Meditation: If social media is junk food for the brain, then mediation is like eating your vegetables |
- If social media is junk food for the brain, then mediation is like eating your vegetables
- Is it considered meditating to refuse to entertain negative thoughts?
- Anxiety and depression can be the result of. your unconscious mind withdrawing it's approval of your life choices. Confidence comes from living in a way that you can be proud of. No need for a long winded post with the usual 'be yourself' platitudes. Just wanted to share that.
- De Ja Vu
- You must live in the present, launch yourself on every wave, find your eternity in each moment.
- Sadhguru : This moment is Inevitable , the way it is is the way it is . It can be no other way than the way it is right now
- 8 months into daily meditation, I am starting to truly feel an improvement to my everyday clarity and mindset. Now for the next level?
- A profound realization
- 100 Days of Meditation - From Near Suicide to Absolute Happiness
- Saw a snake during meditation (looking for possible meanings toward this, please help if possible)
- Should I be thinking or focus on breath?
- Weird sensations during chakra meditation last night
- Tension
- Man has three ways of acting wisely. First, on meditation; that is the noblest. Secondly, on imitation; that is the easiest. Thirdly, on experience; that is the bitterest.
- Relaxing Music
- Is there a meditation app that is actually free? No premium, no membership. Just free content.
- Once you accept the universe will reflect
- Difference in inhaling and exhaling
- How do I get started and continue meditating?
- The world is filled with forces that commandeer our attention. When we sit, we learn that the trick is to notice when this occurs, and then consciously redirect our attention to those things that bring purpose, peace, and Self-growth.
- The hallmarks of a successful meditation practice.
- Intuition
| If social media is junk food for the brain, then mediation is like eating your vegetables Posted: 24 Jun 2020 01:12 PM PDT We have a lot to fear from doing nothing but constant stimulation from an unhealthy source is even worse for us in the long run. I say this as someone who has struggled with mental health/possible ADHD for a long time. Understanding that activities like endlessly refreshing reddit is OK in moderation but like overindulging in McDonalds in the long run has helped a lot. Seeing meditation as a refreshing healthy alternative is a hard habit to build, but is becoming one of the best breaths of fresh air for my brain. [link] [comments] |
| Is it considered meditating to refuse to entertain negative thoughts? Posted: 25 Jun 2020 01:31 AM PDT Have been trying to train my mind to be less negative recently. My strategy has mainly involved refusing to entertain a negative or anxious thought when it appears in my brain, switching instead to something more positive. I know meditating is supposed to be clearing your mind entirely, but I feel like this is a step in that direction as it involves redirecting thoughts and mindfulness. On the other hand I worry I'm just bottling and suppressing my anxiety, and this is not a healthy approach at all. Meditators, what do you think? [link] [comments] |
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| Posted: 24 Jun 2020 06:50 PM PDT Is there any interesting theories about why we get the feeling of De Ja Vu [link] [comments] |
| You must live in the present, launch yourself on every wave, find your eternity in each moment. Posted: 24 Jun 2020 04:30 AM PDT Fools stand on their island of opportunities and look toward another land. There is no other land; there is no other life but this. – Henry David Thoreau 💚 [link] [comments] |
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| Posted: 24 Jun 2020 12:39 PM PDT I started meditating for my raging social/general anxiety, high-strung approach to everything, and the fact that I'm an overthinking 24/7 ruminator. I discovered meditation from a video link on reddit last summer that gave me a guided meditation for rumination, and I loved it, but started to prefer practicing on my own. I still very much prefer practicing on my own, and haven't gotten much out of guided sessions, probably because I feel like meditation has to be a personal process. By October, I had slipped in my practice, but made a point to practice everyday now that I had a regular therapist, who is a meditation and yoga instructor herself. My practice was generally 15 minutes with the meditation music app. Sometimes longer, rarely shorter. Ever since, my practice has been under constant tweaking and new methods. Starting in January, I upped my daily minimum to 20-25 minutes. From the beginning and what is still the case, in some sessions I'm furiously distracted the whole time, in some sessions I have immaculate focus and clarity for 95% of the time, and most sessions are pretty good. I focus, pull myself back to focus following a tangent, rinse and repeat. First, I don't know if I owe it to the regularity I've established, but in the past couple months I have become much more attuned to the "meditative state", and my sessions seem cyclical in that I have big chunks of time in and out of that state - where I feel true clarity and like my mind is able to relax. It's different from simply catching a tangent, which I call a "mindful rep". Both are super valuable to the practice, but I have felt even more meaning and yield now that I can recognize the meditative state within my sessions. And this applies to any form of meditation, which I guess I'll mention next. For the most part, I focus on nothing. My breath, yeah kinda, but it's more of an observation. My actual focal point is the emptiness of the present. My absolute favorite technique though, is tonglen. Besides those, I haven't gotten much use from other techniques. Now as far as advice, one thing I'm exploring is timekeeping methods. Naturally, for the most part and until recently all I did was use a timer and close my eyes. Timer buzzes, I'm done. But I want some more gentle ways to keep time now that I'm more in tune with my cycles of the meditative state. I've used a stopwatch, and that has been really great. I've also used an incense stick as a time guide, and also where I use a timer and keep track of it - any time I want I open my eyes to check the progress, and this seems easier. Is that cheating, or is there no such thing as illegitimate meditation as long as it works for me? This also relates to the length of my practice. I mostly still do 20-30 minutes (20, 25, or 30), but have also done several long sessions. I can handle 45 decently, and I've done a few over an hour. I got a mindful benefit, but holy crap is that painful and enduring. Maybe keeping track of time would help ease the stress of long sessions - what helps you keep your sanity in sessions longer than an hour besides experience? Further, I want to get good at really long sessions. My record is an hour twenty but I want to try a 2+ hour session. Sitting in meditative silence for 8-10 hours like the monestary monks do is my ultimate goal. I haven't even mentioned the issue of physical comfort and the aching urge to move when I sit cross legged. So, friends of reddit, is keeping track of the timer a legitimate method, how can I reap even more benefit from my mindfulness within sessions, and how do I ease myself into multiple hour sessions? Thanks and much love <3 <3 [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 24 Jun 2020 08:32 PM PDT I've always understood the notion of impermanence ever since I started studying early Buddhist texts. I think today I've accepted it. After sitting on a boulder and meditating, I watched the Sunset. I sat on the rock contemplating mindfully how I felt in the moment and the changing sensations I observed emotionally and to the physical world around me. I watched the clouds go from a beautiful pink to dark orange, and the sky change from a light blue to a deep sea blue. It was windy. I live in the desert. I hopped off of the boulder and impaled part of my leg and hand with cactus. Never have I ever SMILED at the thought of something being impermanent. I laughed at the thought of what I would've done in a different mindset. Meditation is the training of the mind to embrace all emotion in the moment, with the understanding and acceptance that it's temporary. (at least for me) :p [link] [comments] |
| 100 Days of Meditation - From Near Suicide to Absolute Happiness Posted: 24 Jun 2020 02:29 PM PDT TLDR; Meditation has truly changed my life in helping me deal with anxiety, low self-confidence, and overthinking. I learned a lot from ideas such as intention, thoughts being objects, and not resisting emotions. I kept a journal and have been reading The Mind Illuminated to help me along the way. Moving forward, I want to move through the stages outlined in that book and apply what I have learned outside of my comfort zone I made a video on these 100 days here, if you want to watch that instead of reading this post. BackgroundAfter suffering from anxiety, overthinking, low self-confidence, and extreme stress, I went into this practice as a top priority. I had meditated before starting May of 2019 and continuing through the rest of the summer, but my practice wasn't as refined and serious as it is now. I enjoyed it, but as the summer came to a close and I entered my sophomore year of college, I lost focus of it as a serious practice. Things got very stressful, and as I dealt with my life troubles things compiled and it's safe to say: I broke. On my 20th birthday, I had an awful day and with everything going on, I contemplated suicide. As I got help from friends and family that day, I vowed to get back on track. I downloaded headspace and went at it every day, determined to get my life back on track like I once had. What Changed?100 days later, I am so much happier. I overthink less, I catch thought loops, and one of the most important things is that I can deal with my anxiety and stress so much more. The foundation for this was gaining a much better understanding of myself and making adjustments. A big thing, for example, was realizing how I cause myself so much unneeded stress or following catastrophic thought loops. Another big thing was my confidence from the idea of intention. Intending to keep my focus on the breath in the short term, or intending to keep meditating to better myself and to help other people taught me so much. This has translated into me more often remembering who I am, what my values are, and what I stand for. What I learnedLabeling thoughts as positive and especially negative creates a ton of suffering for me. Understanding that thoughts are just neutral objects in our conscious experience is a true game changer. This was hard to overcome initially, but once I did it freed me so much. We are never trying to get rid of emotions. This is especially important for people who deal with anxiety like myself. It is more about changing the relationship with anxiety. I mentioned this before but intention was a foundational piece for me succeeding in my daily practices and keeping the habit going. What Helped MeKeeping a journal. There are so many things to take in when embarking on this life-changing journey, so it was so important for me to keep a journal. This was helpful for me remembering information or advice down the line, and it was fun to flip back and see what changed and how I have grown. The Mind Illuminated by Culadasa (John Yates, PhD). This is a very popular book, and for good reason. In short, this book lays out the path for meditation in detailed and informative way. I have learned so much about how our mind works from attention and awareness, and I am directly following the stages he outlines in the book. Online Research. Watching YouTube videos and reading this sub gives so much insight and makes you feel less lonely on this journey. Goals Moving ForwardMove through the stages outlined The Mind Illuminated. I am in stages 2 and 3 at the moment, so I am continuing consistent daily practice. Apply what I have learned outside my comfort zone. As someone who has dealt with Social Anxiety, I want to put myself in situations out of my comfort zone so I can apply what I have learned. This will be the most challenging part of my journey, but now I believe I can really do it. Final ThoughtsI hope you enjoyed this. I really am grateful for meditation. It's a practice that I plan to take with me for the rest of my life, and as I grow wiser and more knowledgeable, I wish to teach people about it and guide others to happiness, whether that be online or in person. Edit: I want to mention that I wish I titled the post better. I would say "Life-changing" or something like that as opposed to "Absolute happiness". I don't want to put out a notion that I am always happy, because that never has been or ever will be the case [link] [comments] |
| Saw a snake during meditation (looking for possible meanings toward this, please help if possible) Posted: 25 Jun 2020 02:36 AM PDT Hello everyone! Hope everyone is having a good day, so I'm gonna try and make this short for everyone reading. As I was meditating I saw a very clear snake green and scaley with yellow eyes staring at me. As I continued meditating it looked at me dead in the eyes and bit me I think swallowing me whole atleast. Does anyone know of the possible meanings on this? From what I gathered this is most likely a sign of kundalini, can someone please explain and elaborate? Thank you! [link] [comments] |
| Should I be thinking or focus on breath? Posted: 25 Jun 2020 02:10 AM PDT Hi, new here and trying to get back into a meditation routine. I can quite happily reach that space I describe as an empty calming small room, everything is off and my body is gone unless I choose move that body part. The issue is at this point I find it's a very clear space to think about a topic in a measured way, although all the literature I've read suggests going back to focusing on my breath. I feel this space is good for a thought, and so many people say things come up in their practise, so they must be conciously thinking right? Or even when a tempting thought I want to dwell on arises, should I return to my breath and forget about it? All else is quiet in my mind at this point. I just want to know, is it the goal to keep the brain quiet the entire time, or the goal to use this quiet space to think about things more clearly? Thanks all :) [link] [comments] |
| Weird sensations during chakra meditation last night Posted: 25 Jun 2020 01:37 AM PDT So I'm not new to meditation but I'm definitely not an experienced meditator. I've practiced on and off for years but never been very consistent. During a 20 minute, guided chakra meditation I started feeling really uncomfortable sensations in my solar plexus, heart and throat. It was almost like a really tingly pressure that made me want to move to evade it. It was like my skin was crawling. I was also in a weird trance like state but lucid. I was focused on the breath and the guide but at the same time couldn't stop moving to try to evade these sensations. A couple minutes after the meditation finished the sensations went away and I felt very relaxed. Ive never experienced this before. Is this something anyone has has experienced? I'll also post this to the chakra sub [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 24 Jun 2020 07:14 PM PDT Long time off and on meditator here seeking some advice on a persistent issue that's present in my practice. Whether I'm sitting to calm my mind or actively meditating a big tight knot almost appears in my stomach area and grows till my entire abdominal area feels painfully knotted up. I suspect that the issues underlying this have something to do with letting go/ letting my body. [link] [comments] |
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| Is there a meditation app that is actually free? No premium, no membership. Just free content. Posted: 24 Jun 2020 01:25 PM PDT |
| Once you accept the universe will reflect Posted: 24 Jun 2020 08:15 PM PDT https://youtu.be/SR3GCZ0t538 Most people confuse the Law Of Attraction and the power of manifestation when it comes to quotes on manifesting. The Law Of Attraction isn't a magic lamp whereas you rub, and a genie comes out – Then proceeds to give you exactly what you want! Get rid of any mystic understanding you have of The Law Of Attraction. It's not about instant gratification. Creating and learning how to manifest more effectively. When you set your mind to your daily tasks, you will achieve your goals in due time [link] [comments] |
| Difference in inhaling and exhaling Posted: 24 Jun 2020 11:58 PM PDT Hi, Been observing the breath with closed eyes and noticed that my inhaling is much longer and requires effort, which make it unnatural. But to the contrary the exhaling is natural and easy. When i tried open eyed meditation the difference was not there. Is this normal body process ? Any guidance ? [link] [comments] |
| How do I get started and continue meditating? Posted: 24 Jun 2020 08:00 PM PDT I've meditated a handful of times over the past year or so, each time intending to make it a habit, but each time I find myself not exactly sure what to do. Is there a particular app that's useful to use? Are there strategies I need to know? Exactly what am I supposed to do when meditating? I've heard you're supposed to not think about anything, and from other sources that you're supposed to follow where your thoughts wander, so I'm confused. I'm interested in meditating to be more mindful, if that helps. The days seem to pass by so fast and I want to be able to be present in each moment. If anyone could give me some tips on getting started, the basic process, and how to continue it moving forward (as well as any ways meditation has improved/changed things in your life!) I would love to hear it! Thank you :) [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 24 Jun 2020 11:27 AM PDT The forces do not and will not stop—the programming efforts are continuous and ongoing. Hence why it is critical to understand our practice as a relentless and unending pursuit towards good. [link] [comments] |
| The hallmarks of a successful meditation practice. Posted: 24 Jun 2020 07:37 PM PDT If you are radiating more love, dancing and singing more often, and seeing the poetry in the world, then you are correctly practicing meditation. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 24 Jun 2020 07:28 PM PDT Does anyone have any advice on getting more in touch with your intuition? [link] [comments] |
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