Meditation: Mindful meditation explained for people who don't get it |
- Mindful meditation explained for people who don't get it
- I FINALLY got meditation
- How I overcame my pornography addiction & why I started to change my life for the better.
- On "letting go"... with my respect
- Does anyone prolong their exhalation sometimes to relax themselves ?
- Can I meditate every night before falling asleep?
- Book Recommendations
- I want to begin meditating. Where do I start?
- 10 Minute Guided Meditation For Stress Relief (Diaphragmatic Breathing)
- Thoughts on Ayahuasca and other psychedelics?
- Curious about what meditation is.
- I was actually "in" the present moment
- Some meditation questions
- I read somewhere that Shinzen Young once said he thought he knew what enlightenment was for 15 years before actually experiencing it. Anyone know where I can read/watch/listen to his full explanation of that?
- Do you know what Amor Fati means? not the meaning of the word but the whole concept?
- Does visualization techniques help?
- Book recommendations
- What Ive Learned in 1 Year of Meditation
- The greatest good you can do for another is not just to share your own riches, but to reveal to him his own.
- What are some tips I can use to make sure my meditation practice doesn’t lead to negative things like depersonalization or depression?
- Emotional knot
- Observing a swinging watch
- You can be at peace with something without being okay with it.
- Meditation for Peace
| Mindful meditation explained for people who don't get it Posted: 30 May 2020 12:41 PM PDT Meditation is a 'meta' skill that improves everything else. You may have tried to meditate before and struggled with 'clearing your mind'. That's not how meditation works. Remember the last time you were sat watching a fire? How oddly calming and peaceful it felt watching the flames natural movements. If you've ever experienced this before, congratulations you pretty much took part in mindful meditation. Mindful meditation is actually two different things joined together. There's mindfulness and then there's mediation. Lets begin with mindfulness. The easiest way to explain mindfulness is to understand that being mindful = concentrating on the present moment. We can often use an area of focus to concentrate on. This area of focus can be following your breath, or as I stated in the beginning of the video, focusing on a flame. Meditation is the thing that confuses most people. Simply put, meditation is the training, its the workout session of mindfulness. Most people try meditation and assume they are supposed to have 0 thoughts and then get demotivated that they cant clear their mind. Don't worry, you're not supposed to be able to clear your mind like this, this is a widely misinterpretation of what meditation is. So here is the correct way (in my opinion) to start mediating You sit there, eyes closed, concentrating on your breath. Within seconds you naturally get deep in thought about anything say a thought that you have to take the bins out, or a memory of your friend whatever. Here is the crucial part: At one point you will realise that you were no longer mindful of your breath because you were naturally focusing on thoughts and memories instead... The moment you realise you aren't mindful, concentrate on your breath again, that is like one rep, within a few seconds your mind will wonder, you will realise again you aren't mindful, again concentrate on your breath, that's the second rep Every 'realisation of unmindfulness' that occurs in your brain is an opportunity to bring back the focus to current senses so you want these to happen so often that eventually you pretty much always become mindful of the present moment Meditation is the workout for improving mindfulness. The more you meditate the more often you get these 'realisations of unmindfulness' even when you're not mediating. So... we actually want as many of these 'realisations of unmindfulness' as possible. That is it. That is the most important thing to understand here so let me just make sure you fully comprehend what that means. To practice mindfulness we need to do repetitions of this: Meditating - being mindful of the breath - mind wonders - 'realisations of unmindfulness' - reconcentrate on breath. The act of acknowledging a 'realisations of unmindfulness' and bringing the focus back to the breath is one repetition. Do this plenty of times. Edit: I appreciate all the comments and gold thank you. If you would like to show support and also learn more personal development knowledge please consider watching the video I made from this script. You can find it on my Reddit profile. If you watch it till the end and maybe leave a comment YouTube will like me more and hopefully I start getting more than 20 views :) [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 30 May 2020 07:29 AM PDT Hi guys, I have been meditating almost daily for the past few months and I finally got what meditation is and what it does, in simple terms, based on my own experience. Basically, after you have enough experience in quieting the mind through focusing/Samatha meditation (focusing on one thing, such as on breathing) and if you sit properly, you eventually reach a level of relaxation where you stop feeling your body, stop forgetting about your body and your mind stops working as well. And there is where the magic happens. Consciousness naturally relaxes and starts expanding, like the air in a balloon that is no longer tight. I was listening to an OM mantra song as my background and suddenly, I start feeling as if my reality, my self, my awareness of self starts vibrating in the note of OM and I started expanding. My heart started racing and it felt very much like a psychedelic experience. I couldn't maintain that state from excitement, but it was pure bliss. Did anything similar happen to you too? [link] [comments] |
| How I overcame my pornography addiction & why I started to change my life for the better. Posted: 30 May 2020 02:18 PM PDT This is tough for me to talk about but I thought this story will help inspire men. Growing up as a teenager I had a really bad pornography addiction. I used to watch it 7 days a week and it really took an impact on my social life and it really made me lose my confidence. It made my dating life and sex life horrible. I knew I was better than that, I could not believe this was taking over my life and how could I let it get this far. So one day I was like fuck this I need to get my life together. I started to set goals and strategies by locking all porn websites and started bettering my life by going to the gym and finding new hobbies. I tried playing basketball and started doing cycling classes. It was amazing I met some great friends. I started eating healthier. I did everything I could to take my mind off it. I started to find passions and hobbies and became a personal trainer. I EVEN started dating again due to all the sex dysfunctions from watching all the pornography. It was a very tough process but I was able to power through this shit and get my life somewhat together after 6 1/2 months. So the moral of the story is do not let these addictions control you. What controls your mind controls your life! Mental toughness! [link] [comments] |
| On "letting go"... with my respect Posted: 31 May 2020 12:58 AM PDT I've seen a few posts asking about how "letting go" works, and I had an experience today that may help some folks, so here goes nothin! First off, I'm no devout anything other than devoutly me, but on my path in the last 5 years I've spent a decent amount of time meditating and learning about Buddhism, specifically I found my interest lay in the Zen direction. In my practice I slowly learned how to observe my large waves of emotion without judgement, later I learned how to be gentle with them. I've had to let go of some shit I consider significant in my life, and my experience today will make a quick example for whoever would like it. After wrestling with random thoughts and monkey mind for around half an hour in a deprivation/float tank meditation today, I realized this large portion of anger in my life recently was showing up in my breathing pattern in the meditation. I asked my anger, "why are you here? Why are you angry" and got no response. So I sat and watched my breath with my anger next to me. I asked my anger again, gently, "why are you angry?" to which my anger replied "bc I should be. Person X harmed you terribly, and should know better than to cause harm to someone they love." At that exact moment, in my mind, Rafiki from Lion King bopped me on the head with his staff and said "It does not matter, it's in the past." At that moment my anger was lifted. It felt as though literal weight had been lifted from my chest(where I carry my anger) and I felt as though a cool breeze blew across my face and I smiled like I do. A simple platitude spoken in a cartoon baboon's voice gave me such a beautiful awakening, and helped me let go of some anger I'd had since my late teens(I'm 38). All bc I learned to sit with my emotions and gently observe them. Many more things to turn loose, there is no destination, only the path. Sorry to ramble, hope this helps, and I'm happy to answer any questions. Peace, love and unity! [link] [comments] |
| Does anyone prolong their exhalation sometimes to relax themselves ? Posted: 30 May 2020 03:41 PM PDT I've found out that completely exhaling or exhaling for a long duration really helps relax my body. Do any of you do this same thing ? It really helps settle me for my meditation. [link] [comments] |
| Can I meditate every night before falling asleep? Posted: 30 May 2020 11:17 PM PDT So I have ADHD and my mind wonders all the time, its causing me to not fall asleep because how rapid and random my thoughts are. Ive found this TED talk where the guy say to focous on rythm and breathing to fall asleep faster, and it does help me fall asleep (though I have to refocuse my mind every minute or so). that technique seemed a little related to meditating, so I was wondering, If I do this every night before I fall asleep, will it count as "Meditation"? Or its something I need to do during the day where my mind comes back to normal after a session. Im really new to this and I try to improve myself and learn more about it. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 30 May 2020 09:39 PM PDT Hello! I've been practicing meditation for a few months. I'm still a beginner but I'd love to learn more. I try to follow my breath mostly. I started with guided meditations. I did really like those but I'm trying to move past them with headphones and nature soundscapes. I've seen there are different types of meditation styles and other terms mentioned that I'm just not familiar with. If this has already been asked, feel free to link to that relevant post! I've already seen great improvement in my mental health but I'd love to take things further. [link] [comments] |
| I want to begin meditating. Where do I start? Posted: 30 May 2020 10:52 PM PDT I've been sitting down still with no sound for only 10-20 minutes tops. It's relaxing but I think I could be doing it better. Any tips for starting out? [link] [comments] |
| 10 Minute Guided Meditation For Stress Relief (Diaphragmatic Breathing) Posted: 30 May 2020 10:32 PM PDT Hey, check out this proven, effective and easy practice to help reduce stress, depression, and anxiety: [link] [comments] |
| Thoughts on Ayahuasca and other psychedelics? Posted: 30 May 2020 03:56 PM PDT What are your thoughts on ayahuasca and other psychedelics to propel a deep meditative practice and connect deeper with the self? Do you consider it it a distraction? Or is it a different type of tool? Has it been useful? Does it help one be more compassionate and focused like meditation? [link] [comments] |
| Curious about what meditation is. Posted: 30 May 2020 11:45 PM PDT So I want to start meditating bc I hear it get talked about but I was wondering why people meditate and how would the best way to start meditating be. [link] [comments] |
| I was actually "in" the present moment Posted: 30 May 2020 09:28 AM PDT Usually I associate the present moment as thinking about what I'm doing and what is around me. Which is what you're supposed to do, right? I guess this time while listening to a podcast recording of Thich Nhat Hanh's 35 minute guided meditation, I absolutely felt as if I was living inside this moment, unable to think about past, present or future... I just felt the "now" and still do without thinking of time. It's like being in the zone, fully concentrated, fully of peace within, almost always you notice that you are breathing which I see as a gift of living and my body smiles inside and out. I wish everyone actually experiences this feeling and not just telling themselves that they are in the present... really feel the space that surrounds you. Hope that makes sense and motivates you to cultivate peace in and around you with every thought and step. Keep practicing (: [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 30 May 2020 10:56 PM PDT I've been meditating 2-3 times a day for 20-30 mins at a time for the past year or so. It's been an amazing journey to say the least. For majority of this time I was practicing while laying down, simply being mindful and allowing my thoughts and feelings to come and go. As of recent I spoke to a lady who told me how she meditates and she told me that she meditates in lotus position. So I gave it a go and noticed that my thoughts seemed so much clearer and easier to let go. I believe this is because when we engage the spine and straighten our back it allows for much better inhale exhales from the lower diaphragm. Anyways, I have experimented with different positions and found that lotus is a bit too difficult for me so I've been doing seiza. It works really well for me but I notice that at times when muscles are relaxing my head might slowly start to shift upwards or downwards and I become aware but when this happens do I acknowledge and allow it to be there and slowly bring myself back to position or do I stay like that? And lastly, when I'm done my 30 min session in seiza position I usually lay down on my back both arms resting away from my body towards opposite ends, I feel a great stretch and relaxation in my back, neck, shoulder area. And I meditate in this position for another 10 mins. Is this unusual? What works for you guys and is it ok to switch positions like this? [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 30 May 2020 04:04 PM PDT Crossed my mind while out mowing the lawn, but I can't seem to find anything using search engines. I have his book, but I don't remember it being in there (could be, though). Thought I'd ask the community if they knew where to look. [link] [comments] |
| Do you know what Amor Fati means? not the meaning of the word but the whole concept? Posted: 31 May 2020 01:09 AM PDT So I've been reading about Amor Fati for a long time now. But I've only grasped the idea and really practiced it this past year and I've got to tell you. I feel a lot better and a lot stable in my life now. I used to get distressed about many new things in my life, mostly the bad experiences. But this past year I really got into it and realized that a lot of the things that happen to us are useless and stressful but they all pass and we forget about them. My mindset this year was that many things don't have a purpose in our lives but WE CAN give them a purpose. I've tried to learn from everything that happens to me and that really put's a perspective on your life. You move past thing much easier and don't get upset by them. I dissect the Word Amor Fati in my most recent post, go through what the stoic philosophers who introduced us to the whole concept said and meant. https://findyourstoic.blogspot.com/2020/05/what-amor-fati-means-and-how-stoicism.html [link] [comments] |
| Does visualization techniques help? Posted: 31 May 2020 12:23 AM PDT I am trying out visualization techniques to help me calm my mind. I am slightly getting better at it. Need some guidance on how to approach this properly and wanted to know if anyone else had done is successfully and had experienced an significant impact. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 30 May 2020 06:02 PM PDT Any book recommendations that helped you on your spiritual journey and change your overall perspective on life? [link] [comments] |
| What Ive Learned in 1 Year of Meditation Posted: 30 May 2020 06:16 AM PDT Hi all, I made a small video on the topic of meditation for people starting out ( similar to Matt D Avella, and Nathaniel Drew). I hope it provides value in a small way and would appreciate any thoughts. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 30 May 2020 05:55 PM PDT For those who aspire to teach, to train others in the practice of meditation, a little quote from Benjamin Disraeli. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 30 May 2020 05:30 PM PDT While meditation has helped me before, I've noticed some strange effects, particularly during bad periods in my life where it leads to serious introversion, depression, heightened aggression, etc. a lot of posts on this sub also talk about depersonalization. Meditation is powerful because of psychedelic like experiences many people can report. I want to make sure to do it right so that I don't fall down that hole. What are some tips to properly do meditation? Start from a happy place? Maybe focus more on mindfulness than body scans? Etc. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 30 May 2020 05:06 PM PDT Hi guys Today i wasn't feeling very well so i started meditating. During meditation i felt this strong and very painful feeling « i'm not pretty, i'm not good enough, i don't deserve love ». It felt like a knot, something very deeply set and stuck.. it made me want to cry but tears wont come.. even tho i observed this feeling for a long time and fully accepted it, it doesn't go away and i realized that this is something very deeply inlaid in me. I just wanted to know if there's anything i can do to overcome this/ untie this knot? It's so weird but it actually prevents me from breathing correctly. I feel like it's something heavy stuck in my chest/ belly/ throat. Edit : i don't know how to explain it but it's so strong that i have trouble breathing, i really feel like something is stuck [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 30 May 2020 07:06 PM PDT Is focusing your attention on a swinging watch a form of concentration meditation? I know that this is typically used as a hypnotic induction. But could it also be used as a form of concentrative meditation? [link] [comments] |
| You can be at peace with something without being okay with it. Posted: 30 May 2020 06:51 PM PDT Something that meditation has taught me: being at peace with something is different than being okay with it. I can be stuck behind a slow driver on a one-lane road, making me late for work, and I can be at peace with that because I am aware of my own mind and my own thoughts. But that doesn't mean I'm okay with it. I'm not okay with being late for work. Still, it's out of my hands and I can focus my thoughts to simply realize that I exist in that moment, life is precious, and the better decision would be to realize that this short moment being stuck in traffic is still part of my experience in life and I should be at peace with that. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 30 May 2020 04:17 PM PDT I listened to a book by Dr Joe Dispenza that talked about a study where people came into town,l and meditated in Wash DC over a number of days and the crime rate decreased for that time period. When they left town, the crime rate went back up. I wonder if we could do that right now, during all the protests and if it would help. What do you think? [link] [comments] |
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