Meditation: Just hit day 100 on my meditation streak/journey (27 hrs) |
- Just hit day 100 on my meditation streak/journey (27 hrs)
- I’m confused... is meditating about clearing the mind and focusing on nothing but your breathing and such or is it about letting your mind flow freely with thoughts as you don’t try to push them away?
- The quiet mind: A study on why overselling meditation hurts everyone
- How should I start my journey?
- I quiet my mind through meditation and put positive thoughts in it
- Been meditating on and off for 6 months. Finally committed to two weeks straight.
- When you think you have nothing left, you still have your breath. Rejoice in that certainly..
- I'd like to start meditating, but I don't know how
- Really cool philosophy discord. They talk mostly about Stoic philosophy but also all philosophy including: current events, debates, meetups and generally just chat. Good place to meditate and talk of meditation!
- Meditate until you stop taking meditation so seriously, and then keep meditating for the hell of it
- Whenever I become more "aware", I notice that I don't want to be "more aware", it kinda feels like I just want a dreamless sleep or something like that
- Feel like I'm in constant autopilot and can't turn it off willingly
- Everyday meditation
- I feel like if I try to mediate anytime other than the morning I battle really bad intrusive thoughts
- Meditate with Adderall
- I need to meditate and am afraid of my mind.
- A better term than "awareness".
- It is interesting to notice myself deal with paranoia related to my meditation.
- I don’t know how to clear my mind
- Avoiding fear of meditating
- what's your meditation routine?
- Will repetitive life affect mindfulness?
- Finding Art in Meditation
- Great Pleasing Video for short Meditation
- Great Relaxing Video, best for short Meditation
| Just hit day 100 on my meditation streak/journey (27 hrs) Posted: 15 Aug 2020 06:50 AM PDT Today is the 100th day in a row. 100 days ago I literally just decided fuck it, I'm gonna try this...people say it's good for you & 15-20 min a day isn't too bad. In that process I can't say I've had some dramatic realizations or lifestyle changes, but my thought process did improve. I'm just a lot more conscious. Aware of when to take a step back, to take more of a step in, or just when to take a step completely away. Impulsive thoughts always got exaggerated leading to anxiety that was unneeded. I'm also a lot more in tune, but my mind still does wander, but I've realized that's ok and normal. I've had sessions that feel amazing & some that dragged, but I've learned that there is no such thing as a bad session. It's a practice you learn from them all. I've still got much more to learn, and enjoying the process of educating myself on the topic. In no way have I perfected my practice after 100 days...in fact that's kind of what this post is all about. I've learned not to have any crazy expectations & to just enjoy the ride & what it has to offer. Here's to another 100! [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 15 Aug 2020 06:47 PM PDT I've heard both... mostly the first one but which is it? [link] [comments] |
| The quiet mind: A study on why overselling meditation hurts everyone Posted: 15 Aug 2020 03:11 PM PDT One familiar with conversations about meditation (at least in a western society like the US) will know how common it is for the topic of "a quiet mind" or "a still mind" to come up. This is so prevalent in the discussion about meditation that it has become one of the primary objections to or criticisms of meditation by those who have failed to procure such prized benefits which are often touted as a surefire consequence of the practices. And this is unfortunate, because for all the benefits that meditation or mindfulness might provide, a growing group of people are deeply inclined to dismiss or even refuse to engage in meditative practice because they have been exposed to strong or even outlandish misrepresentations of the practice. These claims are often made for no other reason than simply to win this potential meditator as an adherent to regular practice. This is a primary shortcoming of ethnocentricity, wherein a tribe attempts to convert non-practitioners or refute diverse (alternate) practices or perspectives at almost any cost. Having someone pick up meditation if it doesn't serve them is bad for them, but it's bad for those who derive genuine objective value from the practice. This fact doesn't go away if the reason for a negative experience is due to a personal shortcoming. This choice to present hyperbolic claims as though they are easy pickings for newcomers imposes too high of a "minimum standard" for achievement in the group's practices or values, and essentially cuts too many people off from the more subtle (but perhaps more attainable) benefits of the practice. All this is to say, I think the idea of a quiet mind might be a misdirect, overstatement, or even outlandish promise of meditation's benefits in the first place. I think it's driven as much from a desperate attempt to validate meditation in some big way as it is to get someone to "just try it out" so they can experience the very real, very beneficial, very needed (albeit less lavish) benefits. The truth is, most humans today are stressed, anxious, or depressed (if not a combination of all three). A subset of humans are at their breaking point. If the threshold for crossing that dangerous threshold is, let's imagine, 50.1% presence of some combo of anxiety/depression/stress in their regular daily experience, then there are enough people at 48%, 49%, or even 50% who are moments away from having a potentially tragic experience. If anyone needs a miracle, it's these people. But offering an empty promise doesn't help — it risks immense damage. Feeding them "white lie false hopes just so they'll try something that could help them out eventually is not only irresponsible, it's unkind. I recognize the impulse for making the invitation or promise in the first place is likely from an entirely loving, kind, or concerned place. This is what makes it an especially unfortunate engagement. But more importantly, someone at or near their breaking point doesn't need grand promises or lofty goals. They, in fact, likely stand to benefit much more from a regular, recurring conversation about ways they can make small and steady improvements to their situation rather than one big "whammy" solution. Put another way, if we stick with the facts, let them know what meditation is, how to get started, and draw their attention to the smaller but more evidence-based benefits proven to come out of consistent practice, we stand a chance of giving them a rope they can grab onto rather than a pole they can't even get their arms around, so to speak. We all want to climb out of our own proverbial holes, and we all want to know there's help there, if and when we get in a pickle — in that order. Letting someone who is feeling debilitating anxiety believe that they can eliminate it completely with a few simple meditations (or a lifetime of it) is not backed by evidence nor is it kind. Alternatively, letting someone who is struggling with anxiety know that meditation has been shown to reduce stress hormones, positively effect blood pressure, improve outlook, and potentially help sleep patterns — being careful to communicate that these improvements usually begin small and compound over time — gives them a reasonable expectation that if they invest in healthier patterns, they may find a small amount of relief from the practice immediately, and a slow increase over time. It may only move them from a 49% stress load to a 47% stress load in the short term, but that small walk back from the edge of catastrophe could make all the difference for their long-term pathway to wellness. Do you expect to be "cured" by meditation? That, my friend, does not seem to be the point of meditation. The major primary benefit I've found from meditation is the opportunity to ask if I'm broken in the first place. "A quiet mind" is an idea rooted in the claim that the mind is broken. Perhaps it simply has never felt heard. Will you accept the invitation to change that dynamic with yourself, for yourself?Sit with yourself in meditation today, and see if your mind doesn't become easier to sit with, or quieter from a deeper sense of satisfaction from having finally been heard. [link] [comments] |
| How should I start my journey? Posted: 16 Aug 2020 01:28 AM PDT So, I'm pretty new to meditation. I've had a severe pornography addiction for more than 10 years (age 20 now) which caused me a dopamine deficiency (lethargy, brain fog, social anxiety, inability to think long-term and more) and I'm currently into Post Acute Withdrawal. I've been concentrating on my breath and let the thoughts flow for about 2 months now but I feel like I'm doing this wrongly or have to go deeper into this as I believe in it's long-term effects. As meditation is known for increasing dopamine naturally and strengthening awareness (especially regarding addictive behaviours when in a flatline) I'm very curious if you guys have recommendations on how (and how long) I should practice meditation? Cheers! [link] [comments] |
| I quiet my mind through meditation and put positive thoughts in it Posted: 15 Aug 2020 09:16 PM PDT |
| Been meditating on and off for 6 months. Finally committed to two weeks straight. Posted: 16 Aug 2020 02:11 AM PDT And man has it been great. I start my days off by brushing my teeth, drinking water, and then meditating. Everything I do from that point on, I have such a clear/calm mind. I see improvements in everything I do. I'm more socially relaxed, I'm better at sports/videogames, whenever I do schoolwork the information actually sinks in. It's definitely making sure my attention is in the right place and it's a way to re-center myself every day. Now I won't attribute all my success to meditation. I still made the choice. And it's using something I always had, but man does it feel good. I feel alive again. And I'm more motivated than ever. But it's not the same motivation I used to have. I just want to do things now. Even things I thought were hard before. I'm more focused on long-term reward. These were some of the benefits I got, but I wasn't looking for them. It just happened. I started to realize that there wasn't really anything wrong with my mind/abilities, I just wasn't treating it right. 5 minutes a day, every day. After a week, up it by 5 more minutes. I'm at 10 minutes now, about to be at 15. I think I'll stop at 25 because I don't have an insane amount of time in the mornings. But this is a staple from now on. Keep meditating guys. I know this sub can get very spiritual at times. But our mind is way more powerful than we realize. Our thoughts, feelings, and behavior is all connected. And it all starts with the mind. Once that positive cycle starts, it's really hard to break out of. Just like it's hard to break out of a negative one. [link] [comments] |
| When you think you have nothing left, you still have your breath. Rejoice in that certainly.. Posted: 15 Aug 2020 07:04 AM PDT |
| I'd like to start meditating, but I don't know how Posted: 15 Aug 2020 04:39 PM PDT Hey there! I've recently been very interested in meditation but I am very new to it. I've heard that it can be very positive for people that do it constantly and I feel like it can help me. The big issue for me is that I don't know really how to meditate properly and what to be thinking of/looking for. If any of you guys could give me some basics/do's and don'ts/tips (any thing that I should know or try), it would really help me out. Thanks for taking time out of your day to read my post, much love people! [link] [comments] |
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| Meditate until you stop taking meditation so seriously, and then keep meditating for the hell of it Posted: 16 Aug 2020 01:56 AM PDT |
| Posted: 15 Aug 2020 06:06 PM PDT So once again I have "completed a cycle" of:
This is a rather unsatisfying circle. A pattern that repeated itself over the last years... Whenever I reach a certain "clarity of mind"/awareness/improvement/whatever you want to call it, I start to desire distraction, entertainment, sedation, excess, the state of flow,.... sleep... idk but somehow just the warm cuddly feeling of already having slept 10 hours, but going for an 11th hour feels so enticing... to be completely unaware... which is weird, because I also desire to be aware... Idk, I am confused. I probably went through this type of cycle at least 15 times within the last 7 years and am not sure what to do... it feels like meditation doesn't make me happy, but I feel like meditating is a valuable skill.... which makes me either unhappy or aware how "nothing matters" (in a nihilistic way), which kinda feels like a slippery slope into a full blown depression, which is don't want to walk down for obvious reasons. [link] [comments] |
| Feel like I'm in constant autopilot and can't turn it off willingly Posted: 15 Aug 2020 01:48 PM PDT Hello, I am a 20 year old male who recently has been constantly living in autopilot, I dont process what I say, hear, or do whatsoever. I've never had this problem before, in the past I usually was very mindful of what I was doing in the exact moment. I feel like I am losing some of my senses aswell, since I can't even focus on anything(eyesight,hearing,taste,etc) What can I do to gain control of my life back? I am thinking about meditating, but is this the right step for me? This has really put a toll on me mentally. Thank you [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 16 Aug 2020 12:21 AM PDT Hi, first of all sorry my English I'm not a nativ speaker:) During quarantine I started meditating and I found this thing very interesting. I Didi every single day for like 2 months and then I stopped. I stopped doing it every day but I meditated once every 2 days. So my question is: how important is meditate every single day? Because I don't find so many differences between everyday meditation and meditate once every 2 days but maybe because I'm still totally new to this practice. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 15 Aug 2020 05:22 PM PDT The title sums it up. I've been actively mediating for around a year now. I try to fit it in my morning routine as often as possible. I feel like if that falls through, or if I try to increment it for more than once a day (I've been wanting to mediate in the morning and the evening before I go to bed for a while) I have this issue where I get really disturbing images or thoughts pop into my head. I usually don't get past 5 minutes before I opt out. I'm wondering if I could receive some advice or if anyone experiences anything similar. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 15 Aug 2020 11:34 PM PDT Hi, I think it's kindda philosophy question because Adderall contradicts the essence of meditation which is to free your mind from external affects. In logic aspect you think meditate with Adderall make the process less effective? [link] [comments] |
| I need to meditate and am afraid of my mind. Posted: 15 Aug 2020 06:10 PM PDT I suffer from OCD and the root theme is just doubt. Doubt about jobs, relationships, life, everything. Constantly looking for reassurance. I need some kind of relief from this. I have meditated a few times and felt both very calm after and very anxious after. Can meditation help depression and anxiety? And how can I not be afraid of my mind? [link] [comments] |
| A better term than "awareness". Posted: 15 Aug 2020 08:48 PM PDT Awareness Aware-ness? The awareing substance? It's just awkward. The Buddhists call it "Mind". They capitalize it to distinguish it from what everybody else means when they say "mind", that is, "intellect". That's just a bad translation that got popular. Attention. At-tension. Ugh. Sati? I'd like something other than another weird foreign word. Mindfulness? It's derived from that bad translation, see above. Hmmm. How about Light? (with a capital L) It's a great metaphor. Like the bream from a flashlight, we can focus it tight or spread it out wide. We can point it here or there. Just like awareness/attention/etc. We have lasers and lightbulbs too, which illustrate the idea nicely too. And we are all very familiar with the term and concept. And it rolls off the tongue nicely. Yes, it's a bit new-agey. What do you think? Light[link] [comments] |
| It is interesting to notice myself deal with paranoia related to my meditation. Posted: 16 Aug 2020 02:43 AM PDT I'm getting back into meditation after taking a many month long hiatus due to some struggles associated with over identification with a lot of negative thoughts after meditating for over a year daily. I feel I'm in a better place emotionally now after doing some more work and I wanted to get back into the routine. It's interesting to notice that I've dealt with some paranoia in my daily life since starting up the routine again. This isn't unexpected as I seem to have associated the two to a degree even in the past, and seem to have something of a phobia of psychoses etc. I like now to simply try to take a curious approach to my mental and emotional state and be the observer even in my daily life when I'm not meditating. Allow the feelings to be there. It seems likely to me that my mind is put off, or spooked by the sudden increase in daily awareness of my surroundings brought on by dipping back into meditation. It's interesting that my mind seems to linger on people's faces, I seem to be hyper aware of expressions and stares. There is something of an uncomfortable almost hostile feeling in it at times. These come and go. My moment to moment awareness of my conscious surroundings as well as internal mental workings always seems sharpened to a point when I meditate, even in my daily life. I seem to find myself often being suddenly aware of events. "I'm now conscious of myself listening to the radio". "I'm now conscious of myself talking with my friend". "I'm now conscious of fear and or anxiety in my body". "I'm now conscious of myself driving". Etc. [link] [comments] |
| I don’t know how to clear my mind Posted: 16 Aug 2020 02:26 AM PDT As the title suggests, I have problems clearing my mind. I got back into meditation. I never really noticed but I never actually cleared my mind properly. I have ADHD and I think that has something to do with it. Does anyone have tips or suggestions to how to start meditating properly? [link] [comments] |
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| what's your meditation routine? Posted: 15 Aug 2020 09:56 PM PDT i would love to meditate with a routine, but it's difficult for me. i'd like to hear your meditation routines for inspiration [link] [comments] |
| Will repetitive life affect mindfulness? Posted: 15 Aug 2020 09:42 PM PDT I'm a 18 years old boy and I've tried meditation for a month now. But somehow I've been noticing I might not be mindful enough in my life and thinking it might be my life is always repetitive. I have online class instead of going to my university to study now temporarily , and because of online class and my first semester I have more free time on my life , thus I went for a work at a restaurant , which I have tons of people to serve in a day. I work of only 3 days a week , when I do not have any class. Recently I noticed that I would easily blank out when doing something , even when participating a lecture class sometimes. Any suggestions about meditation on how to duel with this problem? I started meditation to increase my mindfulness throughout the day but it didn't seem to work well. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 15 Aug 2020 09:30 PM PDT I recently attempted meditation for the first time (20-minute sessions for 7 days) with the goal of finding some clarity & direction within my artistry. Somehow, my goal has become disruptive to my approach, if that makes sense, I believe my determination to produce the results I'm after is blocking me from actually benefitting from these sessions. I'm hoping to give this method another shot, but I'm afraid I'm self-sabotaging. Any fellow artists (or otherwise) here that might have some advice? [link] [comments] |
| Great Pleasing Video for short Meditation Posted: 16 Aug 2020 12:46 AM PDT While surfing through YouTube I came across this YouTube Video, great for a short meditation. [link] [comments] |
| Great Relaxing Video, best for short Meditation Posted: 16 Aug 2020 12:43 AM PDT |
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