Dealing with Survival instinct using buddhism

[jdog2498]

Hello. I see a lot of people on this forum struggle with dealing with SI (survival instinct), especially in the heat of the moment. I believe the solution to this issue is to use buddhist mindfulness practices. The source of the SI is the thinking in your mind. If you are able to completely stop the thinking in your mind, you will no longer have any SI.

For me, I just become intensely aware of my physical brain with mindfulness and I am able to slow down and almost completely silence my thinking. It is more just of a feeling rather than a concrete step-by-step method.

I think this plus hanging is the most realistic method for anyone wanting to CTB quickly.

 

[Wait-Bus]

I think you are correct. SI is a really difficult thing to control and Buddhist mindfulness practices might be helpful. To overcome, SI I have chosen full suspension hanging. As long as you push the stool away, even if SI kicks in, it has nowhere to go. I think when choosing a method, you really need to calculate what SI will do and you need a plan to overcome it.

 

[Incognito?]

Yes, i agree. That seems to be my way too.

 

[conflagration]

How long have you been practicing mindfulness to achieve such results?

 

[RUPA]

You can never stop thinking completely. You can only distract yourself occasionally, or try to reduce excessive thinking to a certain degree from time to time. It's similar to breathing or hunger. Thoughts and feelings come and go according to Nidāna (cause or occasion depending on the context). Strictly speaking, it is not you that do the thinking or feeling. Meditation is not to suppress or suspend thinking but to be aware(mindful) of thought process and feelings, sensations.

 

[Goodgirlryeo101]

I think you are correct. SI is a really difficult thing to control and Buddhist mindfulness practices might be helpful. To overcome, SI I have chosen full suspension hanging. As long as you push the stool away, even if SI kicks in, it has nowhere to go. I think when choosing a method, you really need to calculate what SI will do and you need a plan to overcome it.

I will have to push the chair away then that even when and if SI kicks in I will just have to overcome it. Hanging is painful because you will be suffocating yourself but it's very quick that you pass out in less than two minutes but those two minutes will be like eternity because you will not be able to breath.