Meditation: Weekly Discussion - March 16 2020 |
- Weekly Discussion - March 16 2020
- I changed my mindset thanks to Alan watts -from suicidal to full on living- My life will never be the same again
- I feel a lot of love for other people since meditating, it's weird?
- I believe that among the madness that surrounds us, music is the true shelter of purity and sanity, and touches the heart which brings peace to the soul.
- Blurred vision after 50 minute meditation.
- Science of Breath - Free PDF Book Download that is a perfect book for a beginner
- Meditation breakthrough > Loosening of the mind structures > Freed up energy > Enthusiasm, borderline euphoria > Monkeymind is like a cocaine-fueled monkey on steroids, won't shut up :))
- Help, pain during meditation.
- What’s the point of meditation when the effects are so short lived?
- Meditation and Self-Discipline Books For Young Teens
- My meditation class was canceled because of the corona virus. I only got to go to the orientation.
- A greater calling through meditation
- I just realized how my mind is filled with thoughts of urgency, regret, control and fear. Anybody else here in the same situation? How do you let it go?
- I’m in so much distress because of what’s going on.
- Yoga and Meditation Techniques
- Can anyone recommend a solid online mediator certification course?
- Hey guys hope you all doing well and getting your things done spiritually wise.. I’m sharing with you some tips about corona virus prevention. I got a tip about the importance of meditation and manifestation of health and abundance.. hope you like it
- Is practice of pranayama/breath work essential to meditating?
- During the higher states of meditation, we can have moments of full consciousness, but without thoughts - could this be what death is like?
- How has Coronavirus impacted your meditation?
- “Mindfulness means paying attention in a particular way: on purpose, in the present moment, and non-judgmentally. This kind of attention nurtures greater awareness, clarity, and acceptance of present-moment reality. “~Jon Kabat-Zinn
- Interesting view on meditation
- learning to meditate. slow and steady vs cram.
| Weekly Discussion - March 16 2020 Posted: 16 Mar 2020 08:09 AM PDT This is a reoccuring thread for questions relating to your practice and discussion around your experiences. Questions Ask questions relating to your practice, the theory of meditation, various traditions and lineages of thought, or practical tips. If you're new, please read our FAQ before posting, as it contains a wealth of information that all of us should come back to occasionally. Discussion Also use this thread for a more free-form discussion of your experiences and other tidbits that might not warrant their own full post. Use this space to connect with the /r/meditation community, it won't be heavily moderated. Also check out the monthly meditation challenge. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 16 Mar 2020 12:05 PM PDT After many years of loneliness, lack of direction and very negative existenisial crisis that ended putting me into very dark places i finally found a way out!. It wasnt overnight and i for sure havent solved the questions of life, but now i have find my direction and a purpose that keeps me alligned with what matters to me. As i now know how helpless i felt at that time and thought it never would end i decided to make a video first as a remindere to my self of WHY i do this and in the hope of sharing a spark of light to whoever really need it . I dont care about promoting or spaming anybody this is a heartfelt action to anybody who feels or have felt this way. A reminder to all of us meaning seekers out there, just know that everything is a ride so we might just make the best out of it. And yes things can only get better after enough time in darkness :) Today i can only thank these dark times for showing me the way and equiping me with enough knowledge and strength for the times to come. If anybody care about watching the video you can find it on my channel : jonathan huliaros [link] [comments] |
| I feel a lot of love for other people since meditating, it's weird? Posted: 16 Mar 2020 04:45 PM PDT I have no idea where else to post this, and it's just such a weird feeling. But there are moments, where I just can't help but feel incredibly appreciation towards people, even if I don't really know them. It's bizarre because I come from a place mentally where Im very anxious around people and tend to think negatively of everyone. But there are times where I just can't help but feel , almost like butterflies in my stomach when I'm around my friends, when I realize how much I appreciate moments with them ,even if they have their flaws. When I look at people making use of their skills, having fun, whatever, that stuff just warms me up. It's almost wrong because I can have so much criticism towards a person but at the same time just feel love towards them? I don't know, it's just so weird I had to share it somewhere in hopes of getting some feedback if this is something that has happened before to anyone meditating? At the end of my mediation sessions I always practice some 'metta' and do some 'prayers' (I just say out loud I hope to feel love for everyone and that others will share their love with me etc.) Thanks for reading, hope someone has some insights [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 16 Mar 2020 03:13 PM PDT |
| Blurred vision after 50 minute meditation. Posted: 16 Mar 2020 09:59 PM PDT So I just put myself into a deep mediation for 50 minutes and also used an eye pillow. After awakening my body, my vision was extremely blurry and still is. Has this happened to anyone before? Maybe the eye pillow was too heavy on my eyes? Its a lot more blurry looking at things farther away. I've done this before with an eye pillow and this did not happen. It almost makes me feel like I'm in a dream state. Anyways just want to know if anyone's dealt with this before. [link] [comments] |
| Science of Breath - Free PDF Book Download that is a perfect book for a beginner Posted: 16 Mar 2020 09:50 PM PDT The book talks about everything from consciousness, chi to healing at a distance. It is only 71 pages so pretty short and to the point. You can put cat/toaster as your name/address. https://www.sosh20.com/sosh20-pdf-library-free-knowledge/science-of-breath-free-pdf-spiritual-books [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 17 Mar 2020 02:52 AM PDT This has been my experience in the last ~24 hours. This too will pass of course, I just wanted to share as I believe this experience is very common. Of course there is high energy that expresses itself in the ability to do things like house chores, sports, etc. There's also tremendous self-confidence, determination, fast-paced thinking and an ability to quickly perceive and process new information. I find that the more I'm able to calm these energies down and to ground myself (in breath, body sensations), the better I'm able to make this state into something useful and productive. If however, I'll just let this engine run on full gas without doing anything, the energy level in my body can actually exhaust me! This has happened a few times before. Pretty interesting stuff how this works. Another observation: If I'm thinking about using these benefits to continue my studies of Russian as a foreign language, or to study anything else from the topics I'm drawn to, there's an emotional resistance that comes up, can't quite verbalize it but it's a type of fear I think. Oh well. Life experiencing themselves in all kind of forms, this just one of them. I hope and think I'll be able to find more grounding and peace, stillness, throughout the day, and...we'll see how it goes; [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 16 Mar 2020 10:17 PM PDT Hello all, Hope you all are having great days and are staying safe/healthy! When I am in deep mindfulness meditation, I often get an intense pain in the middle of my forehead. But this time, I felt that forehead pain and the tightening of a nerve/muscle on the right said of my forehead. Do you guys know what this could be? Peace and love! [link] [comments] |
| What’s the point of meditation when the effects are so short lived? Posted: 16 Mar 2020 10:04 PM PDT Whenever I meditate, I feel good during it but after I leave it, I go back to feeling normal in a few hours or the next day - the rat race and worldly worries flood me again like I never meditated. What's the point of meditating if there's no cumulative effect? I feel like it makes no real difference in my life, as whatever benefit I get just disappears in a few hours. [link] [comments] |
| Meditation and Self-Discipline Books For Young Teens Posted: 16 Mar 2020 04:50 PM PDT With the coronavirus gripping the nation, my school shut down and I suddenly have nothing to do except binge-watch Netflix and eat an excessive amount of granola bars curled up on my couch. So, I decided to learn meditation and self-discipline that would give me motivation and something to do that is vaguely productive. So, please recommend me any book, website, app, or video that could help me. [link] [comments] |
| My meditation class was canceled because of the corona virus. I only got to go to the orientation. Posted: 16 Mar 2020 08:13 PM PDT I'm not prepared to live in the present and not think about the future during a pandemic! How are you all handling this? [link] [comments] |
| A greater calling through meditation Posted: 16 Mar 2020 08:13 PM PDT I have been meditating almost daily for the last few months. I used to suffer from crippling anxiety that ended almost every relationship in my life. I have been in therapy for a year working towards being the best me.. until my life crashed, once again. About 6-4 weeks ago, I was wrongfully fired from my job, lost my car, then spent 2 days in a psych ward. I have since felt completely re-awakened. I gave up drinking, partying, and have basically isolated myself to figure my life back out. I have pieced my life back together slowly. A year ago, I was alone, lost, stuck in fear while the world lived on. But now, I am at a place of complete renewal, ready to shine my light at the exact time the world is full of fear and uncertainty. I have never been too spiritual but my life has forced me to, and I use meditation now as a means to pray for the world around me to heal myself and empower myself to help others. Can it really be coincidence that my whole life has moved in this way? If so, chaos is beautiful. If not, there is certainly a path or greater calling for us if we can pay attention. Either way, It's all so cosmic and beautiful, but terrifying. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 16 Mar 2020 11:55 PM PDT |
| I’m in so much distress because of what’s going on. Posted: 16 Mar 2020 11:51 PM PDT I am a student at university and it's my finals week. Everything started shifting last week. All my finals are now online. It's good but the stress because of corona doesn't allow me to focus and study. It's hard to adapt to sudden changes. I've always had a hard time to study at home anyway. I'm on my phone all the time checking the news. I also just moved into a new place this weekend and everything just accumulated. I can't handle. Meditating doesn't help me much these days. Idk what to do. I just wanna cry myself to sleep. How to calm my mind and get my shit together 😠[link] [comments] |
| Yoga and Meditation Techniques Posted: 16 Mar 2020 11:36 PM PDT In Handstand, you can feel your own strength and balance with the notion of liberation. Inversions increase the energy levels and stimulate the metabolism. It helps you to be brave and conquer your fears. It strengthens the shoulders, arms, and wrists, expands the chest fully and opens the heart. Make reading your habit because you need some mental exercise to keep your brain strong and healthy. It has a significant number of benefits such as improves memory, expands vocabulary, reduces stress, increases concentration, and strengthens analytical thinking skills. Garudasana or seated eagle pose harmonizes then mind, increases intelligence, and concentration. It activates the prana in Sushumna Nadi, redirecting vital and sexual energy to the brain and activates Ajna chakra too. #meditationinindia #RealHappiness [link] [comments] |
| Can anyone recommend a solid online mediator certification course? Posted: 16 Mar 2020 07:36 PM PDT I'm looking for a legitimate source to gain mediation skills. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 16 Mar 2020 07:31 PM PDT |
| Is practice of pranayama/breath work essential to meditating? Posted: 16 Mar 2020 10:51 PM PDT I feel like after a few reps of certain breath works i just get tired or can't focus on my breath any long. It's most likely because i dont breathe through my diaphragm/stomach like i should. Is pranayama essential to mediation? [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 16 Mar 2020 04:34 PM PDT Deep meditation In deep meditation, we will:
Outside deep meditation While not in deep meditation, we will:
Could being in deep meditation essentially be the same as being "dead"? And being outside deep meditation be the same as being "alive"? Notice that I have put "alive" and "dead" in parentheses to emphasize that they are simply labels our mind has made up itself. In deep meditation, there will be no such labels. There will be no "life" or "death". We are not labeling any of the inputs we are receiving. Only outside deep meditation, does "life" and "death" make sense. In that sense, when we "die" (and when we are in "deep meditation"), the concepts of "living" and "dying" no longer make sense. They are simply labels that disappear. Maybe we will exit this state of "death", or "deep meditation" again, regaining a form of consciousness. And perhaps we will assign new labels to the stream of inputs. Right now, when we exit "deep meditation", we will assign the same labels to things as we did before we entered it. That's because our "mind" is trained to do so. "Death" may simply be the current set of labels being replaced with a new set of labels. The only thing that seems certain is change. The stream of inputs constantly changes. Or is even change an illusion? A label made up by our current level of consciousness? Not so short TL;DR (I'm possibly gonna rewrite this entire post to something shorter soon) We receive a stream of inputs that we process. Sometimes, we decide to label the inputs. In our current way our labeling things (our current "life"), we will label the inputs in a very specific way. Once we exit this level of consciousness (either through deep meditation or death), we will stop labeling the inputs. At some point, we will (possibly) reach a new level of consciousness, where we start labeling the inputs again. Currently, we can only reason about this new level of consciousness, if we label the things the exact same way as we do now. In the future, upon regaining our consciousness, we could suddenly choose to label the things in a different way. There would be no way of reasoning about that from our current level of consciousness (and our current labeling of things). To gain a new level of consciousness, we would need to exit a state of no consciousness (where we are not labeling things). The only times we are in a state of no consciousness is when we are dead and we are in deep meditation. Now - I know, that in most cases, returning from deep meditation will make us revert to our current level of consciousness. But could it potentially make us revert to a new level of consciousness, where we label things differently? [link] [comments] |
| How has Coronavirus impacted your meditation? Posted: 16 Mar 2020 06:36 PM PDT How have you viewed all of the changes in society as somebody who meditates? Are you having a harder time meditating as a result of any anxiety this has caused? I had a great hour long session yesterday. As someone with 3 kids, a wife as a stay at home mom, and sole provider, it has caused some worry and anxiety but not that much really, and not during my meditation. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 16 Mar 2020 03:39 PM PDT |
| Interesting view on meditation Posted: 16 Mar 2020 08:33 PM PDT Found this video on the recommendation part of my YouTube. Any thoughts on this? [link] [comments] |
| learning to meditate. slow and steady vs cram. Posted: 16 Mar 2020 04:21 PM PDT hello, i was wondering your thoughts on cram learning meditation? right now I am doing the sam Harris waking up course...each class is 10mins long, and always ends with see you tomorrow for the next part. I feel like meditation probably is not something that can be forced... god damn racing mind. the counter point to this argument is yoga retreats/meditation retreats that are 1-2 weeks long seem to work for most people....cram learning begin? [link] [comments] |
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