Rogers Part 4: Insight, Section H

Special Place Imagery is a useful exercise...

• Anytime you want to construct a more comfortable space than the dentist's chair.

• Anytime you are driving to a familiar place and can day dream a little.

• Anytime you want to want to procrastinate.

• Anytime your nervous system needs a break from stress.

Labeling thoughts takes advantage of the fact that our minds tend to produce certain types or ------- of thoughts.

How do you label a thought?

• You attach a descriptive word to the thought as soon as you notice it.

• You judge the thought "good" or "bad" or "dumb" or "smart"

• You just notice the thought then return to your attention anchor.

• You wait until you have the exact right label for the thought before you let it go.

What analogy does Rogers use to describe "right effort"?

• It's like a golf pro lining up for putt.

• It's like a college basketball player setting up for a free throw.

• It's like a college football player throwing a pass.

• It's like whitewater rafting guide finding the line through a rapid.

Zen master Shunryu Suzuki (1970) said, "The most important point in our practice is to have right ____" (127).

Who is Jeffery Arnett?

• The psychologist who defined "emerging adulthood"

• the biologist who surveyed college students

• A meditation master who worked with college students

• The psychologist who discovered meditation

What determines the satisfaction of college students with their experience?

• Personal growth

• Academic performance

• Social life

• Financial status

What is the importance of mindfulness for twenty-somethings?

• Improved personal growth

• Enhanced ego

• Better decision-making skills

• Increased self-consciousness

What analogy does Rogers use to describe the conscious mind?

• It's like a vast sky. The weather may be stormy, but the above the storm, the sky is still and clear.

• It's like a vast ocean. the surface is choppy, but the depths are still and clear.

• It's like a river. The surface is class 5 rapids, but the bottom is still and clear.

• It's like movie screen. the projections move across it, but beneath the images is a blank screen.

Rogers says that a regular meditation practice naturally leads to more ethical behavior because...

• You recognize that you are not alone in your suffering, so you naturally want to alleviate suffering for others.

• Only psychopaths behave unethically.

• It's easy to enjoy other people's suffering.

• It casts the light of precise, nonjudgmental awareness on your choices and their consequences.