ning\u00fan esfuerzo, solo respiras conscientemente.\">Here you breathe naturally, without any effort, only you breathe consciously. <\/span><span title=\"Solo date cuenta de que respiras, no medites sobre tu respiraci\u00f3n.\">Just be aware that you,re breathing, don,t meditate on your breathing. When you take<\/span><span title=\"Haces tres respiraciones y tu mente se da cuenta de que est\u00e1s respirando. \"> three deep breaths, your mind notices that you,re breathing.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span title=\"- Solo respirar y mantener la atenci\u00f3n consciente (esto es meditaci\u00f3n, mente y respiraci\u00f3n unidas, lo f\u00e1cil es meditaci\u00f3n) \">&#8211; Just breathe and keep an attentive conscious of your breathing (this is meditation: mind and breath together)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span title=\"Lo que no hay que hacer: \">What not to do:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span title=\"- Meditar sobre tu respiraci\u00f3n (esto no es meditaci\u00f3n, es m\u00e1s dif\u00edcil y te hace poner tenso, tu mente empieza a irse a otras cosas: respiraci\u00f3n, paella; respiraci\u00f3n, pizza; respiraci\u00f3n, tengo hambre.. Y entonces se convierte en la meditaci\u00f3n\">&#8211; Meditate on your breathing (this is not meditation, it,s more difficult and it makes you tense. Your mind starts to go to other places: breathing, paella, breathing, pizza, breathing, I&#8217;m hungry &#8230; And then it becomes meditation <\/span><span title=\"de la rana que salta). \">of the jumping frog).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span title=\"Otra de las t\u00e9cnicas de meditaci\u00f3n que se realiz\u00f3 durante el estudio cient\u00edfico fue la meditaci\u00f3n sobre la compasi\u00f3n.\">Another meditation technique that was carried out during the scientific study was meditation on compassion. <\/span><span title=\"La din\u00e1mica aqu\u00ed es concentrar la atenci\u00f3n sobre un objeto, como la compasi\u00f3n, el coraz\u00f3n o lo que elijamos, concentrarse durante 90 segundos en \u00e9l, parar 9 y segundos y repetir la misma secuencia cuatro veces. \">The dynamic here is to focus your attention on an object, such as compassion, the heart or whatever we choose, focus on that for 90 seconds, stop for 9 seconds and repeat the same sequence four times.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span title=\"El cambio a cualquier edad \"><strong>We can change at any age<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span title=\"En el a\u00f1o 2007 el Dr. Richard Davison, de la Universidad de Wisconsin (EEUU) realiz\u00f3 un estudio a 21 meditadores experimentados (con m\u00e1s de 10.000 horas de meditaci\u00f3n a lo largo de su vida), para conocer los efectos de la meditaci\u00f3n en el\">In 2007, Dr. Richard Davison of the University of Wisconsin (USA) conducted a study of 21 experienced meditators (with more than 10,000 hours of meditation throughout his life), to learn about the effects of meditation on the <\/span><span title=\"cerebro.\">brain. <\/span><span title=\"Mientras realizaban las mediciones, encontraron que los patrones cerebrales que operan durante el estado de \u00e1nimo de calma y bienestar se incrementaban enormemente durante la pr\u00e1ctica de la meditaci\u00f3n.\">While performing the measurements, they found that the brain patterns that operate during the mood of calm and well-being increased greatly during the practice of meditation. <\/span><span title=\"Las mediciones se realizaron sobre estos patrones cerebrales, midiendo tambi\u00e9n el control y la claridad. \">They also measured control and clarity.<\/span><br \/>\n<span id=\"result_box\" class=\"\" lang=\"en\"><span title=\"Las mediciones se realizaron sobre estos patrones cerebrales, midiendo tambi\u00e9n el control y la claridad. \"><br \/>\n<\/span><span title=\"Los resultados demostraron que ante el dolor, los meditadores experimentados ten\u00edan un descenso de la anticipaci\u00f3n y una claridad estable.\">The results proved that in the face of pain, experienced meditators had a decrease in anticipation and stable clarity. For <\/span><span title=\"En los principiantes esto era al rev\u00e9s. \">beginners, this was the other way around.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span title=\"Los resultados tambi\u00e9n recogieron que: \">The results also showed that:<\/span><br \/>\n<span id=\"result_box\" class=\"\" lang=\"en\"><span title=\"Los resultados tambi\u00e9n recogieron que: \"><br \/>\n<\/span><span title=\"- La neuroplasticidad o capacidad de cambio en el cerebro existe a cualquier edad \">&#8211; Neuroplasticity or the capacity for change exists in the brain at any age.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span title=\"- Una forma muy efectiva de realizar cambios en los patrones cerebrales es la meditaci\u00f3n \">&#8211; Meditation is a very effective way to make changes in brain patterns.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span title=\"- Este cambio positivo en el cerebro se refleja en el cuerpo, fortaleciendo el sistema inmunitario, etc.. \">&#8211; This positive change in the brain is reflected back in the body, strengthening the immune system, etc.<\/span><br \/>\n<span id=\"result_box\" class=\"\" lang=\"en\"><span title=\"- Este cambio positivo en el cerebro se refleja en el cuerpo, fortaleciendo el sistema inmunitario, etc.. \"><br \/>\n<\/span><span title=\"A continuaci\u00f3n, extractos de un art\u00edculo de The New York Times en el que se ampl\u00eda la informaci\u00f3n sobre los resultados de estos estudios sobre el cerebro de varios meditadores. \"><a href=\"https:\/\/opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com\/2009\/07\/16\/sitting-quietly-doing-something\/\">This article in The New York Times<\/a> expands the information about the results of this brain scans on meditators. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"trans-verified-button-small\" dir=\"ltr\"><span id=\"result_box\" class=\"\" lang=\"en\"><span title=\"A continuaci\u00f3n, extractos de un art\u00edculo de The New York Times en el que se ampl\u00eda la informaci\u00f3n sobre los resultados de estos estudios sobre el cerebro de varios meditadores. \">Here are some excerpts:<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"trans-verified-button-small\" dir=\"ltr\"><span id=\"result_box\" class=\"\" lang=\"en\"><span title=\"A continuaci\u00f3n, extractos de un art\u00edculo de The New York Times en el que se ampl\u00eda la informaci\u00f3n sobre los resultados de estos estudios sobre el cerebro de varios meditadores. \"><br \/>\n<\/span><span title=\"La rapidez de recuperaci\u00f3n despu\u00e9s de un disgusto es una de las maneras en que la ciencia mide la felicidad de un temperamento.\">The speed of recovery after a problem is one of the ways in which science measures the happiness of a temperament. <\/span><span title=\"Los acontecimientos dolorosos son unas de las mayores pruebas de la vida y gestionarlas con gracia conlleva un \u00e1nimo que pocos de nosotros parece tener al alcance. \">Painful events are one of the greatest trials of life and managing them with grace brings a mood that few of us seem to h<\/span><\/span><span class=\"\" lang=\"en\"><span class=\"\" lang=\"en\"><span title=\"Los acontecimientos dolorosos son unas de las mayores pruebas de la vida y gestionarlas con gracia conlleva un \u00e1nimo que pocos de nosotros parece tener al alcance. \">ave within reach.<\/span><\/span><\/span><span id=\"result_box\" class=\"\" lang=\"en\"><span title=\"Lo que entendemos por \u201cfelicidad\u201d puede ser dif\u00edcil de alcanzar, puesto que incluye variedades innumerables de emociones positivas que van desde el \u00e9xtasis a la ecuanimidad.\">What we mean by &#8220;happiness&#8221; can be difficult to achieve, since it includes innumerable varieties of positive emotions that range from ecstasy to equanimity. <\/span><span title=\"Una degustaci\u00f3n de esta felicidad en la que este maestro tibetano parece sobresalir ha sido bien estudiado por cient\u00edficos especializados en investigar c\u00f3mo operan las emociones en nuestro cerebro. \">A tasting of this happin<\/span><\/span><span class=\"\" lang=\"en\"><span class=\"\" lang=\"en\"><span title=\"Una degustaci\u00f3n de esta felicidad en la que este maestro tibetano parece sobresalir ha sido bien estudiado por cient\u00edficos especializados en investigar c\u00f3mo operan las emociones en nuestro cerebro. \">ess in which this Tibetan master seems to stand out has been well studied by scientists specialized in investigating how emotions operate in our brain.<\/span><\/span><\/span><span id=\"result_box\" class=\"\" lang=\"en\"><span title=\"Richard Davidson, director del Laboratorio de Neurociencia Afectiva de la Universidad de Wisconsin, ha encontrado un perfil cerebral distintivo para la felicidad.\">Richard Davidson, director of the Affective Neuroscience Laboratory at the University of Wisconsin, has found a distinctive brain profile for happiness. <\/span><span title=\"Del resultado de sus investigaciones se desprende que cuando estamos o nos sentimos en peligro, el cerebro muestra un alto nivel de activaci\u00f3n en el \u00e1rea prefrontal derecha y en la am\u00edgdal\">From the results of his investigations it,s clear that <\/span><\/span><span id=\"result_box\" class=\"\" lang=\"en\"><span title=\"Del resultado de sus investigaciones se desprende que cuando estamos o nos sentimos en peligro, el cerebro muestra un alto nivel de activaci\u00f3n en el \u00e1rea prefrontal derecha y en la am\u00edgdal\">when we feel that we are or are in danger, the brain shows a high level of activation in the right prefrontal area and in the amygdala.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">\n<p><span id=\"result_box\" class=\"\" lang=\"en\"><span title=\"Mientras que cuando estamos en un estado de \u00e1nimo optimista, el lado derecho se calma y el \u00e1rea prefrontal izquierda se mueve.\">When we are in an optimistic mood, the right side calms down and the left prefrontal cortex is activated. <\/span><span title=\"Cuando este \u00faltimo patr\u00f3n cerebral est\u00e1 activado, las personas se sienten, en palabras de Davison, \u201cactivamente comprometidas, orientadas a objetivos, entusiastas y en\u00e9rg\u00e9ticas\u201d. \">When this happens, people feel, in Davison&#8217;s words, &#8220;actively engaged, goal-oriented, enthusiastic and energetic.&#8221;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span title=\"Uno de los primeros resultados de una investigaci\u00f3n sobre los cerebros de monjes expertos en meditaci\u00f3n, con una media de 10.000 a 50.000 horas a lo largo de sus vidas, mostr\u00f3 que cuando meditaron sobre la compasi\u00f3n, la actividad en las \u00e1reas cerebrales clave se increment\u00f3 un\">One of the first results of an investigation into the brains of monks who are experts in meditation, with an average of 10,000 to 50,000 hours throughout their lives, showed that when they meditate on compassion, the activity in the key brain areas increased <\/span><span title=\"100%, notablemente m\u00e1s que en el caso de otro grupo de control al que se les ense\u00f1\u00f3 la misma pr\u00e1ctica.\">100%, notably more than in the case of another control group that was taught the same practice. <\/span><span title=\"A m\u00e1s horas de pr\u00e1ctica, mayores incrementos aparec\u00edan.\">The more hours of practice, the greater increments appeared. <\/span><span title=\"Todo esto confirma que, en el reino de los estados de \u00e1nimo positivos, como en casi cualquier empresa que emprendamos, ya sea material o espiritual, la pr\u00e1ctica importa. \">All this confirms that, in the realm of positive moods, as in almost any undertaking that we take, whether material or spiritual, practice matters.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span title=\"Davison realiz\u00f3 otras pruebas a grupos de principiantes, junto con Jon Kabat-Zinn, profesor de meditaci\u00f3n de la atenci\u00f3n plena del Centro M\u00e9dico de la Universidad de Massachusetts.\">Other tests on beginner groups showed similar results. <\/span><span title=\"En una empresa de biotecnolog\u00eda de alta tensi\u00f3n, se propuso a los trabajadores meditar 30 minutos al d\u00eda durante ocho semanas.\">In a high-voltage biotechnology company, workers were asked to meditate 30 minutes a day for eight weeks. <\/span><span title=\"Transcurrido este tiempo, se comprob\u00f3 que hab\u00edan empezado a activar esa zona prefrontal izquierda que regula el estado de \u00e1nimo positivo con m\u00e1s fuerza \u2013 y sus impresiones eran que en lugar de sentirse abrumados y acosados, disfrutaban de su trabajo.\">After this time, they discovered that they had started to activate the left prefrontal area that regulates the positive mood more strongly &#8211; and their impressions were that instead of feeling overwhelmed and harassed, they enjoyed their work. <\/span><span title=\"As\u00ed, mientras la cultura occidental puede mirar con recelo a alguien sentado en silencio en meditaci\u00f3n, este tipo de \u201cno hacer nada\u201d si parece hacer algo extraordinario despu\u00e9s de todo. \">So, while Western culture can look askance at someone sitting quietly in meditation, this kind of &#8220;doing nothing&#8221; does seem to do something extraordinary after all&#8217;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span title=\"Bel\u00e9n Giner\">Bel\u00e9n Giner<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Yongey Mingyur was an extremely anxious child, who suffered from panic attacks. 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