- Meditation gave me the awareness that I used to be in a constant state of anxiety. This was my reality and nothing seemed off. The more I meditate, the more I experience bliss. The more my body/mind craves it, and asks for it in my day to day life. This is beautiful. I feel so grateful.
- If you have a roof over your head and food on the table you have the foundations of hapiness.
- Following the breath vs. controlling the breath
- Starting to feel again
- Meditation made me realize that I'm way more sad and depressed than I thought I was. I wanna un-do meditation.
- Meditation is to your brain what clearing the cache is on your internet browser.
- Is it possible to meditate for someone who has a intellectual disability?
- Don't get attached to happiness.
- Group meditation around the world starting at 1 am (UK time) 16 minutes
- Meditation newbie here... I need some help on how to start and I’ve listed some questions that hinder me so far from knowing how to start effectively. I hope someone can find time to help me out.
- I was mediating and then suddenly a extremely bright yellow light appeared infornt of me after 19 minutes of mediating and it caused me to suddenly awake from the meditation I am a Buddhist could this be the Buddha? It was scary but only cause I didn’t expect it any ideas?
- Talking while Meditating
- How to meditate with ADHD
- Scared to meditate..
- Meditation has brought me closer to my true self. I am no longer lost. I am finding who i am.
- Please help! My friend and I recently started a podcast to spread the messages of mindfulness, kindness, and happiness. This podcast has changed our lives in so many ways and we are so excited to share our journey but don't know where we can post it. Can you please offer some recommendations? =)
- Disassociating
- Meditation unknowingly made my held breath duration extremely longer
- Negative effects of meditation if catharsis not involved.-
- 23 minutes
- Meditation helped me realize I wasnt happy with my career and that I want to help people
- An awareness etc model of reality
- Is feeling kind of sad and empty part of the process?
- Course for procrastination
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| If you have a roof over your head and food on the table you have the foundations of hapiness. Posted: 27 Sep 2020 12:54 PM PDT I talk a lot of my continual struggles so it may seem paradoxical for me to say the above, but I recognize the truth of it more and more as I progress. This does not mean you are not entitled to feel whatever feelings may arise in the moment. Indeed another key to hapiness is to accept whatever arrises even if that is unhappiness. But cultivating gratitude for simply being alive and healthy also goes such a long ways to brining peace. I've been carving out a simple routine for myself that I've been sticking to riligiously. Breakfast, work, relatively intense exercise, healthy lunch and dinner. Light entertainment, meditate. Sleep, repeat. [link] [comments] |
| Following the breath vs. controlling the breath Posted: 28 Sep 2020 12:05 AM PDT Every time I meditate and try to follow the breath, it feels like I am manually breathing and actively controlling my breath. How do I just observe the breath and let go of trying to control the breathing? [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 27 Sep 2020 05:49 PM PDT I cried for the first time since 2015. I have been emotionally numb for several years. I cried today during meditation because it was so beautiful. 6 days meditating and I actually slept good last night as well. [link] [comments] |
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| Meditation is to your brain what clearing the cache is on your internet browser. Posted: 27 Sep 2020 11:11 AM PDT |
| Is it possible to meditate for someone who has a intellectual disability? Posted: 27 Sep 2020 07:56 PM PDT My brain doesn't function like people with adequate cognitive abilities. [link] [comments] |
| Don't get attached to happiness. Posted: 27 Sep 2020 06:40 AM PDT I just want to quickly address all the people who love meditation because it makes them calm, happy and relaxed. Although it's a nice sensation, attachment to those feelings only causes stress and anxiety. Learn to be comfortable feeling uncomfortable. Meditation isn't picking and choosing emotions, it's accepting the present moment. Whether it be negative/tough emotions or positive/upslifting emotions, just simple accept it and fully embrace the feeling/thoughts. Soon they will fade without resistance, and you will achieve a deep sense of clarity. Good luck fellas. [link] [comments] |
| Group meditation around the world starting at 1 am (UK time) 16 minutes Posted: 27 Sep 2020 04:45 PM PDT Meditate with us for 10 minutes, bring positive energy too this group meditation [link] [comments] |
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| Posted: 27 Sep 2020 11:12 PM PDT Just wondering if many people are vocal while meditating ? I chant and I feel I respond well to that. I also do kind of a Free Flow Think . I speak out loud whatever is coming to mind. I have been thinking about my thinking for so long I almost never spoke without over thinking everything before and after speaking. Syncing mouth and mind has such a beneficial result for me and speaking my intentions and goodness and even my fear and problems insecurities out loud without judging myself is so freeing for me. I enjoy doing meditation exercises in quiet environment with no talking as well because I feel like that exercises a different part of my mind/body/soul but if I feel myself needing to speak it I will let it go. Maybe to do with clearing my throat chakra?? [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 27 Sep 2020 07:08 PM PDT So I have adhd and to help treat my anxiety and improve my overall mental health I've been trying meditation for the past two days. I've gotten for about 7 mins at max and only about 30 seconds of zero thoughts( but it was literal bliss). But it's extremely difficult, my thoughts poor in especially when my eyes are closed, songs are constantly playing in my head, I'm thinking about how to meditate, random thoughts and how to get them out etc. I always try to recenter to my breath which works but another thought just arises right after and it's incredibly frustrating. Any tips you guys got? I rly want too succeed at this. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 27 Sep 2020 08:22 PM PDT I know that title is weird but let me explain.. I never relax. Or at least it doesn't seem like I do. My mind, body and soul feel like it's always on hyperdrive from the moment I wake up until I fall asleep. I'm constantly and consistently shaking my leg, moving my feet, tapping on something, pulling at my hair etc.. My senses feel like they're overworked. I feel like I have to smell, see, feel, hear and taste (kinda) everything I'm about to do. It gets to the point where my nose hurts, eyes burn and bright lights are my mortal enemy. When I touch it's like a weird feeling and nothing taste good anymore. I'm always looking over my shoulder for..something? I don't even know what but I'm always looking. I have no gang affiliations nor have I done anyone wrong to the point where they would be looking for me so why am I on the look out? I'm always mad..like always mad but I've been dealing with it for so long that I know I how to use it if that makes any sense. The best way I can explain it is from a quote by Bruce Banner in the first Avengers movie. Captain America told Banner "now might be a good time to get angry." Banner replies, "That's my secret Captain, I'm always angry." He then proceeds to quickly turn into the hulk and stop the Laviatain (I spelled that wrong) in time. As soon as I heard that I felt that like ice cube on the back of my neck in 90 degree weather. I'm always angry but I'm really the nicest, quietest, chillest guy in the room...but lately it's been getting very hard to control myself. A friend contacted me a few months ago and she was doing really bad but she got on her feet and invited me to meditate and yoga. It sounded really nice and I really wanted to but..I procrastinated..and in my procrastination well..she passed away. Last month. God rest her soul. So now here I am.. scared of meditation..not only because I feel like a person that's worst than scum for not taking the opportunity to meditate with her but also because I'm afraid of what I'll find. Or what I won't find. I'm afraid of just sitting there and making no progress and wasting my time. I'm afraid that now I have to meditate by myself. After she passed, I don't understand why but some repressed memories of my sexually abused childhood came back. I didn't deal with it then it I guess my brain made me forget it? I don't know how that works but I do know I've never thought about it before and now everything is rushing back. I don't know how to handle it, who to run to or what to do. It's haunting..it truly is.. I'm sorry for the long message..And it's okay if you don't read. I don't know what I'm looking for here. I read all of your stories and I love them but idk. I'm sorry. I'm just scared to meditate [link] [comments] |
| Meditation has brought me closer to my true self. I am no longer lost. I am finding who i am. Posted: 27 Sep 2020 08:11 AM PDT I've been meditating for almost 2 months now and i feel great. I am still very well a beginner with much improvement in the road ahead, but without meditation i believe i would still be lost. I was going through a very difficult time, my heart was completely broken, i felt as if i was on the verge of an identity crisis, so close to losing my purpose in life. and although that purpose is still unclear, i officially know i am meant to be on this earth, living through this human existence with all of you. I was supposed to find meditation in order to become enlightened. i was supposed to be at my worst so i can see me at my best. you see, i've feel as though i've been placed on an intense spiritual journey. i don't tell this to people because i feel that they will not understand. some experiences are just unsayable. and after all this heartache i need to find who i really am. i never quite felt an obligation to live before or rather a personal attachment to my own life, but it is now that i realize there is something i must do here on earth, something i must discover. i'm proud of myself for making it this far. i am changed now, the person i was yesterday is not the same as the person i am today. each passing second is a new opportunity to be more me. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 28 Sep 2020 01:49 AM PDT Hi everyone! =) My friend and I are so proud to share that we started doing a podcast that talks about social and personal issues impacting modern-day society. We speak of the importance of cultivating mindfulness, kindness, and happiness during times where anxiety, stress, and depression are at its very peaks. Please check out our project and let us know what you think. We sincerely hope to bring some positive energy to this space through our messages. A little about ourselves: Byron - An Australian ex-Buddhist Monk who is now working as an English teacher in Thailand. I recently opened a school where we teach young children the power of education, happiness, and respect. Leigh - A Canadian aspiring science teacher who has many experiences traveling the world and learning different cultures. Leigh enjoys exercise, cycling, meditation, and is especially passionate about making others happy. We post a new episode every Sunday morning and all the main platforms such as YouTube and Facebook, as well as Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and Google Podcasts. We already have 4 episodes out including. Episode 1 - Why be Kind? Episode 2 - The Monk Mind Episode 3 - World of Energy Episode 4 - Embracing Adversity Episode 5 - The Power of Visualization Episode 6 - Ingredients for a Happy life Episode 7 - The Beauty of Inspiration Episode 8 - Inner Happiness Episode 9 - Creating Good Habits Episode 10 - Doing Good Deeds | Part 1/3 Episode 11 - Speak Good Words | Part 2/3 Episode 12 - Think Good Thoughts | Part 3/3 Episode 13 - Loving What You Do Episode 14 - Resetting / Levelling Up If you're interested, please check it out and let us know what you think. We'd love any feedback you may have, as well as any questions or topics you'd like us to bring up the next episode. We want to make this as engaging and interesting as possible. Please support, subscribe, or share! YouTube Playlist - Link Facebook Playlist - Link Spotify Playlist - Link Apple Podcast - Link Google Podcast - Link [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 28 Sep 2020 01:46 AM PDT I've been meditating for a little over a year now and have grown as a person, at least to others. I started meditating because everything is dulled in life. Not in an edgy, loner way but I've never felt any emotion or pain like I should. I've walked on broken glass before realizing I was bleeding, that kind of thing. I can tell when I'm hurt now because the signals exist, pain is just annoying. But that's about it. Never a yell or tears, never an ow. I don't feel it. Because of this, I've never gotten attached to anything. I love my family but that's because they're familiar to me and familiarity is nice. My little brother has had 3 major surgeries and we never knew if he would come out ok, heart issues. On his 18th, he went in for a surgery that could have taken his life, it was explained to be either he's coming home or he won't. Throughout the day, my mom was panicking and stuff but I couldn't feel anything. When he came home, there was no relief or anything. He was just there and I continued about my day. For this next bit, it might sound weird but I believe in nothing. Nihilism to a degree, we were nothing before, we will be nothing after and that thought brings me peace. I don't dread life or anything, I'll see what it has to offer until I no longer exist. In the last month, I've had a herniated disc, torn rotator cuff, and lots of meditation. I don't know when or how but I reached a state where I didn't exist, I just wasn't. Not much time passed, only about 3 hours. I mistook it for a nap but after I kept meditating, it got easier to reach and it's not exactly joy but it's calming. I don't know what awaits us after but for now, I think I've reached something. Thanks for reading, safe travels. [link] [comments] |
| Meditation unknowingly made my held breath duration extremely longer Posted: 27 Sep 2020 07:18 PM PDT So today I was with two friends, and we were talking about how long we could hold our breath for. I have asthma and I know my lungs are not as good as theirs when it comes to things like running. We are also all young and in good shape. We set one timer and everyone held their breath at once. At around 25 seconds, I could see them start to struggle. Around 35-40 seconds they both gave up. I didn't even skip a beat. At 50 seconds I felt the same as I did at 1 second. At around 1 minute and 8 seconds I gave up, but probably could've squeezed in another 5-10 seconds if I REALLY tried. This instantly had my mind confused and my friends too, because they know I have asthma and see it when we play basketball (I can't play as long as them or need a break faster). One of the two friends said it was because I meditate and he was absolutely right, it was the only explanation. I've secretly been developing better breathing techniques which is directly correlated with your lungs/diaphragm. I google'd it on the spot how long the average person could hold their breath for and it said "the untrained person...30 seconds". This made my mind even more blown because I was secretly training myself for months now. If I actually do breathing techniques to hold my breath, I firmly believe I could hold my breath for over 2 minutes. I'm turning 23 in an hour and meditation keeps showing me great things. Here's to staying consistent with such a powerful exercise. [link] [comments] |
| Negative effects of meditation if catharsis not involved.- Posted: 27 Sep 2020 11:42 PM PDT Beware and be aware. Negative effects of #meditation if catharsis not involved.- Any meditation method that doesn't involve catharsis- One may experience delusional, irrational, or paranormal thoughts well as a change in executive function.One may turn negative towards everything in life with profound pessimistic approach.The way one sees, smells, hears, and tastes could be altered for worse due to meditation.One may have increased sensitivity to smell, light and noise and a distortion in time and space.This may lead to paranoia.Loss of interest in doing things, laziness, frustration, a mindset that is unproductive and unwilling.One may feel demotivated and stolid akin to the effects of depression.It can lead to a deluge of very negative feelings that can be hard to handle.One may feel depressed panic, anxiety, fear, depression, and grief. Probable physical side effects - Pain, backache, headaches, fatigue, weakness, pressure, involuntary movements, gastrointestinal problems and dizziness.It might change the sense of self affecting all other relationships around. It definitely changes other's view about the meditator.Possible loss of sense of basic self, and a loss of ownership. Plus,the boundaries blurring between the meditator and the rest of the world.Possible social impairment, or a difficulty behaving normally around others, having trouble integrating back into society. A hassling issue.It definitely makes one indifferent to the people, things and incidents around him. It makes one feel aloof in the beginning.In absence of proper guidance, a new out of the world experience in meditation may lead one to develop suicidal instincts.Meditation melts the stiffness and makes one effeminate without affecting ting manliness and virility. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 27 Sep 2020 02:33 PM PDT I sat, revisited my breath, and performed a certain ridiculous ritual once again. And for 23 minutes, I didn't mull over all the opportunities I've passed up in my long life. Or worry about what damage my worrying may be doing to me. And to my wife. Or contemplated my inability to recall a single happy time, even though some say there were many. Or pondered over my slipping powers as a writer, my shrinking body-mass-index, my fear that my wife will see me crying again, my decreasing coordination, fear of finding out my brother is more successful and has more hair, fear that the neighbors will see that I am not an alpha and never was, the writing thing again, my growing risk as a consumer of car insurance, my guilt over not having called my mother enough, or read enough, or worked out enough, or meditated enough, or made enough friends (both real and phony), or given enough to my family, or anyone else, or flossed enough, and worst of all, not having fucked enough women. 23 minutes. [link] [comments] |
| Meditation helped me realize I wasnt happy with my career and that I want to help people Posted: 27 Sep 2020 08:40 AM PDT Just as title says - I want to help people fight their anxiety, just like I managed to overcome mine. I also realized that my technical degree and career (Im 28) is not what I want to do for the rest of my life. [link] [comments] |
| An awareness etc model of reality Posted: 27 Sep 2020 04:10 PM PDT |
| Is feeling kind of sad and empty part of the process? Posted: 27 Sep 2020 06:18 PM PDT I'm seeing basically that my life has no real meaning, I just do the same stuff every day with no purpose on it, when I started being conscious about this my emptiness started. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 27 Sep 2020 06:06 PM PDT So I've been getting better at meditating for 3 months after previously struggling with it. I've completed the 30 day Basics pack, Patience, and Restlessness. My mind has been clear and focused but lately I've been kind of falling off the wagon a bit. I've been procrastinating a lot lately by giving in to my distractions and restless thinking, which is causing me to be lazy and waste my days away. I'm thinking of doing the Acceptance, Productivity, and Dealing With Distractions pack but idk which one I should do first. Any help? [link] [comments] |
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