A person’s internal dialogue with himself or with someone else is a phenomenon familiar to everyone. “Advanced esotericists” strive to stop it at all costs, regarding it as a thing that is definitely harmful. There are also those who use internal dialogue as a technique that allows them to give the necessary answers to pressing questions. What it really is and whether it’s worth getting rid of it - let’s find out.
The benefits of turning off internal chatter
When a modern person stops his internal dialogue, he becomes himself. This is a fundamental condition that in itself changes life for the better. Want to know when we make the right decisions? Then, when we stop the internal dialogue with ourselves, because it to some extent interferes with the objective perception of reality. Those. with internal dialogue as an intermediate link, we do not perceive reality as it is, but through the prism of words. Reality is described, as if squeezed into words, becoming a stripped-down and distorted version of itself. There is a kind of blocking of the ability to see the world beyond the ideas about this world.
Having hung a label in the form of a name on an unfamiliar phenomenon or object, people in most cases calm down and begin to perceive the novelty as something ordinary and familiar. Although just knowing the name does not advance understanding one millimeter.
Rational use of mental resources.
If internal dialogue is purposeful and completely manageable, it can be useful. But loading the mind with constant chatter means unjustifiably using one’s own mental resources, forcing the mind to support unnecessary and costly processes. Speaking thoughts to yourself takes a lot of energy. You will understand this when you learn to stop them.
Speed of thinking.
And that is not all. Internal dialogue greatly, greatly slows down the speed of thinking. If you have sufficiently practiced meditation or studied this issue, then you know one feature of the thinking of modern people. Thoughts appear in the head as concepts, as understanding, as knowledge. And then the mind turns conceptual thoughts into words - we essentially say to ourselves what we already know. Doesn't seem entirely rational? But that's how it is! It is very irrational and incredibly slow thinking to duplicate ready-made thoughts with “mental words.”
The importance of controlling self-talk
It seems like a simple task - to think correctly, not to be distracted by trifles. And this is just the tip of the iceberg.
If a person makes a request and receives a response for a very long time, he is inclined to think that he has not achieved the result. Understanding requires results here and now, but in practice, it turns out that the brain simply does not allocate resources for this.
Often confirmation of brain overload is the appearance of answers in the morning, or 2-3 days after the request is made.
Control is also important when managing energy.
If a person’s brain is occupied 100% with different thoughts, and he is given the task: “Direct energy to that place!” The brain simply will not accept this task for execution, it will put it in a queue, it is fully loaded. The person will think that he cannot do this and “give up.”
When the brain frees up resources to complete a task, the person will often be busy with another, and will not notice the result, because he does not expect an answer to the first task.
Why do you constantly have thoughts about dialogue with another person or offender after a quarrel?
Because you have no control over your mind. He turns you around as he wants. And he can make plans for revenge all night, replay situations, build dialogues, dream and torment you without sleep until the morning. So who is he after this?
Let go of the situation, it’s already the past, and it can’t be changed. Enjoy the present.
- Watch a comedy
- KVN is okay, sometimes there are funny jokes there too. Take a break from the situation, forget it at least for a while.
- Turn on relaxing music.
- Have sex passionately.
- Go to the cinema.
Gradually the severity of the situation will go away. The main thing here is to put it aside, detach yourself, try not to think. She shouldn't be in your thoughts. Ignore her and drive away as soon as she appears. Gradually it will begin to melt and then disappear completely.
Control your thoughts. As soon as they return to this unpleasant topic, forcefully switch them to something pleasant and good.
Techniques based on awareness of the moment “here and now”
Concentration on breathing
Having taken a comfortable position, begin to focus on your breathing (inhalations and exhalations). There is no need to control your breathing.
In order to experience the moment “here and now” you first need to relax
Look around and see what surrounds you, what is happening around you, what sounds and smells are in the air, pay attention to what position you are in
Walking power on Castende
Thinking about our affairs and problems on the go, we stop paying attention to the process itself. This technique helps to take walking out of automatism.
To perform this, bend your knees slightly and clench your hands into fists. Keeping your hands at your waist, simply walk forward, looking 4-5 meters ahead of you. When this position becomes familiar to you, it needs to be changed.
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VD stop. What is internal dialogue?
“Internal dialogue (ID) is a term in psychology that describes the process of continuous internal communication between a person and himself. One of the elements that ensures the dialogism of self-awareness is reflection—the subject’s turning to his own state and experience. Internal dialogue is the result of the presence within the consciousness of several subjects of communication at once. One possible explanation lies in the field of transactional analysis; internal dialogue can be explained as the interaction of different ego states (inner child, inner adult and inner parent). The term is used in esoteric teachings, including the books of Carlos Castaneda, to describe a technique for achieving an altered state of consciousness."
(Wikipedia)
“We constantly talk to ourselves about our world. In fact, we create our world with our internal dialogue. When we stop talking to ourselves, the world becomes the way it should be. We renew it, we give it life, we support it with our internal dialogue. And not only this. We also choose our paths according to what we tell ourselves. So we repeat the same choice again and again, until we die. Because we continue the same internal dialogue. The warrior is aware of this and strives to stop his internal dialogue.”
(Carlos Castaneda "Wheel of Time")
“The main obstacle for a warrior is internal dialogue: this is the key to everything. When a warrior learns to stop it, everything becomes possible. The most incredible projects become feasible.”
(Carlos Castaneda "Wheel of Time")
Empty mind
We often encounter the idea of silent thought in various paradigms of knowledge, which are still little known in the West.
Every day we catch ourselves thinking - literally. I don’t mean rational thinking, but ordinary thinking, beyond the control of reason. Mentally, we never stop talking to ourselves - this is what don Juan calls “internal dialogue” and the refusal of which is the central idea of his teaching.
Since this internal dialogue never stops, we believe that there is nothing more natural and necessary, we - albeit unconsciously - have no doubt that the cessation of this dialogue can only occur after death, that there is no absolutely empty, “silent” consciousness and can't be. This confidence is confirmed by the failure of individual attempts to stop this flow, to “close the brain.” The fact is that emptying consciousness requires the use of special methods, which also need to be continuously practiced.
Why do you need to stop the flow of thoughts?
And to go out into the real world, you need to stop these thoughts. I hope your “gurus” told you about this. That is, the main condition for stopping the flow of thoughts and internal dialogue is not contemplation of ANYTHING , but a return to the real world to enjoy life and have fun.
That's what they told you? No? How so?
