Meditation: Weekly Discussion - May 04 2020 |
- Weekly Discussion - May 04 2020
- Here’s a spiritual practice for the day: when you feel the urge to give your opinion online, prove someone “wrong”, or argue, be aware of that compulsive need within yourself, take a conscious breath, and decide not to.
- Advice #1: Realize that all your problems are rooted in time.
- I meditated after I think what was panic attack. After experiencing very severe feelings like goose bumps, energy, love I now feel more depersonalized and heightened anxiety.
- [quick reminder to take a moment to pause and be aware of this moment]
- How do I let my mind "wander"?
- Weed & Meditation
- Ram Dass on going to jail (or in this case, quarantine): “you can argue about how you got there all you want, or you can use your time to get free of time.”
- Is it possible to have ego death while meditating?
- Is it normal to make a lot of progress with meditation during the first few months? It seems the more I meditate the more I want to meditate.
- Question about the last episode of The Midnight Gospel
- What are you like post meditation?
- Getting panicked when faced with difficult thoughts
- Question about posture
- I have been meditating for 12 days in a row...
- Guided meditation question
- Anger holds within it the cure for itself.
- Is it possible to use psychedelics during meditation to make energy flow to a particular area of body
- Hear Beating
- Healthy Mind Healthy Body:)
- Dhamma everywhere; Welcoming each moment with Awareness+Wisdom; U Tejaniya (free distribution)
- HELP:Alternating or Grouping Sessions
- Libido, NoFap and Meditation
- I now feel anxieties in my body, what does this mean?
| Weekly Discussion - May 04 2020 Posted: 04 May 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: 04 May 2020 10:47 AM PDT Edit: so this seems to have riled up a few people. I meant no ill harm toward anyone with this post. I was thinking about it as I almost got in an argument on Twitter this morning, and decided to remind myself of what mechanism was occurring in me, and thought I might share with others. I hope you all have a good day, and stay safe! Happy quarantining [link] [comments] |
| Advice #1: Realize that all your problems are rooted in time. Posted: 04 May 2020 06:55 PM PDT Are you grieving from the death of a loved one? You are thinking of the past, and worrying that you will never see them again in the future. Stressing about an interview? You're making assumptions and creating expectations for the future. Thinking about how to pay the bills? Most of the time, you are not being practical and worrying excessively, which won't help. Just got into an argument? Your ego is encouraging you to think back on the argument and what you should have said, or you are restless about meeting them again so you can prove them wrong. Realize that EVERY PROBLEM has the element of time in it. Try to feel the aliveness in your body at every moment, and choose not to be defined by time. You are much more than that. Love and light to all of you! [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 04 May 2020 11:40 PM PDT After 2 days of anxiety I decided to start meditating again as I stopped a year ago. During this meditation in bed before sleeping I felt strong sensations. I was tearing, I imagined hugging my future self and during that hug there was a lot of crazy feelings in my body. I now feel dizzy, confused, and depersonalized, I'm feeling very panicky, it feels scary. I have health anxiety so anything health related scares me. I don't know why this happened and I need some advice of what to do next. This was the meditation I did: https://youtu.be/4EaMJOo1jks [link] [comments] |
| [quick reminder to take a moment to pause and be aware of this moment] Posted: 04 May 2020 12:37 PM PDT |
| How do I let my mind "wander"? Posted: 05 May 2020 01:20 AM PDT I do guided mindful meditation but there I always found problematic (and weird) when the voice told me to let the mind go freely where it want. How do I even do that? Isn't my mind me? Like I never understood what to do exactly because usually my mind doesn't wander too much, if I get distracted it was because I started thinking about something else not my mind. Should I start purposely thinking about something else? But then I'm not sure that would be let the mind roam free... Also I tend to get very immersed in my breath a little later than when he says to do, and sometimes when he says that i need to let go of that concentration it bug me off a little since i have to loose the moment i had [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 04 May 2020 09:16 PM PDT I understood I had to implement stronger meditation habits when my panic attacks started visiting more frequently amid this pandemic. I also reached for my weed pen every day as a proper excuse for coping with this. I had been meditating for 10 minutes every day for two weeks now and saw a huge difference in my thoughts & actions but couldn't shake off the anxiety that nighttime imposes. I took a day off the pen to see if that would make a difference & it made the biggest. I realized that it takes me longer to make a decision on something and I'm a lot harder on myself when I've gotten high. Whereas days without my pen flow seamlessly & I'm able to have honest conversations with myself about getting things done. I've definitely grown a mild addiction to my pen since I can't remember the last full day I went without smoking it. I love weed but I love being in control of my emotions more. Cheers to you if you're able to consistently meditate and have a relationship with weed. I'll have to learn to be better without it now! [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 05 May 2020 01:00 AM PDT |
| Is it possible to have ego death while meditating? Posted: 04 May 2020 10:48 PM PDT Is it possible to obtain? I never had it on typical meditation but as i know ego death can be achieved with psychedelics only? Is it possible with meditation?? [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 04 May 2020 09:39 AM PDT |
| Question about the last episode of The Midnight Gospel Posted: 04 May 2020 04:21 PM PDT Sorry in advance as I have no clue about anything to do with meditation other than a very bad experience with hypnotherapy disguised as a guided meditation, with a "therapist" when I was young. So during the final episode of The Midnight Gospel Clancy's (Duncan's) mother tells him to feel inside his index finger, then hand, arm, etc. I found myself going along with it, and it felt amazing. I'm assuming this is part of some type of meditation. Is there a name for this? And does anybody know where I can learn more about it? [link] [comments] |
| What are you like post meditation? Posted: 05 May 2020 12:12 AM PDT I feel like I wanna be by myself (not in a sad way) like I don't enjoy being around people like before. Hopefully I'm not the only one lol. [link] [comments] |
| Getting panicked when faced with difficult thoughts Posted: 04 May 2020 11:37 PM PDT I've noticed I have a tendency to overthink far more than average (making this post quite ironic) and have ADHD, if that context is of any help. When I encounter thoughts, whether on or off the cushion, that I wish were 'different' in some way, whether it's a long-established thought patterns that I want to change or just a minor distraction in trying to be present in the day to day, my mind immediately switches into the mode of trying to 'deal with' this distraction. As a result of probably consuming and thinking about meditation techniques and teachings too much for my own good, I go into a kind of overdrive where I'm just rushing through my head trying to find what will give me peace again. While I've mindfully noticed this tendency before, I can't help but falling into the same trap with regards to trying to stop this behavior, I.e. the same approach but with another layer. Usually it's not even the first thought that causes the greatest disturbance, it's my trying to deal with it, and consequently trying to deal with the trying to deal with, and so on and so forth. This has unintentionally resulted in a fear of such thoughts and scenarios coming up, as I feel like I'll go through this process again if that happens, further adding more layers on top of it. Trying to just let go of this and return to the breath or the present feels too forced as well, as this uncomfortable chatter continues in the background and usually pulls me back quite easily. Is there any advice for this relentless need to think and resolve? Is it likely just tied to my initial resistance of the thought, or is there some other approach I can take to the confusion? [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 04 May 2020 09:54 PM PDT Beginner meditator here. I first encountered meditation with Headspace app with some guided stuff for about a month,it seemed interesting and was really enjoyable so i started reading and educating myself more about what meditation and mindfulness should be.The book "Mindfulness in plain english" really opened a lot of doors for me. I realised so much more about posture&focus during meditation. However i had some problems choosing the right posture,especially because my back seems uncomfortable. When i have my back straight,i encounter back pains which,as the book says,is normal at least in the beginning. So i try my best to observe the pain and let it go,and that works. However,when i focus on the breath i become a bit worried that I'm currently slouching. So i have the tendency to move my back a bit,until i can feel it straight again. The problem too is that sometimes i can't differ between slouched and straight back. Also,my leg muscles somehow seem to not be totally relaxed. It's hard to explain,somehow it seems to move itself bit by bit throughout the session. What posture should i choose that can maybe fit according to these problems? [link] [comments] |
| I have been meditating for 12 days in a row... Posted: 04 May 2020 07:37 PM PDT ... and I am pissed off all the time. I have always had a problem where I "don't suffer fools gladly." And now it's so much worse. I just want to scream in people's faces, "Why are you SO STUPID?!" all the time. My irritability has always been a huge problem and augh, for some reason it's just come out to play even more. I hope this passes soon. It's frustrating. If meditation is "revealing my true feelings" that's gonna suck because this is how I'm wired -- I have a mental disorder, I've lived with it for decades, the only way I've ever been able to handle this aspect of it was to consciously practice tolerance and patience. So I'm just gonna have to keep doing that and hope that meditation doesn't make it harder... [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 05 May 2020 01:34 AM PDT Hey folks! I was wondering if anyone had any links for good guided meditation or music I could listen to? I've been missing the guided meditations from my yoga class in lockdown. Thanks in advance ✌🏼 [link] [comments] |
| Anger holds within it the cure for itself. Posted: 04 May 2020 08:40 AM PDT For the last couple of weeks, I had been ruminating on a former boss who was incredibly abusive. This was more than 20 years ago, but I guess quarantine is bringing a lot of previously repressed stuff to the surface, and I've actually looked him up with the notion that I'd write him an angry email. In any case, he was an artist whose subject was native subtropical birds, and I was his printmaker, still a very young man. He was a vicious bully, and I was too weak to stand up for myself. He would constantly scream at and berate me, to the point where another assistant was on the verge of quitting out of protest. I have spent decades holding onto hatred for him, and anger for myself for not defending myself. This weekend, I had a breakthrough. I was sitting in my back yard, watching an anhinga dry its wings, and remembering all of the other beautiful native birds that visit the pond behind my house. The roseate spoonbills, the cranes. I realized I learned to care for and appreciated these beautiful animals because of my former boss. I recognized what a valuable thing I had learned from him. Suddenly, all of the anger vanished. I still acknowledge that he was a monster, while at the same time forgiving him. It's like the anger carried within it a hidden key, a cure for itself. I owe my life to the sort of insight and introspection meditation has brought into my life. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 05 May 2020 01:26 AM PDT I have an energetic blockage on my right side of my body and all the energy flows to the left so it feels super weird all the time ... [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 04 May 2020 09:18 PM PDT Namaste, I've been practicing meditation fairly regularly for a while now and I'm started to get a hang of calming down my mind and body while I meditate. In this regard, sometimes I notice that my heart keeps pounding hard while I meditate. I'm healthy and do not have any heart condition. I'm curious to know, like me, in addition to "taming" your mind and body, have any of you felt your heart pounding when you mediate? [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 04 May 2020 09:01 PM PDT |
| Dhamma everywhere; Welcoming each moment with Awareness+Wisdom; U Tejaniya (free distribution) Posted: 04 May 2020 08:50 PM PDT |
| HELP:Alternating or Grouping Sessions Posted: 04 May 2020 11:46 PM PDT •I have been practising meditation for 2 years. After reaching this point in my journey,I can say that I'm very comfortable with Mindfulness Meditation and TM •However,I can't spend 40mins(20+20min sessions) in a day to do both of them.So should I alternate between the two OR spend a week for one type and switch to the other for the next week? Can someone help me with this matter? [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 04 May 2020 05:46 PM PDT I have been meditating between 10 and 20 minutes a day for the last 45 days. There is an inconvenience though... my libido went down... I mean, dramatically. How can I help her understand me? We haven't talked yet and I don't want her to feel there is something wrong with her. Is this usual? [link] [comments] |
| I now feel anxieties in my body, what does this mean? Posted: 04 May 2020 07:46 PM PDT I'm not so much curious why I'm getting anxiety sometimes, but rather, I seem to perceive it quite differently. I used to perceive anxiety as hectic, and chaotic in nature. Now, I feel it as energy in my body. Today for example, as I was getting anxiety, I felt a burst of energy travel through my body, it creates an urge to move, but I do my best to stay still. It is uncomfortable, especially if you compulsively try to move/escape it, but I simply observed it. Oddly, this energy then moved to my legs, and changed into a warm comfort. Just wondering what this might mean? For reference I meditate 35 minutes twice a day. [link] [comments] |
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