Meditation: Welp, I definitely underestimated Eckhart Tolle. Just started reading the Power of Now and this little bit really reached out and grabbed me - perfectly succinct. |
- Welp, I definitely underestimated Eckhart Tolle. Just started reading the Power of Now and this little bit really reached out and grabbed me - perfectly succinct.
- Don't lose sight of the fundamental point.
- My meditated self vs. my non meditated self
- A Stress-Free COVID-19 Tracker
- Beginner in meditation
- Other Level-Ups other than “The Choice?”
- What just happened to me?
- Is laying down to meditate...wrong?
- possible explanation for some of the "crazy experiences".
- How do you tackle itch’s when meditating?
- How to start meditating?
- Solving trust issues with meditation
- I felt a strong unnerving energy by my Sacral Chakra
- Weird experiment with meditation bit it works !
- Feeling aware?? Mindful?
- Is it reasonable to pursue a career in researching meditation and yoga?
- Since starting mindfulness meditation I feel physical pain and taste spicy food so much more intensely than before. I feel it is making me very sensitive and weak. Is that supposed to happen?
- Do you meditate during work?
- Meditation before bed? (Looking for input!)
- Dude.... WTF? Seriously? Anyone want to help me out with this shit?
- Today’s meditation
- Sometimes my mantra-based meditation feels like nothing in particular
- Early meditation stage experience.
- How do you get the music in your head to stop playing when you're trying to focus?
| Posted: 25 Apr 2020 04:50 PM PDT "All cravings are the mind seeking salvation or fulfillment in external things and in the future as a substitute for the joy of Being. As long as I am my mind, I am those cravings, those needs, wants, attachments, and aversions, and apart from them there is no "I" except as a mere possibility, an unfulfilled potential, a seed that has not yet sprouted. In that state, even my desire to become free or enlightened is just another craving for fulfillment or completion in the future. So don't seek to become free of desire or "achieve" enlightenment. Become present. Be there as the observer of the mind. Instead of quoting the Buddha, be the Buddha, be "the awakened one," which is what the word buddha means." [link] [comments] |
| Don't lose sight of the fundamental point. Posted: 25 Apr 2020 11:31 AM PDT I just finished a workout and decided to lay on my yoga mat and stare at the ceiling for a while. I don't know how long it's been, maybe an hour. Nothing happened. I just stared, and thought, and felt, and came back to bland reality - and repeat, basically. I don't know if you could call what I did "meditation" but it felt a lot more... meditative than my scheduled 15 minute sessions throughout the week. I just laid there. Emotions came up. I felt weirdly vulnerable. I felt angry. I felt love and felt loved too. These were all things I'm 'too busy' and focused to really experience and acknowledge in a total way during the work week. I'm sorry if this is just rambling (it is). But I was reminded today what the point of meditation is. It's not about forcing yourself to into a calm state or attempting to experience new mental phenomena or whatever new-agey sounding phrase you could drop here. It's just about waking up to your own reality and seeing all of the individual pieces of it. I'm not good at doing that in my day-to-day life. I'm distracted and pulled this way and that. I need more of these moments of groundedness. I'm going to be more diligent to find that in an ordinary day. I hope you all have a 'grounded day' [link] [comments] |
| My meditated self vs. my non meditated self Posted: 25 Apr 2020 11:33 AM PDT It's amazing to me that I ever take breaks from mediation when it affects how I experience everything in life. I struggle with maintaining my practice when times are tough even though that's when I need it the most. A couple of weeks back I diligently meditated twice every day and it's fascinating how differently I feel now that my subconscious resistance convinced me to take a break. Meditated self: disciplined + routined, grateful, calm, can go with the flow, greater tolerance for people's idiosyncrasies, disinterest in my phone, general sense of ease and wonder about the world, amazement at nature, observant to my surroundings, appreciation for simplicity and silence, sense of freedom, noticeable improvement in memory and focus. Non meditated self: I ruminate over silly stuff, too much concern over other people's opinions, fear of change, feel attachment to people and things that are "mine", prone to instant gratification, the world feels difficult and challenging, the voice of the ego feels more convincing and prominent, way more phone usage, very little memory of experiences. If anyone has any additions I'd love to hear! Edit: added a few more :) [link] [comments] |
| A Stress-Free COVID-19 Tracker Posted: 25 Apr 2020 08:56 PM PDT I would like to tell you about the stress-free COVID19 tracker. I was getting very anxious while checking out trackers, they are very dark with black and red colours, so with my wife, we decided to build something that will make people's life easier. thehappyarc.com makes use of bright colours and focuses on the positive stats and news around the coronavirus. Just right after posting it, I got a comment on how it changed someone's mood, while they were going through a tough time, and that meant so much to me. Let me know what you guys think. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 25 Apr 2020 11:26 PM PDT I'm a a beginner in meditation, so I'm asking for some help like what is the correct wayy to do it? And how many time should I do it? Even a guide could help [link] [comments] |
| Other Level-Ups other than “The Choice?” Posted: 25 Apr 2020 11:53 PM PDT After 30 days of meditation, I was jogging outside and my thoughts veered to politics that made me upset. I then realized my thoughts, wondered how they would help me jogging, then "switched the channel" to something else that would help me jog like focusing on my form. This was a huge moment for me. A week later I was reading this sub and someone was asking when others realized "The Choice." The Choice, as I understand, is being able to choose your own thoughts or what you're focusing on. I had never known about The Choice earlier. I'm wondering, are there any other revelations that will happen from meditation or certain types of practice? [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 25 Apr 2020 04:16 PM PDT I'm totally new to meditation, and have been meditating for 15 minutes daily for about 10 days now. Yesterday during my meditation i got in a very "focused state" and almost felt like i was hypnotised. Today about 30 minutes ago that happened again, but much stronger. With every breath i felt waves of sensation spread through my body, and i felt as if i was not sitting still but rather flying all over the place! Finally it got so strong that when i brethed in my eyelids fluttered and my head started to tilt back. It felt amazingly powerful but i have no idea what it was or why it happened! If anyone more experienced could shed some light on this or if something like this has happened to you i would love to hear from you! [link] [comments] |
| Is laying down to meditate...wrong? Posted: 25 Apr 2020 03:30 PM PDT Its just how I like to meditate. I feel more relaxed overall. I like the sense of my entire body touching the floor. A friend told me recently that she thinks I'm not getting the most that I could from my meditation bc I'm not doing it 'How it was meant to be done.' (Not sure who made that rule.) Thoughts? [link] [comments] |
| possible explanation for some of the "crazy experiences". Posted: 25 Apr 2020 08:35 PM PDT I have always been an atheist(I still am). I'm a rationalist and only believe in science. I do not follow any religion. In fact I have made fun of religious people a lot in the past and have argued with them many times just because I was an asshole. When I started doing meditation about a year ago, I thought it would be just some stress reliever or something. But, it is way much more than that. The "crazy experience" or "opening third eye" or "out of body experience" are not really something out of this world or something that is way far from our normal experience. The fact that we exist in this moment is "Magic". The fact that you are able to read this sentence is "Magic". The fact that you have a body which is made up of several things(that we call organs) which allow you to see, touch, move and feel emotions like love, sadness, fear and happiness is "Magic". The reason why everything feels too normal to us is because all of this mystery or magic is tiled over with concepts. We have this goggles that we call ego which takes away our power to see the things as they are. The sense of self, ego is product of thought. When you learn to cut through this sense of self, this sense of being in the body, you feel one with the universe. There is no you actually in those moments. There is just experience. There is just universe. There is just this body moving. There are sounds, other beings and you see that you are not in the universe, you are the universe. A lot of these "out of body" experiences does not mean there are 2 bodies, one is at ceiling and another is looking down at their another body like you see in movies. And I completely understand this sounds crazy, nonsense, alien thing to average person and I honestly do not blame them. If about a year ago, someone had said this to me, I would have told them to go fuck themselves. I'm not saying I'm special or unique but maybe not everyone can feel this oneness or maybe they are not willing to take spiritual practice seriously as some other people. One thing that I think is necessary is to keep your mind always open. Keeping your mind open helps you a lot in self-improvement and all other areas of life. Many people who decide to take psychedelics have this almost same mystical, crazy experience. They come away from these experiences knowing that normal consciousness hides several emotions from us. People also realize that their sense of self may not be accurate. They realize they may not exist the way that have always thought they did. I know it is very hard to believe in these experiences unless one has experienced it through meditation or psychedelics themselves at least once. And I also understand some people over-exaggerates and claim to have weird experiences which does not have anything to do with meditation or spirituality. There is a lot of mystical stuff that is real and legit and there is a lot of annoying hippy made-up nonsense stuff. Just because bad stuff is bad does not mean good stuff is not good if that makes sense. Love. [link] [comments] |
| How do you tackle itch’s when meditating? Posted: 26 Apr 2020 02:08 AM PDT Hey guys, hope everyone is well. Whenever I meditate I always get tears which leads to my face getting real itchy and just my body in general getting itches. This normally leads me getting unfocused and after a while opening my eyes. Does anyone have this issue and how do you tackle it? thanks [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 25 Apr 2020 05:07 PM PDT I've been meaning to practice meditation and mindfulness and I wanted to use an app to do so but I can't seem to cut through all the crap... every app sayings it's the best and charging monthly for their services. Does anybody know the best ways to practice mindfulness and meditation? I'm happy to pay for app providing its good and works. [link] [comments] |
| Solving trust issues with meditation Posted: 26 Apr 2020 01:40 AM PDT Hi everyone! I need some advice/guidance and I hope that there will be no hate or judgement because what I am about to share is very personal and important to me. About 2-3 years ago, I fell in love online. I live in Europe and he lives in America so the time before we could meet for the first time wasn't the easiest. I fought a lot with my family, fought a lot with him, I was just helpless because it's a rare situation to be in. However, a while before we were about to meet, my "boyfriend" experienced something rough and felt alone/lost so he turned to one of his female friends for advice and she took advantage of his weak state and made him think that they love each other and she is what he needs although he just needed someone during this time, needed some support and she took advantage of it. It's very hard for me to talk about this, I hope you can follow... anyway, he told me about her and that they have similarities and that he loves her too. As much as me. He would like to try a three way relationship. This obviously ripped my heart out because I could see that what they have was not the genuine love we shared at the time. However, we broke up because I definitely don't want to be involved in something like that and like 2 days later he came back to me, crying, telling me that she manipulated him into thinking they were in love when he was weak and vulnerable. I know that he's been lying to me about her because before that, I've never heard him talk about her. Just knew she existed. After a while, I decided to get back with him and give it another shot which was the best decision I've ever made. We met, now we're engaged and I live in the states with him. We've been living together for about a year and we fit like yin and yang. We help each other, make each other grow and give what the other person lacks. I would say we have a very unique bond. However, because of COVID-19, I am now stuck in Europe and can't get back to see him. I don't know how long I'll be stuck here but it's not looking good. He often goes over to his step dad since he lives in a house and has a backyard and he can go see his sisters too. This is were my problems come in... one of his sisters has a friend from school over and she's staying with her. Which means she's always there when my boyfriend goes over there. He's told me about her and I've heard them talk while I was on the phone with him and all that. It really triggers bad memories in me and gives me anxiety because I'm in the exact same situation I was in 2 years ago where he hurt me with that other girl. I didn't see it coming, all of a sudden I just got a text of him explaining me that he is in love with this other girl now. He's really done everything for me in the past 2 years and done so much for me, given me so much love and hope so I'm obviously very scared to lose him again over a girl just because of this dumb situation... I know that there is nobody out there I have to be jealous of because we are a perfect fit but I am scared that he will make a dumb mistake again... it's not that I don't trust him, I just don't trust his impulsive decision making sometimes and making dumb mistakes like that. I will talk to him about it today but there is nothing he can really do for the rational side of me knows that he won't hurt me like that again after all this time but the emotional side of me is very protective over my heart right now because I still haven't healed completely from it. Does anyone know if I can heal this with meditation? I'm scared to confront it... [link] [comments] |
| I felt a strong unnerving energy by my Sacral Chakra Posted: 26 Apr 2020 01:19 AM PDT Hello, for years now I've been suffering with Fatigue on and off and more recently IBS, I don't meditate perhaps as much as I should. Interestingly , since October I was seeing a girl which was a musician , I am a musician also but she ghosted me and it hurt a lot and it destroyed my creativity and made me not want to create anything anymore. From this point I started to get IBS Pains directly above my sacral chakra, I never suffered with IBS prior to this. Now I'm not a super spiritual person and I'm sceptical about Chakras but it was interesting it was right above the sacral chakra. When these IBS pains would go I'd get fatigue very badly like normal. Today for the first time since then, I meditated for around 30 mins and about 10 mins in I felt an energy on the sacral chakra like I hadn't felt before it was almost a physical feeling, I felt a very unnerving energy like something was unbalanced and destructive , the more I focused on this energy the larger it became and eventually became a very warm and large feeling of energy , eventually it seemed to almost subdue a bit but the feeling is still there. Has anyone ever experienced this before and what should I do next ? [link] [comments] |
| Weird experiment with meditation bit it works ! Posted: 25 Apr 2020 09:11 PM PDT Half of my family has anxiety/insomnia issues. Me too have some anxiety issues but I am resigned and I do not use anxiolytics as they do. I fear them, addiction is a real deal. Nonetheless anxiety greatly impacts life quality, sleep pattern etc. but I dont pay attention as it has been here for nearly all my life. I began meditation on my own for 2 weeks and I started seeing noticeable benefits ! After meditating 20 minutes I felt weird, my head felt heavy, I was weak. I did not feel "wired" as I always do. My brain slowed, I read slower. I mesured my heartbeat it was under average.. Then I returned to a normal state but I was incredibly calm and exctatic. I was lying on my bed and only positve thoughts flowed in my mind. I fell asleep and I slept for 7h straight which is a feat for me. It may be a placebo or not I don't care. It works because it works ! PS:I may not doing meditation the canonical way. I'm trying not to think or a t most be conscious of my environment. I do not necessarily focus on breathing [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 26 Apr 2020 12:34 AM PDT I've been practicing mindfulness meditation for 3 weeks now. 20-30 minutes a day. I started with Headspace and took the beginner courses. The speaker from Headspace kept talking about feeling aware but I still don't completely understand what this means. Is it just to feel aware of what's presently happening? Some help plz :) [link] [comments] |
| Is it reasonable to pursue a career in researching meditation and yoga? Posted: 25 Apr 2020 08:37 PM PDT I'm currently majoring in neuroscience and psychology and will be applying to med school. If I get in, I wish to pursue psychiatry and use meditation and yoga in my practice. My question is, is it possible for me to do clinical trials regarding meditation and yoga as treatment, and if so how do I get there? Alternatively, is it possible to pursue a PhD studying meditation and yoga and contribute that way? [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 25 Apr 2020 08:40 AM PDT For example, the most minor of injuries, like bumping into a chair or hitting my knee, or even spicy foods I could eat before are so much more powerful. Is this a result of meditating? If so, how does one control these sensations easier? [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 25 Apr 2020 12:58 PM PDT For those of you who work from home, do you make time to meditate during work hours? I think it's interesting how many executive-types would block off time in their day for thinking on their own, and now that people are WFH, it's easier to commit time for meditation, regardless of what you do day-to-day. I'm curious to know people might spend that time. Is it a different type of meditation because it's in the middle of the work day? And what would a good session feel like / how would it affect your work? [link] [comments] |
| Meditation before bed? (Looking for input!) Posted: 26 Apr 2020 12:00 AM PDT Hi so I've started practicing this for a over a year now and have noticed a pattern. When I lay in bed to sleep at night, I lay on my back, with my hands on my chest, and count down from 100. I might repeat this over and over until I feel like it's the right time to project my thoughts. I then start to welcome thoughts/ feelings/ situations that are valuable for me to experience in my sleep. I'll start to see colors, or shapes moving in a pattern over and over. And then eventually I'll start thinking/seeing random things that are genuinely so random and I'll try to just let it roll, and Then I fall asleep. I've noticed sometimes while I'm in the process of falling asleep my body will itch really intensely in a spot or I'll have a sudden pain almost as if my body is trying to make me lose focus of my process. Anyways, was just wondering if anyone else does anything similar/ any explanation of what this is/any other helpful meditation tips I can add to my process. Thank you! [link] [comments] |
| Dude.... WTF? Seriously? Anyone want to help me out with this shit? Posted: 25 Apr 2020 11:15 PM PDT Dude..... WTF... Sriously? Life is absurd. It really is. B-A-N-A-N-A-S All you can do is laugh yourself silly. But I feel like there is something more but i"m lost. This is a fun game though, so I'm sure some of my party people will help me out, LOL I'm going to bed for now. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 25 Apr 2020 10:54 PM PDT Hi, I'm pretty new to daily meditation. I've been doing it for usually about 10 minutes twice a day to get into it. Before I go to bed I do it laying down on my back just to get into bed time mode lol. Tonight I decided to push through as long as I could and wanted to focus on my childhood trauma with my mother since that's something I really want to focus on figure out to work on moving forward from it. Maybe 15 minutes in it was just getting super deep and I was feeling things I haven't felt meditating and it was making me anxious but I just realized that feeling and just kept going. I felt as if gravity was so strong. The only way I could describe it as if a surge was going through my body head to toe. I could compare it to being on an elevator falling super fast and you can just feel the gravity pulling you harder and harder. Since I was laying down and it felt as if I was upright going straight down it was just interesting to feel that way in the position I was in. It did start feeling super intense so I decided it was good enough for the night and ended up only going for around a half hour. Sorry this was so long but is this normal or am I just being a bit crazy. For me being fairly new I'd love to share my experiences and get feedback on it. Thank you! [link] [comments] |
| Sometimes my mantra-based meditation feels like nothing in particular Posted: 25 Apr 2020 06:44 PM PDT I've been working on mantra-based meditation in the TM mode for a couple weeks, and although initially it seemed quite remarkable to me, I find that as time is going on the overall experience is less and less "profound" feeling. I sit, I run my mantra, sometimes I think about other stuff for a while and come back to my mantra, or sometimes I seem to sleep briefly. It's pleasant, even enjoyable. And it's the only kind of meditation I've ever stuck with for any significant length of time. I've also noticed that my overall productivity in my life has increased significantly and that I've cut way back on caffeine and alcohol. It's just that the meditation experience feels, well, sort of mundane. There's nothing remotely "transcendental" about it, and in fact mostly it just feels like a mild form of focused rest and relaxation. Am I doing something wrong? Or am I thinking about this the wrong way? Maybe it's all great (?). It was occuring to me today that a human can't get any more "enlightened" or transcendental than a zebra or a dog, and so if I am at least having a few moments of dog-like contentment every day, perhaps that's just great. [link] [comments] |
| Early meditation stage experience. Posted: 25 Apr 2020 09:59 PM PDT Hello everyone, I would like to share my experience of the beginning stages of my meditation and would like to know your thoughts. Basically my cousin had really brought my attention to meditation so I finally budged and began. Side notes: This was a couple months ago In total I only meditated about 5 times. Specifically I was attempting mindless meditation. The first three times I meditated went well as I began to really get into it. (About 10-20 min, per day) The 4th time I ended up meditating for about 45-60 min, which was amazing. The 5th time I meditated.. about 20 min in, my heart began to beat extremely fast and I snapped out of it, almost like I had been stunned. Extremely hard for me to explain. Not that it scared me? Maybe? I stopped after this happened. I'm planning on getting back into it within the next couple of days, so I thought now would be a good time to share. [link] [comments] |
| How do you get the music in your head to stop playing when you're trying to focus? Posted: 25 Apr 2020 01:35 PM PDT Somedays it's really easy, but when its difficult it seems echo profusely throughout the crevices of my being. I have tried acknowledging and noting, calmly recording the rhythm of my breath, focusing on the sounds of my surroundings, but it doesn't seem to work. Are there other ways to calibrate to a much quieter mental station? [link] [comments] |
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