Meditation: A little reminder for the lost ones out there. |
- A little reminder for the lost ones out there.
- Consider the substance of false thoughts.
- Meditation is new to me and I love it!
- Question regarding the nature of reality:
- I can put myself into “modes” ?
- Stopped practicing for a week and..
- Burn out and meditation ?
- Depersonalization after meditation?
- Interesting insight on death while meditating
- Does anyone get the urge to overthink stuff
- Does anyone have any recommendarions for good guided meditation videos on Youtube?
- What if I don't enjoy this thought/emotion/ sensation/effect that is appearing in consciousness?
- If all I have is what is here and now, can I create a different future?
- Any recommend positions for tight hips? Ive tried half lotus and full lotus and my legs go numb after awhile lol.
- Corona and Global Unhappiness
- Hello all! I wanted to ask for some advice. I’m a beginner and whenever I cross my legs and sit straight I notice after a while my feet fall asleep and I get that annoying tingling feeling. Is there a way to help it not happen? Does it go away after a hell of practice?
- I want to give my wife a relaxing evening massage to a guided meditation. Do you have a recommendation of a guided meditation that would suit this situation?
- Can you still get the benefits of meditation when you end up controlling your breathing during meditation ?
- Discussion: What are the underlying mechanics of meditation?
- Meditation
- Where to start from
- Falling asleep/Break the 27 minute mark
- What is the scientific evidence for meditation?
- What meditation is best for feeling pent up in a frenzy and to gently calm down bit by bit and channel this energy fully?
| A little reminder for the lost ones out there. Posted: 13 Aug 2020 01:01 PM PDT Whenever a disturbing thought or emotion appears in the field of your mind remember that it's just a harmless temporary mental phenomena generated by your brain that will disappear once you notice it, acknowledge it and let it go. Only the false identity the Ego can be attached to and affected by them but remind yourself that you are not your Ego nor your thoughts or emotions but the ONE who experience them all. ❤️🙏🏻 [link] [comments] |
| Consider the substance of false thoughts. Posted: 13 Aug 2020 07:39 AM PDT I ask you to consider thoughts, the internal dialogue, yr inner world. We base our entire view of Self on this inner world. But I ask you, are they even real? Do thoughts have a location? If so, point it out. Is the mind inside the body? Is it outside? Is it inbetween? I could save you the trouble and go ahead and tell you its nowhere, but that would take all the fun out of it. False thoughts, that constant monologue , the river of opinions, and views, and songs and rants etc isn't real at all. It doesn't come from anywhere, and doesn't go anywhere. You don't have to stop thoughts, you simply have to observe their nature. They rise, quiver and move on. Or so it would seem. But do they? Just observe. Just relax, be still & quiet and look. Look into it. Its necessary before observing the substance to still & quiet the mind or you'll just be caught in the torrents of thoughts and exchange one view for another. I'm asking you all to see thru the whole goddamn show of it all. I wish for everyone everywhere to finally get over themselves and that tired ego so as to experience the fullness of yr being! All that internal chatter are clouds obstructing the bright sun of yr Nature. I hope everyone everywhere will see into the Nature , blow on them clouds and make em go POOF! Then clap yr hands & laugh. Now we have lunch. [link] [comments] |
| Meditation is new to me and I love it! Posted: 13 Aug 2020 06:42 PM PDT I am a 15 year old teenager who finds himself quite bored and has a lack of motivation. I like many think a lot more about the negatives and the positives and I wanted that to change. So I decided to meditate. As far as I'm aware going into this there aren't any rules, you meditate wherever and whenever you feel comfortable so I decided a couple nights ago I would meditate in my room on the floor in darkness at 1 am. I am a night owl and I enjoy the quiet in it so I thought it would be perfect. I was kind of nervous but turned off the lights, put on some very quiet meditation music off of YouTube and just see how it goes. At first there was that fear of being in darkness, a fear of what might be out there and all the whilst my mind was racing with all the thoughts. At about 5 minutes in I noticed that I was no longer afraid of the darkness. I embraced it but not in a bad way. Every yin has its yang and spending a lot of time being loud and out there in the day needs its balance of being quiet and in the dark to be balanced. So I embraced the dark. My mind started thinking less and less until I decided to try and see with my eyes closed ( that's the only way I can describe it). Overall I was aiming for about 15 mins and turns out I was doing it for 20 mins so hell yeah! It's very hard to determine time and the more you think about it the more you start to think and it's counterproductive. Anyway the next night I decided to try and do an HOUR of meditation. A lot for me but maybe not so much for you guys. I got a nice cup of tea and a candle. Started the music and turned off the lights, the candle illuminating the room. To signify to myself that meditation was starting I drank the tea and blew out the candle. But the end off it I felt very different, I couldn't tell how long it had been but I felt like it was about the time to stop so I cleared up and checked the time and I did it in just under an hour and that was good enough for me. Doing a longer session was very different and I enjoyed it more. I was very proud I went for an hour and tonight was my third night of meditation. It was practically identical to my 2nd night apart from the tea and it was easier to settle in with. I don't care if it's placebo or not but I am feeling genuinely better for meditating and I feel like it is working. I would love to try different methods and stuff but I can see myself doing this for a while. I appreciate you guys sitting down and reading my whole post so thanks! :D [link] [comments] |
| Question regarding the nature of reality: Posted: 14 Aug 2020 01:20 AM PDT So I have been on this path recently and had a glimpse "beyond the vail" recently. I finally find myself at peace for the first time after years of trauma and I can just "be in the now" and I feel more compassionate for both myself and others. Things have been good. Up until tonight: I came across u/true-freedom-net His content is so opposite to everything I've consumed and read out there, my favorite teacher is Ram Dass by far, a very compassionate, loving guy. Followed by eckhart and Adyashanti. Everything u/true-freedom-net says contradicts everything I like about meditative practice. He basically says that after "enlightenment" is "true" enlightenment where you realize it was always just the way it always was, that is that life is just life and that nonduality isn't true etc. no reincarnation in the literal sense, just our life affects lives down the line etc. I can't really explain it well because I don't even understand traditional awakening as much as I need to to hash this out. Tbh, the guy sounds like a psychopath when he speaks but it resonates with my inner former atheist. My rational mind. And it's giving me intense anxiety and I'm about to feel nihilistic af again. But that just shows where my attachments are I guess and in a way maybe he's right?? He can also be an asshole to others on reddit calling them a little shit and fucking imbeciles. I don't know, I just need second opinions because he clicks with my rational mind but my emotional body is pained by everything I hear from him, I was really enjoying the peace and simple joy of being "in the present" and now it's feels bleh. Thanks! [link] [comments] |
| I can put myself into “modes” ? Posted: 13 Aug 2020 09:24 PM PDT The first mode is what I am normally, it feels more aloof, pushy and snappy. It's basically like thinking mind, I guess. I don't know how to explain the second, this is a mode I can "sink" into, and I feel quite calm and pleasant, almost as if I have a bit of a buzz. I feel like I can sink into the second mode quite easily all the time now I've identified it, kind of like I'm flexing a muscle in my brain. It seems like it takes effort to maintain. Can someone explain what this is? Does anyone know what it is? [link] [comments] |
| Stopped practicing for a week and.. Posted: 13 Aug 2020 04:39 PM PDT I had a regular practice of meditation last summer, but lost it once the fall began. I decided to give it another shot when quarantine began and kept it up for 133 days - I explored guided and unguided meditations and was in one of the best mental health states I have been in throughout my life. Anxiety was easier to deal with and my mind was more clear to focus on tasks like reading, biking and spending time with people. When I was out in the world, I was very aware of my surroundings and even teared up at the smallest things (like a child laughing and playing with his/her parents). Life was good. But then I stopped working (I'm a college student and my summer internship had just finished) and my morning routine—along with my meditation practice—fell apart. I figured that the mental health state that I had for the previous 4 months wasn't reliant on taking time out for myself every day and decided to take a break from it. During that break, my anxiety about the future came back, I lost my focus in activities (my mind would bring me back to my anxieties) -- in a few words, I lost my sense of balance. It took a few days for me to realize that the reason for all of it is because I stopped meditating, and I have started my practice again. This break has made me more cognizant of how important it is to not think of meditation as a temporary fix for mental health issues like anxiety, but rather a backdrop to a balanced life. I wanted to share this with the subreddit to get your opinions on if you've had similar experiences when you've fallen out of a frequent practice or ways to avoid falling out of a practice again in the future :) [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 14 Aug 2020 01:41 AM PDT I'm in the middle of a burn out, which is nothing but chronic stress due to a toxic work environment. I have thoughts, emotions, fear, anger entering my mind and torturing me at all times even during the night. My doctor told me to meditate but I don't know how, is there a specific method regarding burnout? I'm just looking for a way to survive until I find a new job. I'm so sorry about this shitty low effort post, I couldn't find any wiki on this subreddit and I'm lost, can anyone point me into the right direction? A youtube channel? A book? A website? [link] [comments] |
| Depersonalization after meditation? Posted: 13 Aug 2020 08:23 PM PDT TL;DR: feel like nothing is real after meditation. Hi, I'm wondering if anyone has ever felt awkward in their body after meditation? I did a 30 min meditation during the Buck moon on July 4th and experienced this for the first time. It was one of the most intense meditations that I've ever done and when I finally opened my eyes everything looked foreign/alien-like. It felt weird to move around and talk to people. I felt disconnected from my life and kept weaving in and out of reality for the rest of the day, almost like I was falling in and out of dreamstate. Nothing felt real for periods of time throughout the day, then I'd suddenly "snap" back into reality. Since that day it'll happen every once in a while. Has anyone experienced this or know anything about this feeling? I can't seem to describe it well but I feel like you'd know what I'm talking about if you've felt it??? [link] [comments] |
| Interesting insight on death while meditating Posted: 13 Aug 2020 09:23 PM PDT So I was just having my usual meditation session in which this thought that I usually resist occurs where its simply me committing suicide while being on LSD. I usually avoid this thought and stop it but today I decided to play with it. I just decided fuck it I jump off the building, or whatever and face death. BTW I'm not a suicidal person I love life and I am doing very well! Anyways so I imagined that and it took me into a very open state of mind where everything felt very clear and just very void-like. It felt quite wonderful honestly. [link] [comments] |
| Does anyone get the urge to overthink stuff Posted: 13 Aug 2020 01:32 PM PDT I'm getting the urge right now trying my hardest to not go into a think binge. Does stuff like this go away after meditation for a while? [link] [comments] |
| Does anyone have any recommendarions for good guided meditation videos on Youtube? Posted: 13 Aug 2020 09:01 PM PDT I really like Michael Sealy but i was wondering if anyone know of more channels like his. [link] [comments] |
| What if I don't enjoy this thought/emotion/ sensation/effect that is appearing in consciousness? Posted: 13 Aug 2020 07:26 PM PDT What if I don't enjoy this thought/emotion/ sensation/effect that is appearing in consciousness? Isn't it a thought pretending to be you, saying "I don't enjoy it" - Sebastian Key [link] [comments] |
| If all I have is what is here and now, can I create a different future? Posted: 14 Aug 2020 12:21 AM PDT If the future doesn't exist except in my imagination, and I am truly open to all possibilities, can what I experience later be different from what I imagine to be the future? How much can it vary? [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 13 Aug 2020 09:51 PM PDT I do experience better meditations when my posture is straight though. So if you guys could recommend some positions with straight posture that would be helpful [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 13 Aug 2020 09:49 PM PDT Our autoimmune systems are regulated by dopaminergic centers in our brains. The greatest comprise to our immune system is cortisol, which is produced as a result of worrying and stress. Large populations of the world are very unhappy - reflected in decade long rises in rates of addiction, political unrest, suicide, crime and nationalism globally. It appears to me as if corona is some sort of outward reflection of the inward states of the global/collective psyche of modern man. it is just a thought, what do you think? [link] [comments] |
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| Posted: 13 Aug 2020 11:36 PM PDT My wife works to hard for too little recognition. I want to light candles and put her to sleep with a massage accompanied by guided meditation. I don't have a lot of experience here, so any help is very much appreciated! [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 13 Aug 2020 05:43 PM PDT This whole time during my meditation practice I've always struggled with trying to not control my breathing which just makes me frustrated and creates tension. However when I let myself control my breath I'm more present , I sleep better ( to where I experience really vivid dreams) , and yea I just feel a lot more grounded. When I control it , its only slightly I'm not over-exaggerating it or anything. However when I try not to control my breathing none of those things happen I can barely even stay present. Any tips or suggestions ? [link] [comments] |
| Discussion: What are the underlying mechanics of meditation? Posted: 14 Aug 2020 02:23 AM PDT The core mechanic in any meditation is Focus, is it not? Many "types" of meditation exist, which affect the mind differently, just as many types of exercise affect the body differently. I prefer Meditation Exercises instead of "types" of meditation. This is because they each have specific goals and intentions, and yet, the underlying brain physiology is the same for all: Intentionally direct (focus) your thoughts on [a Meditation Exercise], which causes specific neural pathways to fire. If a pathway is activated frequently and strongly, it will grow. Pathways that have been hypertrophied (grown stronger) like this are now more likely to fire when you are not even concentrating. So, all the intentional and effortful time you spent doing a Gratitude Exercise ultimately resulted in those pathways firing more frequently on their own, meaning you will be happier on average. I took several Neurophysiology and Cognitive Psychology courses when I was in college, and read a lot of research papers, but I do not claim to be an expert. This is just what I believe I understand about meditation, through my 12 year career practicing and studying under teachers. I appreciate any honest, well-explained discourse! [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 13 Aug 2020 08:00 PM PDT If people were iPhones, meditation would be jailbreaking it [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 14 Aug 2020 01:24 AM PDT Started 2 days ago.Where should I start from?Is there any guide available? [link] [comments] |
| Falling asleep/Break the 27 minute mark Posted: 13 Aug 2020 09:20 PM PDT This is something I've noticed and I was wondering if anybody else has the same issue. I recently just started meditating 3-4 times a week for the last 3 weeks. I'm noticing some positive changes in my behavior but for whatever reason I can never break the 27 min mark. It's almost as if my body just releases some chemical forcing me to open my eyes at that point. In addition, I always begin to fall asleep when I meditate. No matter how much I try to stay focused on my breath and quiet my mind, I always have a moment where I lean forward and start to doze off and have to catch myself. Is there anything I can do to prevent this and break the 27 min mark? [link] [comments] |
| What is the scientific evidence for meditation? Posted: 14 Aug 2020 12:49 AM PDT I've been meditating 10-20 minutes everyday for about two months. I honestly look forward to it now, instead of seeing it as a chore. However I'm curious as to what the science says about meditation? Better mental health, decreased anxiety, decreased depression, better sleep?? [link] [comments] |
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