Meditation: Meditation changed my life completely |
- Meditation changed my life completely
- Meditated for the first time in a few weeks
- The fact that you feel like you "should" meditate is a step in the right direction.
- I keep having these strange experiences.
- Meditation and psychedelics
- Daydreaming during meditation is calming
- 21 day abundance group scam?
- 21 Days of Abundance may actually help beginners looking to become more engaged in meditation
- "Shikantaza" or "Just Sitting"
- Posture
- Is it possible to experience multiple "dark nights of the soul"?
- Is there a short 3-minute meditation for stressful or emotional situations, so that I can get myself back to a rational-headed state in order to deal with the people/situation without reacting, or feeding into emotions?
- Why is it it feel like I am having sex during meditation?
- What do you think of Transcendental Meditation (TM)?
- I want some suggestions
- Why does living conciously seem tiring? It doesnt seem enjoyable
- The Common Misconception (Tips For Beginners)
- HELP. During meditation (TM) I can’t help but focus on my breathing
- Never meditated, going to try today but I have a question about anxiety vs. thoughtfulness
- Meditation has made me learn how to finally sit still
- Beginners tips.
- PASOS PARA REALIZAR UNA MEDITACIÓN BÁSICA
- As I start my second week of meditation twice daily I have noticed something odd.
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| Meditation changed my life completely Posted: 14 Apr 2020 01:36 PM PDT I started meditating 11 years ago. I've meditated to candle flames, blank walls, the moon, the ocean, my eyelids, a temple, funerals, showers, in float tanks, and even through Christmas music. I've meditated for 30 seconds and for 6 hours. Through all of my life's experiences for 11 years, I've been meditating. I can't begin to express how much meditation and studying sacred texts has changed my life. In 11 years, I went from being a depressed, moody, codependent, anxious, selfish, deluded guy who wanted to run away from his life to someone who's found inner peace in resting the mind into emptiness. I try to spend as much of the day as possible with an empty, zen mind and I get better and better at it as time goes on. I still have work to do, but the work is rewarding. If it wasn't for reddit subs like this one, it would have been a much tougher journey to get to where I am. I'd like to express my gratitude to this sub and to everyone who's online talking about meditation. I think it's a beautiful unintentional consequence of the internet that we've formed communities around finding peace together. Metta to you all. Keep meditating. It only gets better over time. [link] [comments] |
| Meditated for the first time in a few weeks Posted: 14 Apr 2020 06:24 AM PDT So I meditated for about two months at least 10 minutes a day until the whole coronavirus situation came and for some reason I never had the willpower to. But last night at around 1am I decided i'll give it a shot again and i'm so glad I did. Meditated for about 30 minutes and man was it an experience. I felt so calm and so clear after. [link] [comments] |
| The fact that you feel like you "should" meditate is a step in the right direction. Posted: 14 Apr 2020 01:50 PM PDT When you tell yourself you should meditate, it is still better than not, because your conscious awareness is starting to open up now. You feel something is off and you see meditation as a good use of time. The fact that you're aware of meditation as an option is a great start to understanding yourself. Set that intention on meditating and that intention can carry over into other aspects of your life. [link] [comments] |
| I keep having these strange experiences. Posted: 15 Apr 2020 12:14 AM PDT First off, let me just say that i am amazed at how few people care about this kind of stuff, but i understand why. It is just odd that i can explain the most amazing experience of my life to someone and they don't even acknowledge it and move on to another subject so i just have to say this to someone or scream it into the void. It all started in hmm, probably 2013ish. I was sitting in a chair, alone in a room watching some stuff about aliens on my laptop when i was struck with an amazing sensation. It felt as though my mind had a dozen hand grenades of "information" or something to that effect, explode and with each explosion of knowledge there were many smaller explosions, like a chain reaction. It felt as if i was seeing the universe for what it was for the first time in my life. It wasn't just in my mind either, i slumped in my chair, i couldn't move, i couldn't speak and i nearly fell to the floor. During this i became acutely aware of the fact that everything is connected in such a fundamental way that it could never be unraveled or dismembered. Moving on to a couple weeks ago, i was meditating for the first time in many years. I had recently learned some things that i wont go into but i felt the extreme urge to meditate. After what felt like only 4 or 5 minutes i started to feel funny. I felt a shock run through my body, back and forth followed by an (excuse the crudeness) orgasmic sensation throughout my entire body. I felt the familiar sensation of many connections or explosions in my mind i spoke of above. My breath was uncontrollable, fast and shallow and only increasing in speed as i continued. I felt as though i was reaching out and touching the universe, aligning my vibrations with that of the entire universe, which was my objective, to resonate at the same frequency as the universe itself. I began to have an out of body experience but i stopped myself because i believed that it would mean my death and i had an overwhelming urge to complete a particular task before i die. So, i cut it off. But not before getting a glimpse of something i cannot describe with words or feelings. It is impossible to exaggerate the overwhelming sensations that i felt, words simply don't cut it. I tried meditating the next day and a similar, though less intense experience happened again for a shorter period of time. I am confident that if i were to meditate right now, i would feel the same thing again. I believe that i felt these things because i was experiencing the truth, as best as it can be described. I also believe that these experiences have changed the way i think, the way i view things and will promptly lead to my death which i will welcome with open arms. I guess i just wanted to tell someone. Has anyone else felt these things? [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 14 Apr 2020 09:34 PM PDT I have never used any psychedelics and I dont plan on it, at least for now. But, I would like to ask do you think psychedelics improve the experience of meditation or take away from the experience? I've heard mixed views [link] [comments] |
| Daydreaming during meditation is calming Posted: 14 Apr 2020 06:56 PM PDT The main reason I started meditation was to de-stress. Since I've started, a lot of the times I end up daydreaming about things and then I realize after a minute and go back to focusing on breathing. However, while I'm daydreaming, it feels really nice. Should I just continue to focus on my breathing only or is it fine to think about other things if it feels good? [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 14 Apr 2020 01:05 PM PDT There's a whatsapp group going around that seems super spammy to me. Every day the instructions sent out are super strict, have to be completed within the day, ask you to leave if you do not do so, and are largely focused on money. These things are inherently unspiritual to me. On day 4 or something they ask you to set up your own group with everyone you know. Seems very pyramid scheme. Sad that my friends are caught up in this, how do I verify the legitimacy of the program? [link] [comments] |
| 21 Days of Abundance may actually help beginners looking to become more engaged in meditation Posted: 14 Apr 2020 11:21 PM PDT I had an issue with staying committed to daily meditation in the beginning. One thing that helped a lot was participating in 21 days of abundance. For this challenge, you get into a group chat with anywhere from 3 to 20 people. Every day the host sends out guided meditation audio files from the Chopra center and individual tasks that encourage reflection. Having the guidance of both the group and the audio file helped me to stay committed to the process and reach deeper inside of my mind with each meditation. There were even times where I felt sensations on the level of out of body experiences. As a result of participating in this challenge, I have become more mindful, resilient to stress, and consistently meditate daily. Overall, guided meditations like 21 days of abundance are pretty helpful if they're free. The one annoying thing about the Chopra Center is that they charge an insane amount for their meditation programs so it can feel scammy. However, the challenge I did, in particular, was free and the audio files were given out to everyone. I was never pressured to empty my pockets for the Chopra Center. Now that I've done it and have made meditation a habit, I don't feel the need to buy one of their meditation programs. If it only took this one free challenge to get me committed to meditation it can probably do the same for you. I'm planning to host a 21 Days of Abundance starting April 27th. If you want to give it a try visit https://wemanifest3d.com/21-days-of-abundance/. You'll be able to find more information on the challenge and how to participate there. I also don't like treating it like a loser/winner game so no one will be kicked out if you don't submit the daily tasks. Also if you want the audio files and don't want to be apart of the group I can give those to you as well. [link] [comments] |
| "Shikantaza" or "Just Sitting" Posted: 15 Apr 2020 03:02 AM PDT I had been experimenting with self-inquiry recently and I ended up getting frustrated with it, so I stopped inquiring and just sat there and did nothing. Interestingly, Awareness started to reveal itself as I did this. I accidentally discovered the Zen practice of "Shikantaza" ("Just Sitting")! Has anyone else experimented with this "methodless method"? [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 15 Apr 2020 03:00 AM PDT Hello Everybody! I have a trivial yet crucial question. If my practice exceeds 10-15 minutes I experience a strong lower back pain. The longer I meditate, the stronger the pain. I realize that the pain itself can be a subject of meditation, but I'm not quite that advanced yet. Both back pain and numb legs make the practice impossible to continue over 20 minutes. The worst part is that the pain causes my irritation and instead of finding inner peace I end up being more frustrated after the practice than before... Do you have any piece of advice on how to overcome this issue? [link] [comments] |
| Is it possible to experience multiple "dark nights of the soul"? Posted: 14 Apr 2020 05:50 PM PDT I had a phase of suffering which I've never felt before occur many months ago. This led to months of joylessness, but an atypical feeling for sure. I remember gaining a "eureka!" moment from this, and was consistently happier afterwards. Recently however, I've entered a very similar feeling of emotional misery, on and off, for the past few weeks. It started with sleepless nights, then anxiety, then loss of attachments, and me cramming to find joy and realizing I'm not getting joy. This time, I was much more experienced. It didn't scare me. It didn't phase me at all, actually. I noticed "I" was not suffering this time. But, finally, I came to a point where I felt more brief suffering which I hadn't felt in a long time. I am just wondering if it possible to experience multiple "dark nights of the soul"? [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 15 Apr 2020 01:42 AM PDT Is there a meditation for very high stress or emotional moments with people that can be completed in around 3 minutes to where when I excuse myself, I can somehow address the emotions and store them away to address them once I'm alone later on, and then re-center myself, so that I can go back to the situation with an eerily cool and rational state of mind? [link] [comments] |
| Why is it it feel like I am having sex during meditation? Posted: 15 Apr 2020 01:26 AM PDT Please delete the post if not allowed :) Recently I have be noticing, during meditation after awhile it feels like my entire body and it's every cell having sex with something(not physical) and it has a direction,which is upward, It really feels better than masterbation (I never had sex ever so I am not sure about real sex), However I never reached to it's peak, because my body starts acting weirdly like shivering, breath stops, hands get tighten itself so hard. I don't know what this is, neither I want to have it so bad,Just curious if it has a peak/ultimate phase. It actually distracts me from making the mind empty. [link] [comments] |
| What do you think of Transcendental Meditation (TM)? Posted: 14 Apr 2020 08:09 AM PDT Has anyone tried TM? I'm curious what others think of this method. Here's an interview with the leader of the TM movement, who taught it to Oprah and Tom Hanks: video link. He goes into the science of the method, which is pretty cool, and explains why it's so expensive to learn. One of his claims is that TM produces a "transcendent" mental state, which is apparently different from concentration as characterized by certain brainwave patterns. Wondering if this is referring to what other traditions call Rigpa, Tathagatagarbha, natural awareness, etc. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 14 Apr 2020 09:21 PM PDT I'm not sure if this counts as recruiting... If it is go ahead and remove it Mods. I built an app MindTravel, which creates an authentic retreat vibe while you're meditating. It's free and I hope it can reduce anxiety during the current global crisis. (If you're interested in it, pls connect me directly.) I want to know whether you guys can feel like meditating at various famous retreats, and what parts I should make changes to provide a better user experience. Let me know if you have any ideas. Connect me directly on Reddit or send an email （mindtravel90 at gmail dot com）. Thanks! [link] [comments] |
| Why does living conciously seem tiring? It doesnt seem enjoyable Posted: 15 Apr 2020 12:52 AM PDT Ive been practicing Sadhanas, focusing on the breath, connecting to the world and appreciating it. It does bring some form of stability, when you focus on the breath, your thoughts seem to disappear. But honestly it is not fun, where is the fun in this? Im supposed to live my life like this forever? And if i dont do it i will suffer? It is seriously tiring. Can you please explain [link] [comments] |
| The Common Misconception (Tips For Beginners) Posted: 14 Apr 2020 05:07 PM PDT I am making this post because I feel as though many new practitioners seem to be under the impression that they have 'failed' if thoughts continue to run rampant during their practice. I cannot stress enough that stillness is the result, not the prerequisite, of meditation. Just because you close your eyes for a few minutes doesn't mean the monkey mind will automatically come to a halt. Having this idea that in order for a meditation to be successful one must enter into stillness within minutes of beginning practice is a fallacy that deters many from doing just that; practicing. Going into a meditation practice with the intention of achieving stillness through effort will set one up for frustration and failure every time. Meditation is a practice of allowing and awareness. The stillness and transcendental states professed by the great masters were achieved not by grasping and desiring stillness, but by allowing it to manifest naturally. Desiring a certain result or state of mind from meditation is a form of grasping and desiring, and is no different from any other form of attachment that leads to suffering. With grasping and desiring we invite suffering to manifest when these states of mind are not attained. This is the very phenomena that meditation seeks to transcend. A meditation practice should be entered into whole-heartedly and with no expectation for a certain result. On a spiritual level, it can be argued, though, that even if we deny having any ulterior motive for meditating, our ultimate motive is to transcend our ego identities and unify ourselves with the Divine. That is the Great Desire. The only form of desire that leads to freedom. My favorite metaphor for the workings of the mind in relation to meditation is that of ripples in a lake. In the consciousness of a non-meditator, even the slightest stimulation from the external world creates little ripples of disturbance, accumulating over the course of a day. Silence / meditation is the practice of letting these ripples / disturbances settle into their source. In the case of a long-term practitioner, it takes more stimuli to create a disturbance. And when disturbances do happen, there is a spaciousness that allows them to more easily see these disturbances in a manner of non-attachment. When they enter into meditation it takes less time for these disturbances to settle. My advice is to be patient with yourself. The effects of meditation are very subtle. Ultimately, if I were to come up with my own definition of a 'successful meditation', I would say that when there are no more feelings of restlessness or needing to be somewhere else, I have a had a good session and can confidently return to daily life knowing that I am centered. However getting to that state can take a long time depending on how stimulating your environment has been over the course of the day, and if I am honest most times I do not reach this state and am convinced by the mind to do something else. It really depends on how dedicated you are. But ultimately even five minutes of letting the waves settle can be very beneficial, even if they don't reach complete stillness. Some more advice I have is to not eat at least one preferably two hours before practice. Stimulating foods especially can make it hard to focus. Compare your experience of meditating after fasting from 12-16 hours vs. after eating a big meal and you will likely notice a difference. My last piece of advice would be to settle into a meditation session with some yoga and stretching in order to relax the body and free up any blocked energy that can accumulate from sedentary lifestyles. In my own experience, meditations after a 10-20 minute yoga session are more potent and I reach stillness quicker. This is due to the mind-body connection. When the body is relaxed and at ease, the mind follows suit. [link] [comments] |
| HELP. During meditation (TM) I can’t help but focus on my breathing Posted: 15 Apr 2020 12:17 AM PDT During meditation (TM) I can't help but focus on my breathing and it is preventing me to enter a deep meditative state. During TM I always take control of my breathing and if I try to let it go and not breath "manually" I can't breath at all. Any tips? [link] [comments] |
| Never meditated, going to try today but I have a question about anxiety vs. thoughtfulness Posted: 15 Apr 2020 12:10 AM PDT So I think (from what I can gather) people meditate for slightly different reasons. For me, I find my mind spins itself into 'potentials' and stories of anxiety about what possibly could happen, rather than effectively dealing with the present. Or, similarly, I get hung up about past events and seem to have no control over that. Need to exercise that control. My wife meditates, she's strongly recommended it for when I get myself tangled up with this kind of anxiety. But - couldn't you perceive me running through a LOT of potential eventualities in the future a form of thoughtfulness and planning? I get stressed and worry a lot running through potential outcomes of certain situations, I'm paying a bit price BUT - through the increased preparation I have from running through these outcomes and how I'd handle them - I've kind of taught myself by reward that it's worth thinking this way. So, assuming meditation was hugely successful for me - would that be to live in the current moment instead of worrying about potential outcomes that may not even come to fruition? If so, that sounds great, and a lot more stress-free than now - but wouldn't that mean I was kind of dumbing myself down to cover potential eventualities? Been meaning to ask this for some time, really appreciate any opinion on it. TLDR: I assume meditation is to live in the present, but doesn't that mean I compromise preparation for the future (despite how stressful it is to be prepared)? [link] [comments] |
| Meditation has made me learn how to finally sit still Posted: 14 Apr 2020 09:56 AM PDT I have been meditating regularly for the last year or so for 20 minutes a day. My entire life, I've been extremely fidgety and antsy, always tapping my fingers, bouncing my leg, touching my face, etc. It was so bad at one point I self-diagnosed myself with ADHD. The sitting still skills I've learned during meditation have transferred to life outside of meditation. I find it much easier now to focus on a task and sit calmly. I can sit on the couch and watch a movie without moving for 2 hours, and I generally find more joy in prolonged periods of inactivity. This has helped me on dates and job interviews as it allows me to come across as way more chill and collected. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 14 Apr 2020 11:34 PM PDT Hello people. I tried meditation for the first time today. I simply say against a wall and chanted,"AUM" and breathed straight for 15 minutes and played some meditation music on Spotify. While meditating I had a variety of thoughts and I simply waded through them to concentrate on my breathing. Is that how you do it ? And after the 15 minutes, I had a strange sensation coming from my heart like I don't know how to describe it honestly. Is that normal ? Please help me out with these questions. Also if you've got some other tips for me please write them down too. I've started on a spiritual journey now to fulfill my spiritual potential as I've got 11 as my Life Path Number. Thank you. [link] [comments] |
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| As I start my second week of meditation twice daily I have noticed something odd. Posted: 14 Apr 2020 02:27 PM PDT Typically I wake up and meditate within an hour of laying in bed on my phone. I try to do at least 10minutes but I regularly aim for, and complete, 20 minutes of meditation. Now I wanted to wait a bit longer before asking about this but it continues to happen during my sessions and I wonder how I should approach this situation. I practice focus meditation and recite the words "in, out" in accordance with my breathing. I practice good posture and general relaxation while letting my thoughts flow but always returning and keeping my prime focus on the breath Now my issue comes from when I feel deep in thought but there is no thought. There is no thinking, my mind is blank and I find that I wasn't even thinking about my breath at that point. I'm not sure how to approach it because my mind truly feels empty until the moment I become aware and start "thinking" again. In the moments leading up to that I don't know what is going through my mind, if anything. Like I said, at that point it feels like my mantra (the "in, out") isn't even being recited or focused on. So yeah, am I losing focus? Is a completely empty mind detrimental to a session just like ruminations would be? I feel like in general I should continue practicing and honing my focus to the breath. I have just found it very odd that now sometimes I'm not fighting my thoughts trying to drown out the mantra. Sometimes now, I feel like I am fighting or maybe 'competing'? Against a void, a lack of thought. Again, this happens very briefly and I have no idea how long this "blank" time period lasts but it's not incredibly long stretches of time either. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 14 Apr 2020 09:52 PM PDT I've meditated before and it helps a lot for me to focus/not daydream/be happy. However, lately especially thanks to the quarantine I can't force myself to meditate. It worked fine at first, since I just found things to occupy my time (new hobbies etc), but yesterday I felt a "relapse" into perpetual unfocus. I'll start listening to music, pace around my kitchen, and just daydream endlessly for hours without realizing. Before with meditation I could force myself to snap out of it, but all my willpower has been drained away somewhere and I don't know how to get it back. I used to dedicate every evening to meditate for half an hour or so to go over my day before I go to bed, but I recently got a new boyfriend and so I FaceTime him every night before going to sleep. This was great and all (wow love imagine that), so I can't bring myself to tell him that I Don't want to FaceTime him until 2am everyday especially since quarantine... (since I also kinda want a 10pm-7am sleep schedule) I've recently been trying to get into meditating again but I just find it hard to focus enough to think about anything on a deeper level. I'm not sure how clear this all is considering I can't really focus on anything, but any and all help would be greatly appreciated! TL;DR: how to focus while meditating [link] [comments] |
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