- If your thoughts don’t turn into action, then you are not your thoughts. Thinking is a tool for the brain to process and understand. You live by faith through action and not your thoughts.
- “Between stimulus and response there is a space. In that space is our power to choose our response. In our response lies our growth and our freedom.” - Viktor Frankl
- I don’t want to be me anymore
- I need advice
- Cannot comprehend "awareness" still !!!
- How Vipassana Meditation helped me
- What are your thoughts on this?
- What is the importance of a vertical position when meditating?
- How to hack awareness
- How do you find motivation to meditate?
- Bringing attention back to the breath
- Tingling during meditation
- “You don’t have to be a philosopher; you just have to want to know who you are”
- Psychedelic Oneness Experience During Meditation
- Omkar (aaaa oooo mmmm) - A Universal Sound, try and see the effect of it
- Just 10 minutes to calm my mind
- Trees, the All Seeing Eye, and the Lake of Reflection
- At the local park
- Medidation with a chronic illness
- Loving kindness
- Meditation help
- I can observe my thoughts. They are "my" thoughts, meaning I am in possession of them. The thoughts belong to me, so I cannot be my thoughts. I am the observer that is in possession of the thoughts.
- Eliminating Language in meditation
- I find it hard to witness my breath without controlling it.
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| Posted: 12 Jul 2020 01:15 PM PDT This quote has always stuck with me. I really believe that meditation is one of the strongest ways to increase our space to choose our response (or non response) for what we encounter in life. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 12 Jul 2020 03:09 PM PDT Ive been so overwhelmed recently & ive felt so drained like I have no energy (positive anyway) left. This morning I lay down to meditate & as I was focusing on my breath a thought popped into my head......I don't want to be me anymore. It was like a dam had opened & I couldn't stop crying. I have just felt so sad all day. I feel like no matter how much I meditate,smudge,use crystals,read books etc I will never be anything other than this version of me. I've been stuck in this endless negative loop for 20 years since a severe road traffic accident & I'm just so exhausted by it. Sorry if this doesn't belong here but I just really needed to share with someone. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 13 Jul 2020 01:15 AM PDT So my sister has scoliosis, her spine is like slightly curved and it is a little bit noticeable and it is a lot more noticeable when she bends down, ever since me and my family noticed that she has scoliosis i had negative thoughts that this is going to maybe mess her up in the future (i dont even know if scoliosis lowers your lifespan or something like that but im still worried) i have no clue if you can still fix scoliosis but i want to try and help her atleast by recommending her to watch some scoliosis fix/exercises videos. I was suggesting her to do the exercises to fix her back regularly but she declines and said that she doesnt care about her body and starts laughing and that made me extremely sad, i tried to like keep reminding her everynow and then to listen to me and do the exercises for her own good but she seriously doesnt care (shes 13 btw) as a brother i seriously want whats best for her and if she cant help herself what can i do? She likes sports such as volleyball and badminton, shes planning to try out and Possibly join the team, i have been getting negative thoughts that she's gonna get a life changing injury or something, or like she might die more early than me and leave me broken. Any tips? She just simply does not care about her body and i feel like the younger you are the more easier it is to fix? Than being older? So the more u start younger u might have a chance to fix it? I also tried telling her that this might mess her up in the future but she doesnt care and i dont know anymore Should i stop worrying and let her be? Am i worrying like a dumbass? i havent even done any research about scoliosis but i just felt like sharing this with u guys and see what u guys think i should do or whatever your thoughts are about this [link] [comments] |
| Cannot comprehend "awareness" still !!! Posted: 12 Jul 2020 09:28 PM PDT Hello friends, Lately I have been listening to lots of spiritual gurus online and my mind is still confused in understanding the definition of "awareness" and I can use some help. Spiritual leaders says awareness is "aware plus presence of being" They also say that awareness is everywhere. This is exactly where I get confused, because in my experience and knowledge the word awareness is RELATED to only living organism, only living beings can experience awareness. Example humans, trees, animals, birds can be aware at all times because of their physical presence to experience awareness. I do understand that in spiritual world, awareness means presence of no thoughts, just pure consciousness of knowing and I agree. But I get confused as soon as they start talking about non physical things like empty spaces and relating that to awareness. If you take an empty space in the universe and call it awareness, my mind cannot process it. How can an empty space be awareness? In order to be aware there has to be a form, isn't it? And if you say awareness is everywhere in the universe, does that mean universe is alive? Empty spaces are alive? And if your answers to my above question is YES, is there any scientific proof of that or are we just "assuming" it? Empty space is just empty space, made up of nothing. Why do spiritual leaders call it awareness ? Sorry i may be amature here but i would love to get any views to clarify my doubts as I am clue less here. Thanks in advance for any possible help here. [link] [comments] |
| How Vipassana Meditation helped me Posted: 12 Jul 2020 06:07 AM PDT Last year around September, I was at the height of confusion. I didn't have my priorities straight. I indulged in self destructive behavior thinking that it would give me happiness. I was fighting with people around me. That's when I decided that enough was enough. I had to do something to get out of my depression and discontinue my medication. So I enrolled myself for a 10 day course at the Vipassana Meditation center. It was tough not talking to anyone during that time, just you stuck with your monkey mind. Somehow I came out of it sane although I had thoughts of running away from the center midway. I wouldn't say that my life miraculously changed after that. Meditation does take years of practice to bring about transformation. I wasn't very regular either but whenever I became confused or agitated, I would sit quiet and observe my breath going in and out. So just as a background, I can be very impulsive at times and blurt out hurtful words when I'm angry. I've hurt a lot of people so much that they aren't in my life anymore because of it. It's been almost 10 months now since I've started meditating and I feel a lot of difference in my behavior. One advice that a lot of people would give me is to 'think twice before I speak' . I found that really difficult earlier but now time has slowed down a lot and whenever there's a difficult emotion to process, I immediately start observing the change in my breath reflexively. The next step is to get back to a slower rate of breathing. While I'm doing that I actually get ample time to rearrange my thoughts and rationalize with myself if I should show my emotions with hurtful words or not. I suppose this is what mindfulness means! I just wanted to share my experience in this community which has been so helpful to me! You may practice any other meditation technique. I've been taught how to meditate since I was a child but none of those methods worked for me as well as Vipassana does. I urge everybody that's been struggling like me in the past to look into this technique. Everybody deserves to be happy and peaceful. Bhavathu sabba mangalam (May all beings be happy) - S.N. Goenka. [link] [comments] |
| What are your thoughts on this? Posted: 13 Jul 2020 12:10 AM PDT |
| What is the importance of a vertical position when meditating? Posted: 12 Jul 2020 11:09 PM PDT I have been meditating on and off for about two weeks now and it's been working effectively with my feeling of loneliness and emptiness, but all the times i've been meditating i've just been laying in my ground in a horizontal position. As soon as I switched to the vertical position when meditating I found it to be uncomfortable and harder to focus, should I just keep pursuing that position until I become comfortable in it or just go back to laying on the floor? [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 12 Jul 2020 10:51 PM PDT I know meditation practice can improve awareness and focus. I'm looking for more alternative ways to boost mental awareness. Are there other effective ways to improve awareness? Any types of practices or natural herbs or supplements (without drug)? Thank you. [link] [comments] |
| How do you find motivation to meditate? Posted: 12 Jul 2020 10:37 PM PDT I used to meditate regularly. I remember it helped get me out of a dark point in my life, and I was able to process my thoughts and trauma better. I was a completely different person; and it was to my benefit. Now, after months of inconsistency in my schedule, I have found it hard to get back to my practice. I feel bad every time I don't. I can write it down 100 times but when the time comes, I don't have the energy. I know my life can be busy, but that shouldn't be an excuse... Any advice? [link] [comments] |
| Bringing attention back to the breath Posted: 12 Jul 2020 10:23 PM PDT So Ive been doing this for a while and I realized how much Im getting lost in my thoughts. Thats what the mind does, the monkey mind. Away from the present moment. Into the future and the past of thought. When I breathe, I do not think "I am breathing" but, I am focusing on my breathing. I once heard someone say "If you think you are meditating, you are not meditating". I finally realized what meditation does and why it works. Its practicing bringing your attention back to here in the now. So that it rewires your brain and you do it subconsciously when not meditating. Thus giving you a sharp mind thats focused. I dont know how many times Ive brought my attention back to my breath. But Im proud that I can do it. Even if its 5 times in 5 minutes, its still practice. By not getting caught up in your thoughts it brings a sense of peace that no money in the world can give you. Thanks for reading. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 12 Jul 2020 10:19 PM PDT At my therapists suggestion I started practicing mindfulness during meditation. I focus on staying still and quiet while disregarding any thoughts. I concentrate on what my body feels in order to free myself of what emotion or whatever is causing that feeling. (Hope that makes sense) I've heard of body mapping in relation to feelings and emotions. During my mindfulness sessions I tend to feel tingly on the surface of my body. Tingles and crawlies all the way from my toes to head, not all areas at the same time. Now that I've recognized it, I start feeling tingling even when I'm not meditating. Does anyone know where this feelings stems from- what my body is trying to tell me or what emotion it's working to release. I'm new to all this. Thanks!! [link] [comments] |
| “You don’t have to be a philosopher; you just have to want to know who you are” Posted: 12 Jul 2020 11:36 AM PDT "You don't have to be a philosopher; you just have to want to know who you are." ― Padmasambhava, The Tibetan Book of the Dead [link] [comments] |
| Psychedelic Oneness Experience During Meditation Posted: 12 Jul 2020 11:29 AM PDT Today, I was meditating in a patch of grass outside my home. I have been practicing meditation daily for a while now, however I have always kept my eyes closed. As I was sitting there focusing on my breath, I had an overwhelming urge to open my eyes. My mind began to chatter, exclaiming the truth lies in the result of this action. Almost involuntary, I opened my eyes and gazed at the grass. It is freshly mowed so it looks very uniform. I began to focus, chanting in my head "grass, grass, grass," then automatically aligning the chanting with my breath. All of a sudden, I was able to see every Individual blade and whenever one moved, I saw it and noted it. I saw the brown spots and all the imperfections of the grass. I then realized what this brought out of me, the judge-mental and picky nature I have presented so long in my life. I then focused harder, relying on the breath to become the grass, to live as one with the nature of it. From there, the grass instantaneously became one solid texture, vibrating simultaneously, ridding my ego of the concept of grass and all things related. I saw it for what it was, a single organism sharing the same awareness as myself, and every other living thing on the planet. There were no longer any imperfections in the grass and i saw it as neither negative or positive in nature. I felt as if I sunk into the grass and lived as it with no other thought penetrating my mind. It was truly a profound experience and almost psychedelic in nature. I am mind blown this was achievable for me through meditation! Does anyone else have an experience like this? Please share! [link] [comments] |
| Omkar (aaaa oooo mmmm) - A Universal Sound, try and see the effect of it Posted: 12 Jul 2020 05:03 AM PDT Omkar (aaaa oooo mmmm) - A Universal sound, try to do 108 times continuously for 3 months and see the effect of it on the three levels (body, mind and soul) [link] [comments] |
| Just 10 minutes to calm my mind Posted: 12 Jul 2020 10:11 AM PDT Hi all, just to share my experience that I am currently going through and how just a 10 mins mindfulness meditation tames my mind. I am going through a rough time with my wife. I have no idea what went wrong despite doing all I can to please her. The issue is that no matter what she ignores me and refused to have any eye contact with me. We are currently staying separately temporarily. This leads my mind to wander a lot. My mind gets flooded negative thoughts, "what if she decide to this and that", "did i do this or that", "why why why". Slowly, I find myself losing life's purpose. I felt empty and alone. I got myself to meditate to quiet my mind for 10 mins just focusing on my breathe, when thoughts came in, i acknowledge it and let it past. 10 minutes after, I opened my eyes and I felt better. I felt things are more manageable despite things are still the same as they are. Just want to share this with anybody who might be going through a tough patch like myself. Have a nice day peeps. [link] [comments] |
| Trees, the All Seeing Eye, and the Lake of Reflection Posted: 12 Jul 2020 05:37 PM PDT I've been rather upset lately. I've been thinking about the trees, how powerful, stoic and spiritual they are as individuals, I love and admire them so much, and it honestly brings tears to my eyes to think of how they are taken for granted, like all they're good for is fire wood, lumber, treated like inanimate objects. I cried when I got home from my cousin's house in the country where there's such large trees everywhere who must be at least twice my age, because when I saw the front lawn of my home in the city, I realized I had forgotten that the city had cut down/killed the tree in front of the sidewalk because it was sick someone said, if it was sick i don't understand why it couldn't be helped at all. That tree had to be at the least 30 years old, and to the city it was still only a liability. They said they'd pay for and plant another tree but an individual is gone from this world and they think everything is fine if they just replace it with something else. In my back yard we have a few trees the biggest most impressive was the willow tree. I broke down when i saw what the so called 'tree trimmer' did, the tree is still alive, but magnificent branches that once draped over the back yard. I got home two days ago, and have been very distressed. To calm down I would try my best to go into a meditative state, clearing my mind by internally telling myself, "I am the river, the river flows like time." Although I have tried meditation before, I am new to it still, I try my best to focus on the breath, intrusive thoughts will come by and draw me away now and then, but I know I will get better with more daily practice. Today, I was touching the willow tree where its limbs were taken off, and I broke down again. My mom came into the back and I really hate when she see's me like that so I went to the driveway and sat down. I closed my eyes and began to meditate, almost instantly my whole mind was eased when i focused on breathing, and for the first time in a while vivid images appeared between my eyes and their lids. I saw an eye that i can only assume to be either be the all knowing eye or a visualization of my own third eye, which i am not opposed to the idea that they are even separate ideas. Under the eye I could see a silhouette of myself, like a reflection in a reflective pond, soon my silhouette was surrounded by other dark figures. After the images went away lost my whole flow. Then tried to take a nap, but could not. I went back to the back yard. I climbed this small tree that shades my two hens. Up in the tree it is peaceful, up in the tree it is calm. I began to meditate again, breathing, in and out with the sway of the branches. The hummimg birds buzzing and chirping, the sparrows singing to one another, the chickens clucking with one another (probably confused as to why the person is in the tree) and the whispers of the leaves all around. I could feel my tree breathing with me, breathing. Higher in the tree, the wind would sometimes feel cold, but by thinking to myself "I am warm" and the wind would soon become tolerable. The longer I stayed in this tree, the closer I felt to this amazing entity supporting me, I became very aware of the spirit of the tree, and I really believe the tree was aware of me. The eye appeared to me a few more times while meditating in the tree, in different forms, I'm not really sure how to describe it, it would be black and white, then golden as the sun, then a vibrant blue along with rainbow waves of color. It was beautiful, I'm not sure how long I stayed in the tree, I didn't keep track of time much today, my mind has definitely been scattered and elsewhere for the most part, but once I opened my eyes to this plane of existence again, things just seemed different, like this feeling of peace and tranquility washed over me, or at least my view and feelings of the world that were stressing me out all day, all night, and the day before. My pain was eased. Things looked the same in a way, but my view was refreshed. Recounting what has happened to the trees in my life at the beginning of this long tale, had taken me out of my zen mode, I still feel really upset about my trees, I see them as individuals like all other life forms of the world. They too often are not given the respect and good kind of treatment they deserve. Anyway, congratulations if you've made it to the end of my long series of events of the day. If you have any ideas about what the visuals appearing to me may mean please, i would love to hear your thoughts. Or if you'd want to talk about trees I'd love to hear that too. Alright, well I think I'm going back to meditate with my tree friends, I know I have much more turmoil within myself to overcome, and I think out of everything I've ever tried meditation has definitely made the most difference in my life so far. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 12 Jul 2020 05:12 PM PDT I meditated for an hour and a half, and then I went to my local park and wrote this poem: ** The warm sun settles on my body, Like a golden mantle. The soft breeze caresses my bare chest and shoulders. A little bird peeps high overhead. The cicadas sing In an origami chorus. The trees spread their boughs And extend their emerald fans, Making their world into a sea of silver and green. Gnats coalesce and disperse, Like an vibrating mirage. A tiny fly like a rusted ruby Alights on a green blade And darts away. Then comes the wind Speaking in emerald tongues, And my heart understands every word. Just an ordinary day At the local park. [link] [comments] |
| Medidation with a chronic illness Posted: 12 Jul 2020 04:56 PM PDT I suffer from lots of chronic health symptoms, and that's why I want to do meditation (among other things). My problem is that i have chronic inflammation, pressure and pain at the left side of my face due to a bad tooth titanium implant that i haven't been able to take out. And it affects my gums, my sinus and my ear area. So, talking about meditation my problem is that each time i breath i feel pain, discomfort, burning and a 'strange air flow' at my left side due to some dystrophy or infection doctors haven't diagnosed well yet. Being conscious about it, give me lots of anxiety and i can't meditate.What would you recommend me to do? I want to reduce my anxiety which is present all days, but i dont want to take psychiatric pills which make me feel like a zombie. So meditation might be a better way of reducing it. Thanks for reading. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 12 Jul 2020 08:37 PM PDT I started practicing metta (loving kindness) meditation recently and it's affecting me quite powerfully. I have been doing mindfulness meditation for four years now, and it's changed my life. Every once in a while in the past I would try to learn metta and other techniques, but they never stuck. Recently I decided to try metta again and During the first or second session I started to cry because of how powerful of an experience it was, and I continued to cry every time I practiced it for the first 5 or 6 sessions, and still do fairly regularly. I cry 😭 nice in a while when practicing mindfulness meditation but that didn't start until much later on in my practice. I also started to notice random feelings of deep admiration for random people within the first week. Now I have been practicing it for 10 minutes before my regular mindfulness meditation for 4-5 weeks now. Yesterday I did what feels like the first act of pure, genuine love I've ever done. My family was having a large conflict as happens very regularly in my parents household unfortunately :(. But I felt like I had to step in and despite being provoked and angry I was able to remain calm, assess the situation, and instead of taking part in the conflict I saw that my sister needed help and so I stopped engaging in the conflict at all and helped her. My brother saw this and followed suite. This completely diffused the argument and although one person still wanted to argue they were utterly powerless to do so. It felt very fulfilling to do this, was clearly the most powerful thing I could've done in the situation, and got closer with my siblings through on small gesture. Love is powerful y'all! [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 12 Jul 2020 08:32 PM PDT Ive been meditating for over a month now, and my anxiety has remained constant and has worsened over this week. The first couple of weeks were great, my mental noise weren't reduced but my body was definitely alot less tense and anxy. Ive combined it with exercise and have done it consistently right before bedtime, but recently I just cant seem to be achieving that same calm of body as before and I cant pay attention to the guided meditation I listen to. Any tips to help me meditate better? [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 12 Jul 2020 02:23 PM PDT This was a vital lesson I learned which helped me stop identifying with my thoughts. It's not the final goal or even the right answer, as in the end everything you experience is all you and part of the oneness of your experience, but it's a good stepping stone on the path. [link] [comments] |
| Eliminating Language in meditation Posted: 12 Jul 2020 08:21 PM PDT When I practice mindfulness meditation and thoughts appear, I catch them but I realize I'm thinking as a result to myself "don't think" or "ah, you're thinking". Of course, I am aware that's okay and being awake of that is the goal. I'm aware that language in the brain is also often a problem (and a source) of overthinking. Besides continuing to meditate, is there any tech to help me return to concentration without the language center activating? For example, I can look at my hand and experience looking at my hand. But often times in looking at my hand I might think "I am looking at my hand" thus disrupting the experience. [link] [comments] |
| I find it hard to witness my breath without controlling it. Posted: 12 Jul 2020 08:05 PM PDT I'm learning how to meditate and some instructors say, "Witness the breath. You don't need to do anything to change it. Just be the space for it in which it arises." However, whenever I try to do that, I inevitably almost subconsciously start to control the breath. This isn't the proper practice so I'm looking for any tips on how I can get better at just witnessing it arise and fall away. Thanks [link] [comments] |
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