Meditation: I think my favorite part about meditation is after meditating, opening my eyes and seeing the room in a completely different way than I saw it before I began my session. |
- I think my favorite part about meditation is after meditating, opening my eyes and seeing the room in a completely different way than I saw it before I began my session.
- Remember: you are the watcher
- Meditated today 6/7/2020
- Meditating with tinnitus
- Length of each breath?
- Longer Meditation suggestions?
- What if someone meditated on their anger and hatred like sith do in star wars?
- Do you see images while meditation?
- Any tips for imaginative meditation?
- Anyone else find it hard to meditate with any kind of audio/sound
- Need help on what I’ve Experienced
- Inner peace
- Six things you should never tell other people
- Is Awareness like a muscle?
- A new meditator here:
- I’ve been posting a lot of questions about staying present & how it’s been a challenge for me at times but I read this article & it helped a ton. Answered literally every question I had on my mind. Hope this helps...don’t overthink just try to savor each and every moment. Quick read:
- How to avoid sleeping or blackout duraing meditation?
- what is the next step?
- I can't make myself relax because of an embarrassing memory involving meditation
- First time (is this normal)
- Help, I cant break the cycle
- Can meditation help you overcome trauma and fear?
- Is there any sort of teacher for meditation I could find or look to with help regarding meditation while in severe pain?
| Posted: 06 Jun 2020 02:01 PM PDT Am I the only one that feels this? It's as if the whole mood and energy of the room changes. I see the colors differently and even notice things I was not paying attention to before. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 06 Jun 2020 08:05 AM PDT Whatsoever you are doing—walking, sitting, eating, or if you are not doing anything, just breathing, resting, relaxing in the grass—never forget that you are a watcher. You will forget it again and again. You will get involved in some thought, some feeling, some emotion, some sentiment—anything will distract you from the watcher. Remember, and run back to your center of watching. Make it an inner process, continuously…. You will be surprised at how life changes its whole quality. I can move my hand without any watchfulness, and I can also move my hand absolutely watching from inside the whole movement. The movements are totally different. The first movement is a robot movement, mechanical. The second movement is a conscious movement. And when you are conscious, you feel that hand from within; when you are not conscious, you only know the hand from without. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 06 Jun 2020 11:22 PM PDT Hello everyone, Meditated for 25 minutes today. Negative thoughts crept up again, and I may have reacted once or twice, but I'm able to notice myself watching my own reactions. Feeling good. Anyway, thanks for reading. Have a great day. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 06 Jun 2020 05:06 PM PDT I have a chronic ringing in my right ear for a long while now, and 99.9% of the time my mind filters it out. However when I meditate, I quickly start hearing it again, which is a) distracting, b) something I'm not particularly happy with as I'm worried meditation might train my mind to notice it more. If you also have tinnitus, do you relate to this? And what do you do about it? Is my worry justified? [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 07 Jun 2020 02:43 AM PDT Does length of each breath matters? I mean, I take my breaths quickly (0.5/1 second per in- and exhale, even more quick than wim hof). Is it too rapid or doesnt it matter how fast or slow you do it? I feel for some reasons more anxious taking deep breaths, that also means more depressed pff. Im currently unmedicated and also stressed out. [link] [comments] |
| Longer Meditation suggestions? Posted: 07 Jun 2020 01:44 AM PDT I am at a point where I meditate almost daily and usually about 30-45 minutes. It's pretty long for beginner courses but I usually go to YouTube and find some there. I'd like to hear any suggestions if you know of a good meditations or series or any apps or anything that are equipped for longer sessions. I like guided meditations especially ones that practice mindfulness. Thank you! [link] [comments] |
| What if someone meditated on their anger and hatred like sith do in star wars? Posted: 07 Jun 2020 12:38 AM PDT |
| Do you see images while meditation? Posted: 07 Jun 2020 12:01 AM PDT Whenever i get to the 15 minutes mark or so, i get strange pictures in my head like very strange ones. I get very odd images about myself and it feels really strange. It is more like old memories from the past but memories that i find it hard to remember at normal life. It is almost like shrooms trip if anyone took psychedelics before. I like it though, it is a little strange but very interesting to discover. [link] [comments] |
| Any tips for imaginative meditation? Posted: 06 Jun 2020 11:08 PM PDT Ive tried to envision a letter or phrase before but I cant really keep the image steady for a whole second, it tends to bounce around, blur, fade, etc, in the mind's picture gallery. [link] [comments] |
| Anyone else find it hard to meditate with any kind of audio/sound Posted: 07 Jun 2020 02:41 AM PDT I seem to prefer just silence. Anytime I feel like I am making progress I am distracted by the speaker. How can you make progress if you are constantly disturbed by a voice? [link] [comments] |
| Need help on what I’ve Experienced Posted: 06 Jun 2020 10:43 PM PDT So I've been meditating for about 2 months now In about 20 minute segments. I recently within the last hour meditated before bed in the same spot that I always do around the same time I always do and I had an experience that took a trip for the worse. As someone that does suffer from anxiety I have a feeling that it might have played a role in the experience but I'm not for sure. Anyways I started meditating like normal and about 14 minutes in I realized in the back of my head I couldn't feel myself breathing I was in such a deep state and within seconds of that realization I felt my hands start to tingle and it shot up through my arm even though I do believe I was breathing just fine. Startled by this I opened my eyes thinking it would be a good time to stop knowing I've never felt that but then quickly realized once I had opened my eyes I was expecting extreme anxiety and honestly didn't feel like myself. It subsided within 10 minutes and a hot shower and I did read a little about people bringing up traumatic experiences or overwhelming feelings when meditating but I can't say that it was either of these. Any thoughts or relatable suggestions? Thanks In Advance for help! [link] [comments] |
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| Six things you should never tell other people Posted: 07 Jun 2020 02:21 AM PDT I've been reading a lot about Indian spiritual teachers and their teachings and I've come about a list of six things you should never tell other people. They advise that certain things are best kept to themselves as a precious secret and that there are good reasons for that. You should never reveal these things about yourself if you want to attract positive energy and good fortune. I've published the list in my latest blog post and dug deeper into it https://findyourstoic.blogspot.com/2020/05/six-things-you-should-never-tell-other.html [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 07 Jun 2020 01:05 AM PDT For long-time meditators, is the "awareness" state built like a muscle? i.e. getting stronger and easier with practice? Can you get in and out of that state in your everyday life with ease? [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 07 Jun 2020 12:07 AM PDT I have been doing Headspace for a few months now and it really helps. The app and this sub have really shown me that I have been looking at the world and my experince a wrong way and helped me realise that I have to change. But becoming more present and mindful and trying to be the "watcher" of myself and the people around me is a new, very weird experience. I'm feeling like the only sober guy at a party. Does anyone else has this feeling? [link] [comments] |
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| How to avoid sleeping or blackout duraing meditation? Posted: 06 Jun 2020 11:58 PM PDT I have injury so i can't sit on the ground in a lotus position, i need to sit on a chair. My problem is whenever i go around 15 minutes or so, i tent to fall asleep for some seconds and my head falls down forward, if this makes any sense. Like i blackout basically, and i only be aware of it after my head falls down so it takes 2 seconds only but it destroys my meditation purity. I always blackout in this stage where i start to see dream like state. In this state state i start to see old memories and some strange picture and it feels like dream but i want to experience more with meditation but what to do really? How to resist to sleep and keep pushing forward? [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 06 Jun 2020 07:57 PM PDT so i'm my course of meditation i arrived at a state that nothing is important because it is futile (gossip,masturbation, random dating, gorge eating, useless friendships) i have arrived at this state of "blankness" or nothingness - what is the next step for me to feel a sense of fulfilment and joy? can anyone guide me? [link] [comments] |
| I can't make myself relax because of an embarrassing memory involving meditation Posted: 06 Jun 2020 07:49 PM PDT TL;DR: Trying to meditate to any degree triggers a memory of me embarrassing myself over an awkward "guided meditation session" in high school. This in turn makes me feel like any self-coaching I give myself is awkward and embarrassing, and it ruins any chance I have at having peace of mind. I have a very weird problem and, quite frankly, I don't know where to go to ask for help, so I hope you don't mind if I vent it here. I would love to be able to free my mind of bad thoughts with meditation. The most commonly recurring and most painful thoughts are embarrassing memories of mine. I'm sure we all have those little thoughts that pop up every once in a while that makes us cringe and think "Why did I do that," but it feels like I'm either thinking about them or making new ones every day. Meditation seems like the perfect way to reboot my system, but one of these kinds of memories keeps me from doing so. I understand that this a stupid thing to dwell on, but it creeps back into the forefront of my mind after taking measures as simple as taking a deep breath. Senior year of high school (last year), health class. We're giving presentations in front of the class on ways to keep a positive mental outlook, and my group had chosen to focus on meditation. The presentation is supposed to have a "hands-on" component, and our laziest group member had chosen to take on the task of creating this. From what I could gather, he wanted to guide the class in meditation, but had nothing written on the powerpoint slide or any auxiliary notes. The day to present arrives and, surprise surprise, he doesn't show. Being the bright-minded buffoon that I am, I chose... not to take the grade hit on not having the hands-on, and to bullshit my way through guiding the class through "meditation." What this amounted to was me essentially telling the class to close their eyes, rambling on, babbling at them to imagine "uninhibited success," and constantly tripping over my own words. It was the most painfully awkward experience of my life, and it didn't help at all to have my biggest high school crush in that class, stifling laughter as I gave her a defeated look. Again, this is a stupid moment that I'm sure nobody remembers, but it just won't go away. And I can't make it go away and force myself to think about better things because, well, that's meditation and that brings me right back to the front of the health class. I'd almost argue that I hate any positive internal monologue of mine because it sounds like the rhetoric I used to lose my dignity in front of that class. It's like I'm stuck in my own head and I'm forcibly thrown back when I try to escape. Any guidance in helping me escape this vicious cycle is greatly appreciated. Even if there is no hope for me here, then thanks for letting me get this off my chest. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 06 Jun 2020 11:29 PM PDT I've just started meditation and I've only done it about 4 times I started with self affirmations but I decided I wanted to do a guided meet your spiritual guides meditation on youtube (I know I probably should have practiced more first ahh) I went in with the Intention of feeling loved and everything was going great but when it got to this point in the meditation were you're supposed to be sitting with them I couldnt visualize I think this is normal since I'm so new but I could feel someone with me and the part that makes me feel weird is I felt someone hold my hands My hands lifted a little off my chest and I felt someone holding them This was a great experience I wasnt uncomfortable but I'm worried that this isnt normal and I just somehow tricked myself into believing someone was there So all I want to know is Is this normal and has anyone had a similar experience? Ty :] [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 06 Jun 2020 10:53 PM PDT Im Sorry if my post is incoherent or grammatically incorrect, I'm really sleepy when I'm typing this... Im 18 years old, Male and Just last Saturday, I was about to sleep because I felt sleepy and anxious/paranoid after drinking green tea(I'm also lacking sleep at that time)... as I laid down, I started choking and panicking, breathing hard, heart is pumping hard and fast, i was extremely anxious and felt fear like never before, felt like I'm gonna have a stroke!..... So I got my landlord to call an ambulance then two nurse came and asked me questions while I was breathing uncontrollably and felt like I'm gonna have a heart attack, They did some tests on me and said that my oxygen level is normal... I asked for a ventilator and they said that it's not needed but I can still use it for peace of mind, She's so nice, I thought, so we got into an ambulance and I still feel like dying, And then a "disgusting" thought came to me, (I tried to imagine having sex with the nurse), What the hell!! I was literally gasping for breath and this disgusting stuff came into my mind!!! I didn't even feel good, I just felt disgusted to my self, This is when I realized that my mind has corrupted by porn... when we got to the hospital they did an xray and MRI scan on me, and they said that I have nothing wrong inside my body, but they tested my blood and they said it has abnormally high acid reflux... the female nurses tried to comfort throughout my stay, I never felt such humanity, they're so nice, One even said that she would protest if they tried to stroke another needle in me, but to be honest, i don't care about the needle, felt anxious and I was wheezing, when my symptoms started getting better and I'm about to leave, another nurse told me (genuinely) that she hopes that all these things get sorted out because she hurts inside when she sees me in pain and I should stay or come back as long as I want, Wtf, I just met this woman for just a couple hours but she's showing me a lot of sympathy, Such humanity but at the time, I just said thanks because I'm in still shock of my condition. Throughout my stay, nurses would come to check on me and sexual thoughts would pop up but I would immediately neutralize them for the sake of human dignity, and respect and raw disgust at my self. Sunday, I still feel like gasping for breath, Its the abnormal acid reflux, I need to sit down to tame the pain but it won't go away, I tried to think about watching porn to ease the pain and feel a little good but the thought of the humanity that the female nurses gave me made me stop and think, I will never watch porn again, I have dehumanized women in my thoughts and its disgusting and unhealthy... So I started meditating, Throughout the hours I felt anxious, pain and fear while meditating until I fell asleep... Monday, I feel a little better so I started watching documentaries about meditation, buddhism, monks and I learned a lot about mindfulness and I meditated throughout the day, I even started to slowly walk to mindfully feel the sensations through my feet like the monks do, I felt pretty nice minus the burning sensation in my heart. Tuesday, I started walking to the park for the sunshine and after an hour, I decided to walk back home because i started feeling anxious and fear, as i started to walk home, I thought of the nurses that gave compassion to me, I started crying.... they're so human, I just can't... my whole teenage years, I was a narcissist, and an ego maniac, I suffered alot throughout the years and the nurses proved that it doesn't have to be that way, There's another way where your self esteem doesn't have to rely on your ego... I also felt sad that I won't feel any compassion that the nurses gave but although getting compassion from another human is nice... getting compassion doesn't need to be external, as the monks proved that inner happiness or peace is possible.... So I tried to learn self love or self compassion on youtube, and people like Kristin Neff showed up.... Fast forward to today, I feel really good waking up, I can still feel mild heart burn.. but I started the day, watching travel videos as I find them spiritually satisfying, and started meditating by walking on a wooden floor and... I took some rounds around the park.. the breeze of the win felt so amazing, I never felt this way in years, This is the product of my perseverance, patience, mindfulness and self love, I said to myself.. then I came home and I started the classic meditation of sitting and deep mindfulness breathing THEN it all fell apart, I had the sudden urge of over eating First the hunger was mild, then it got worse, I can't stop shoving food into my body... I know that over eating will increase the intensity of my heart burn but I kept shoving food into my stomach... And if that's not bad enough, I had this sudden urge of wanting to watch porn.... the disgust was there but I kept watching, first I watched a video of a man and couple girls in the room... that's too dehumanizing I said...( I was never a picky porn watcher before)... So I tried another "random" video and this time its hardcore... that's just fcked up... hes treating her like she's not even alive! I said to myself.... then I came across a pov video where theres a naked woman but no men, which is quite tame so I did what I felt like I need to do... Then i completely jumped into a rabbit hole....throughout the day, I surfed pornhub, I tried to avoid the things that I deemed too dehumanizing and searched for tame videos until I became an animal with no self control, I just started watching things, didn't even care what I was watching, as long as I feel a strong arousal.... The act of mindfulness, self compassion, patience, self control, and the thought of human dignity and respect got overwhelmed by my Carnal desires... the worst thing is that, this kept happening throughout my life when I try to do something to possitive acts to change my life.. My efforts would all fall apart... and it's so frustrating that it's hard to not think of suicide... after eating a lot this afternoon, I feel like my heart is burning, and I can't properly breath, my heart is beating hard and fast and I felt anxious and fear again. I've criticized this sub before and that's because I'm ignorant, but now I'm willing to open my heart to your wisdom... please help How can I break from this cycle? [link] [comments] |
| Can meditation help you overcome trauma and fear? Posted: 06 Jun 2020 09:57 PM PDT All my life I have lived in fear. Today I did a meditation and had an apiphany. I can overcome my fear by being present. I take medicinal marajuana for my PTSD and occassionally I do meditations whils high because I feel it's helping me untangle my mind and set me free. So, can I overcome fear? I am afraid nonliving things will come to life and want to kill me such as [Warning possibly traumatizing] Nina from Full Metal Alchemist [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 06 Jun 2020 02:25 PM PDT I have meditated pretty consistently since I had a very intense lsd trip that made me obsessed with the "present moment" and the awareness that lays beneath my ego. I began meditating daily, for awhile actually. Then I got neuropathy in my tongue. It's very painful and is constant, It makes it hard to concentrate. It makes me feel scared. It causes me to have a hard time getting air. I feel like my fight or flight mode is on constantly. I have tried meditating so many times. And to be honest, I've even gone 6 months straight of meditating long periods of time with the pain. But I know I'm not doing it right, the entire time my mind is racing about "how much longer, when is the timer going to end" it's like my body is rejecting the idea of sitting in immense pain. I would rather be distracted all day. I feel like If I had sufficient treatment (whatever that may mean) with meds or however people treat neuropathy it would be much easier. But I can not get any meds stronger than lyrica or gabapentin in Texas unless I am clean of thc. Without thc I literally am unable to sleep and I can't go how ever long it would take for the thc to leave my system so I could get on methadone or whatever they would probably put me on. It sucks from every angle. I just don't know if meditating with the pain may be actually hurting me more, as I'm basically basking in severe stabbing pain and angry electric wires that radiate through my mouth and it makes it so hard to feel any peace in the present moment. I'm so lost and afraid. Any advice would help [link] [comments] |
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