Meditation: We should have global meditations more often! |
- We should have global meditations more often!
- Waking Up will give you a free subscription if you cannot afford to pay
- It's my first day meditating and now I feel totally renovated
- Christian new to meditation
- Global Peace Meditation April 4th/5th 2020
- I'm on a 20 day meditation streak!!! I've been meditating for several years, but I never break 15 day streak just cause life gets in the way.
- Vipassana Meditation - Pleateau after I stopped using headphones
- Depressing thoughts while meditating
- Global meditation today
- Join us! Global 4:4:4 Mass Meditation!
- I started meditating. It is great, but these sexual thoughts...
- I feel like I broke my brains
- Walking meditation for public use
- Global meditation invite April 4th and 5th, 2020
- Think of your mind as the ocean, meditation as an anchor, and thoughts as fish.
- Reminder - Mingyur Rinpoche live teaching today at 6.00 EDT / 11.00 GMT
- GOD/the ships
- Emit Light Music - Global Peace Meditation tonight!
- Extended meditation practice
- Moving from guided to unguided meditation.
- Feeling heartbeat while meditating
- Focusing on my breath is a huge source of anxiety and frustration
- Missed Global Healing Meditation??
- I am not sure what is going on in my sessions...
| We should have global meditations more often! Posted: 04 Apr 2020 08:12 PM PDT |
| Waking Up will give you a free subscription if you cannot afford to pay Posted: 04 Apr 2020 04:13 PM PDT Sam Harris' meditation app, Waking Up, will give you a subscription for 1 year if you e-mail support and tell them you can't afford one. All you need is to e-mail, no credit card or other info. Please don't abuse this. The team there are great people, incredibly generous, and they deserve every penny you can afford to give them-especially during these trying times. But if you truly can't afford it, like I couldn't, send them an e-mail. They set me up no questions asked within 15 minutes of me e-mailing. They, and I, believe meditation should be a tool available to everyone. During this crisis, it is important to remember your center and connect with yourself, perhaps more than ever. Please be safe, and remember to take even just 5 minutes a day to ground yourself and stay positive. Also, wash your hands and wear masks. Even a t-shirt works better than nothing. [link] [comments] |
| It's my first day meditating and now I feel totally renovated Posted: 04 Apr 2020 08:05 AM PDT I can't believe how I feel today. Everyday it is really hard to feel alright, depression has been a thing most part of my life, I have lows an highs. Late weeks have been kindda shitty. So this morning I said ' hey imna try to meditate a little bit', 20 minutes later of breathing and trying to be present, I felt right, I felt good. Started to enjoy so much the apple that I ate later, the milk I was drinking, the appartment I was staying. Every thing felt alright. Now I kindda have the energy to keep going. Thanks for reading, just wanted to share my experience. You mind sharing yours when you started?. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 04 Apr 2020 07:53 PM PDT Hello, I am really new to mindfulness meditation. I just started regularly meditating a few days ago. Because of the coronavirus, I'm able to practice up to an hour a day. Usually I do about four fifteen minute sessions. Some days I can do two 30 minute sessions. I am already seeing the benefit to my life. My overall goal (not that it's about goals) is to be more present to those I love most and to be more at peace and not as anxious. So far I am really seeing this as a road to achieving that. And, meditation is helping me accept my emotions, be more aware of negative thoughts, and MUCH more. And it's only day 3 or 4. However, coming from a charismatic evangelical Christian background, I sometimes feel unsettled because I know some of these methods came from eastern religions. Although I'm open to trying new things, my faith tradition always warned against "opening up the door to the enemy." That being said, I am realizing a lot of my faith, and consequently my life, has been built upon fear. I'm slowly deconstructing and rejecting that fear, and trying to cling to my relationship with God vs the religion. But, to give you an idea, here is the stuff I'm up against: https://www.charismanews.com/opinion/58612-6-reasons-this-popular-meditation-trend-is-dangerous-for-christians I thought the comment section of this article did a great job rebutting the author, but would love to know your thoughts as well, Reddit Meditation gang. [link] [comments] |
| Global Peace Meditation April 4th/5th 2020 Posted: 04 Apr 2020 11:12 AM PDT Link to Global Peace Meditation Information: http://www.globalpeacemeditation.com/?fbclid=IwAR3P5xHJg8idhK89zdJM_48biKmN2l-nnx0GePiPZEFD-6jg_aoSUizG2lY Link to Meditation guidance: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ygLY_pkkc7Q&fbclid=IwAR3IMQ-jkxWS54UO2sCkD4ieQfhAWFxGqhy5dHja94lX6mdOhG8-KWQBWYM We will be doing this meditation at 10:45 pm EDT on April 4th in New York. Europe, Asia and Australia will already have April 5th at the moment of the activation, which will be: [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 04 Apr 2020 09:28 PM PDT I know this is easier to do because of the social distancing, and stop of work. But I really hope I can keep this up after work starts again. Also sharing this here cause all my friends think meditation is silly lol, so I figured you guys can approve. Any ideas on how to explain it to my friends lol? [link] [comments] |
| Vipassana Meditation - Pleateau after I stopped using headphones Posted: 05 Apr 2020 01:41 AM PDT I think I hit a plateau. I was using Insight Timer and had a background ambient sound on. I really felt like I was getting closer to an understanding of myself - I managed to focus on my breath and felt my feelings arise and leave, and felt a great calm at the end of the meditation. Then I decided to remove the sound and try to meditate with no headphones on and... suddenly it's as if I have just started meditation from scratch again. I can't focus on my breath for more than a few seconds without thoughts swiping me away, I feel so distant from my body, and I generally just feel like I want to stop meditating after a while. I feel like the sounds helped isolate me and create a bubble of meditation, which is probably fine, but technically meditation is supposed to get me closer to the now, so I thought no headphones was my next step. Am I just not ready? Should I go back to the headphones for a while? Isn't it an inherent conflict that meditation is supposed to tell you mindfulness and acceptance of the now but it's easier when you retreat from your surroundings? Thanks in advance, Mat [link] [comments] |
| Depressing thoughts while meditating Posted: 05 Apr 2020 01:12 AM PDT Hi everyone, I've been meditating for the past year or so, started off with Headspace's basic's to get me going, and I also tried meditating with no guidance at all, it's a nice combination and I really recommend it. The thing is, in the Headspace basics they have a thing when they tell you to be clear about your motivation for doing this exercise, now my motivation for this is to be a bit more optimistic about the future, even when things don't look so good, and not being scared about life and trying to do things that I haven't done before, but sometimes it just gets me depressed because I don't feel like I'm actually reaching my goals, and that I will just remain a pessimistic guy that is afraid of trying new things, and it also pulls me out of the meditation zone, which also adds to the frustration. Anyone ever dealt with this kind of thoughts while meditating? [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 04 Apr 2020 01:24 PM PDT Hi guys, today there's a global meditation i 10:45 EDT NewYork time. More info at http://www.globalpeacemeditation.com/ [link] [comments] |
| Join us! Global 4:4:4 Mass Meditation! Posted: 04 Apr 2020 07:54 PM PDT |
| I started meditating. It is great, but these sexual thoughts... Posted: 05 Apr 2020 12:18 AM PDT I meditate, everything is great, but these sexual thoughts keep urging me to fap. And there are also thoughts that I'm not good enough that keep making me uncomfortable. I let go, the come, I focus on the breath, the come. WTF? What to do about them? [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 05 Apr 2020 12:07 AM PDT I don't meditate often. Or at least not as often as I'd want. I meditated once every 1-2 weeks for a few months. Yesterday I was meditating, and I felt and/or realized that all of my life isnt fixed (what I mean by that is solid/permanent/definite). My future isn't fixed. My past isn't fixed. My 'should have beens' and 'could have beens' aren't fixed. My personality isn't fixed. My body isn't fixed. My thoughts aren't fixed. None of it is fixed. None of it is me. I am the observer, the soul if you may. The gut feeling that you've always had. That little voice in the back of your head. That core self is fixed. It is the only thing that does not fluctuate. It is the only thing that is 'real'. I felt that, and it felt like I pushed the thinking part of my brains away. Didnt feel like vanishing, but more like surpressing it. I haven't been able to think normally the last 3 days. Im not aware or concious of every moment, but I don't think either. It's like I'm a zombie. Did I break my brains? [link] [comments] |
| Walking meditation for public use Posted: 04 Apr 2020 03:11 PM PDT Hi, I'm looking for a decent guided walking meditation that lasts for at least 30 minutes, and which involves walking at a reasonable pace while outside. There was one on Headspace - but I no longer have access. I have paid access to Insight Timer - but what I've found so far are either very short or involve very slow, deliberate steps, which are most likely to get me questioned by the police for being out by myself! [link] [comments] |
| Global meditation invite April 4th and 5th, 2020 Posted: 04 Apr 2020 11:41 AM PDT |
| Think of your mind as the ocean, meditation as an anchor, and thoughts as fish. Posted: 04 Apr 2020 07:50 PM PDT The shallow swimming fish are your conscious tendencies, and the deeper fish are your subconscious and unconscious tendencies. We live in the shallow end of this ocean, rarely experiencing the depths of our mind. As you gain more experience in meditation, you further solidify your anchor. Eventually, you will be able to anchor deep in the ocean, and observe deeper fish. As you explore the depths of your mind, soon you will attain new states and depths previously unseen, but present all along. If this were easy and quick, everyone would be rich. Enjoy the journey everyone :) [link] [comments] |
| Reminder - Mingyur Rinpoche live teaching today at 6.00 EDT / 11.00 GMT Posted: 05 Apr 2020 12:20 AM PDT |
| Posted: 04 Apr 2020 03:24 PM PDT Let's say I, from a remote location, controlled a spaceship, it would be as my own body. An extension of what my mind controlled, the functions of the ship would be as my own limbs/sense organs. The ship is separate from me in all tangible forms, but it is fully dependent upon me to operate. Say now I controlled ALL SHIPS. When these ships come across each other and interact, unaware of me, knowing only of their own shiphood (me, not revealing my nature as controller of the ships to these ships) they would think themselves to be alive independent of each other. Now I cut the communication between a single ship and myself. It would seem to the other ships as though a ship has died. Without me there to control that ship it can no longer function. It becomes a husk of metal. That's what it has been the whole time, but my presence in the ship imbued it with sentience/capability. Now say I return from my experience as these ships to my experience as man. In my control box I return to a different reality, a reality experienced with the sensation of man, rather than the sensation of ship. The ships no longer live, but I, the observer of these ships' experiences, do. It is the same with GOD. WE are the ships and GOD the controller. When the body dies it is only the ego collapsing, the illusion of separation dissolves. You do not die, rather you return to a unified space of consciousness. WE are all GOD, limited by our bodies to this spot in space/time. The body/mind has limits and you can only remove so many. There are MANY paths to removing these limits and coming to the realization of GOD, as many paths as there are creatures, the experience of each equally valid. Different strokes for different folks, but for sure, we row our boats to the same shore. *GOD represents the whole (Tao, God, Brahman, Allah, Kundalini, etc...) I wrote this after reading the short story 'Exhalation' by Ted Chiang. [link] [comments] |
| Emit Light Music - Global Peace Meditation tonight! Posted: 04 Apr 2020 05:09 PM PDT We have created a meditation designed to help you reach a higher state of relaxed consciousness for tonight's event! https://youtu.be/pC3vcWNoUr0 Tonight the world meditates together! Peace and Love! If you are unaware of the event tonight please check it out at: http://www.globalpeacemeditation.com [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 04 Apr 2020 10:21 PM PDT Hi guys so i decided to extend my meditation practice to as many hours as i feel i need. When i started i was buying into the ''20 minutes'' per day that people ascribe too but that doesn't work if you're more serious about meditation as a part of your life (and depending on personal circumstances) What i did since i have ADD is i attempted to find what my sweet spot is and that's 30 minutes in one sitting. Anything less than that is not useful for me. I was wondering how would i go about spreading my practice throughout the day like afternoon or before sleep practice etc. I *know* from the beginning that too much structure will throw my practice off course but also that meditation is useful and i need much more time than most people will need or want to spend in meditation. I am additionally practicing self-observation and creating mental images which both help for 1) insight into life and 2) better dealing with situations. The first practice is constant the second one i do as much as needed usually 15 minutes or so in one sitting is way more than enough for me. Any ideas about your own extended meditation practice would be appreciated. Have a nice day. [link] [comments] |
| Moving from guided to unguided meditation. Posted: 04 Apr 2020 06:20 PM PDT I've been meditating for quite some time. I primarily use guided meditation, but have done some unguided meditations. My question is, for those who do primarily unguided meditation- do you have a meditation schedule/routine - i.e. doing loving kindness meditation twice a week, doing breath focus twice a week, body scan one, etc.? Or do you just do whatever feels right when you sit down to meditate? [link] [comments] |
| Feeling heartbeat while meditating Posted: 04 Apr 2020 04:02 PM PDT The past few days I've felt my heartbeat strongly in my chest while meditating both while lying down or sitting. Is this common? [link] [comments] |
| Focusing on my breath is a huge source of anxiety and frustration Posted: 04 Apr 2020 12:47 PM PDT I feel my chest tighten, the air feels hot, and I find myself practically gasping. This has helped me realize an obsession with control, perfectionism, and fear of "doing it wrong." I'd like to get to a point where I can do this without feeling panicky since a lot of guided meditation uses breathing. Any suggestions welcomed. [link] [comments] |
| Missed Global Healing Meditation?? Posted: 04 Apr 2020 09:19 PM PDT It was beyond awesome to see all the different groups and communities coming together tonight for the global healing meditation, but don't trip if you didn't get to join. Ultimately, it doesn't matter if you missed it or not. Each moment is an opportunity to connect back to our hearts and come to recognize that shared ground of beingness in which all life shares. If you're looking for the group vibes, rest assured, there were plenty of livestreams of various meditations that you can still participate in and get just as powerful/healing/liberating effects from. Time is arbitrary, and as long as you tap into the nowness that is the only moment that truly exist and ever matters, thus each moment we can tap into that universal energy. Not to mention there's a full moon coming up, planetary shift goin down, celestial fly bys and objects goin about- there's plenty of waves comin don't worry you got the next one! However, if you are looking to tap into the 4/4 global healing wave, I also had a solid group with positive energy throughout this livestream. Have a great night and set your intentions and purposes for all the cosmic energy coming in these next 3-7 days! [link] [comments] |
| I am not sure what is going on in my sessions... Posted: 04 Apr 2020 09:05 PM PDT So today I sat down and I meditated, but I noticed that after 10-15 minutes of feeling my actual anxiety sensations and tightness (facial tension, sinus pressure), my sensations got progressively worse and worse before it suddenly just went away and I ended up feeling great. I was feeling the tension instead of thinking about it, however I found it quite painful. Is this a good method, or am I doing something wrong here? [link] [comments] |
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