Meditation: Simply go back to the breath. Any extra judgment of your mindlessness is another unskillful thought |
- Simply go back to the breath. Any extra judgment of your mindlessness is another unskillful thought
- Learned a new technique that is helping me stay present
- Do you ever still “lose your cool” despite maintaining a consistent practice?
- How-to-do Transcendental Meditation - Make your own Mantra - Any two syllable word ending with “ing” a resonant sound, works as well as any other.
- The Three Acts of Goodness - Do Good Deeds, Speak Good Words, Think Good Thoughts. Our Podcast series was completed yesterday and we'd love to get your feedback on it!
- Need help on sustaining a clear mind
- Interested in Focused Breathing?
- Does it take anyone else sometime to get back into reality right after mediation?
- Can truly everything be meditation?
- Meditation for the action-oriented?
- What Do The Chills Mean?
- Meditation in nature vs at home
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- Mental health and meditation
- Meditation is the slow practise of awakening to, accepting, and blooming in the desert of life.
- Trancendental Meditation beautiful explained by David Lynch.
- Tried 6 phase meditation!
- Meditation to quell anger?
- What do you guys think??
- first time ever
- I really want to get my friend into meditation but he makes fun of it and calls it a waste of time
- Relaxing Yoga Meditation Music Yoga Music Meditation Video
- Just sit with yourself, that’s all meditation is. Our attention is always searching, have you ever seen a break?
| Simply go back to the breath. Any extra judgment of your mindlessness is another unskillful thought Posted: 13 Sep 2020 10:42 AM PDT During meditation, sometimes I feel I'm doing it "wrong" by not focusing strictly on breathing, or by briefly allowing a train of thought to dominate. But it occurred to me, the feeling of "wrongness" IS what's wrong. That thought is the one that wants to empower mindlessness, not the initial thought that simply wondered in like a lost child, wanting to show me its latest realization. The wrongness is unnecessary, everything it is saying is implicit in the original train of thought and its context. I do not need to self-judge because that judgment is self evident without my egotistic, explicit recognition. I must trust my subconscious to recognize it. [link] [comments] |
| Learned a new technique that is helping me stay present Posted: 13 Sep 2020 01:01 PM PDT Everytime a thought comes up throw it away at the sun. Now, don't actually look at the sun but simply see the memory or thought as a picture and throw it away at the sun in your mind. If you become emotionally triggered my the thought just tell yourself it's not real and yeet it at the sun. [link] [comments] |
| Do you ever still “lose your cool” despite maintaining a consistent practice? Posted: 13 Sep 2020 08:18 PM PDT Ironically I had just recently been thinking of the mental/emotional progress I've made this year since committing to a consistent practice. Then, my sister lost our family dog that she was supposed to be caring for this weekend. Predictably, after I delivered the news to our dad he was worried sick and angry at the same time but since I was the only person around, had all of the emotion/frustration directed at me. I kept myself in check until after our dog was confirmed safe, but then couldn't control myself & blew up at my dad even harder than he had projected onto me. I'm not proud to have yelled at a 60 year old man, who was justified in his feelings and is heroic in how he cares for us. I feel ashamed by it and even an apology to him doesn't feel enough for me. There's some history of frayed family/sibling dynamics, but I don't want to use it or any other stress as an excuse. Have you seemingly lost your cool despite feeling like you're making progress before? What did you do in the aftermath? [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 13 Sep 2020 04:47 PM PDT I recently finished the My Big Toe trilogy, I found the books mind expanding on a vast variety of subjects regarding consciousness. This comes complementary from the author. Those who seriously want to get started on their spiritual journey, but find themselves caught in the headlights of physical action-reaction causality, will now have something to do. It may or may not help you improve the quality of your consciousness - that depends on you - but it will give the committed doers a place to start. Often that is what is needed - a place to start - a doable approach to the problem of how to modify the quality of your being. This could be the step you need to break free from the merizing glare of those cultural beliefs that reduce, rather than extend, your vision. Try it: You may surprise yourself with some dramatic results. For the audio types, we need a sound that means nothing, is two syllables and ends in a soothing or vibratory sound. Here are a few examples of proven quality - take your pick or make up one of your own; "sehr-ring", "da-room", "ra-zing", "ca-ouhn", "sah-roon", and "sher-loom". For a simple multi-syllable repetitive string (chant), try: "ah-lum-bar-dee-dum — ah-lum-baa-dee-dum". When the "bar" and "baa" regularly interchange themselves effortlessly, you will be well on your way. These are sounds, not words - it is important that they carry no intellectual meaning. The point of this exercise is to quiet your operative intellect so that you can experience consciousness directly by reducing the variations, comparisons, and contrasts that your ego-intellect imposes upon consciousness. Feel free to mix and match - put any of the first syllables in front of any of the second to produce no fewer than thirty-six unique mantras. For most people, it won't make much difference which sound is used, but if one sound feels more natural than the others, use it. Obsessive-compulsive types should take care not to get wrapped around the axle trying to find the best one - any will do. Lighten up; do not be intense and serious. Have no expectations. Sit in a comfortable quiet place where you will not be disturbed, close your eyes, and fill your mind with the with the sound of your chosen mantra - no need to make an actual sound. Focus your attention on the sound. Let the sound fill your mind - think of nothing else. Use whatever devices you need to stay focused on the sound - merely listen to it repeat itself. The repetition may be simple and straight forward to occur in interesting ways - perhaps with complex variations. Eventually, let the sound of the mantra slow to a rhythmic, bland repetition and then slow and smear further into a continuous background sound. If thoughts creep in, generally put them aside and refill your mind with the sound. If intruding thoughts consistently stream into your awareness, give the mantra a more active form. As thoughts disappear, leaving your mind empty, simplify and soften the sound of the mantra. Continue the meditation process uninterrupted for at least 20 minutes, twice a day for three months before evaluating the results. If the sound slips away, but no extraneous thoughts appear, let it go and drift in the quiet blankness of your consciousness - you will love it. Please share any additional information that might be helpful :) Would love to hear your results!! Enjoy!! ❤️ [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 13 Sep 2020 07:00 PM 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, highlighting the importance of mindfulness, kindness, and happiness. 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. This week, we finished off a 3 Part Series on the Three Acts of Goodness: Do Good Deeds, Speak Good Words, Think Good Thoughts. It is a non-secular practice that leads to the purification of mind and body which ultimately brings one to liberation and transcendence. We put a lot of time, effort and love into these podcasts and would love to get some feedback from the community to help us improve future content. Part 1 - Do Good Deeds Part 2 - Speak Good Words Part 3 - Think Good Thoughts YouTube Playlist - Link Facebook Playlist - Link Spotify Playlist - Link Apple Podcast - Link Google Podcast - Link Please check it out and let us know your thoughts =) [link] [comments] |
| Need help on sustaining a clear mind Posted: 13 Sep 2020 10:20 PM PDT So I've lately decided to stay sober from a long period of incessant drug abuse, and I realize that I used drugs as a way to shut off the voices that I keep hearing in my head. I notice that these voices resemble 2 alter egos that are in constant battle with each other. One voice carries logic and rationality with it (staying sober), the other voice carries emotions with it, which is in constant pursuit of positive emotions and resistance from the emotions I normally feel, which is what urges me to get high. My question is how do I just shut off these voices and just have my mind be completely clear and in the moment, not thinking about this or that? Are there any techniques that you've guys found helpful, because I'd reeeeally appreciate it. Btw meth/dextroamphetamine was my drug of choice, which made me feel completely in the moment to the point where I'd forget about time, and allowed me to focus and enjoy everything to the fullest because I wasn't bombarded with the voices in my head, which really helped me be my truest self, not influenced by past or future shit. How can I have this meth style of being naturally??? Thanks guys. [link] [comments] |
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| Does it take anyone else sometime to get back into reality right after mediation? Posted: 13 Sep 2020 10:46 PM PDT Idk if you guys know what I mean but like right after I finish mediating and open my eyes It takes me some time to really get back into reality and realize I'm back in the real world, it's such a spiritual feeling [link] [comments] |
| Can truly everything be meditation? Posted: 14 Sep 2020 12:51 AM PDT More and more people say activities like washing dishes, exercising, walking or juggling can be meditative activities. But what about activities like sex, masturbation or fighting? Where can we draw the line? When our focus moves away from the inner chatter and just to the experience/sensation itself? [link] [comments] |
| Meditation for the action-oriented? Posted: 13 Sep 2020 09:27 PM PDT Hi all. Sorry if this is answered elsewhere, but I couldn't find anything that really matched my query either in the FAQ or what I could think to search. I've had some experience with meditation (breathing/image focusing regularly 10 minutes a day for 5 years, kuji-in regularly 30 minutes to 2 hours a day for about a year, Wim Hoff breathing method and/or box breathing whenever it fits a situation) and I seem to be missing something. I honestly feel more tranquil/aware/connected when my life is in danger or I'm fighting at sub-maximal capacity than when I meditate. I'm not talking about a flow state. I'm well aware of how that feels, and this is very different. Of course, it's rather unwise and impractical to constantly put myself in danger or fight at near 100% every day. I appreciate the balance meditation brings, and I want to further cultivate my spiritual side for deeper empathy/compassion/patience, but also would like something practical (I don't have hours of free time). Does anyone know something that can allow me to get deep inside myself to confront internal problems hindering growth that doesn't require endless sitting, or could work better for someone like me? I apologize if this is a little unclear. I keep getting pulled away to deal with other things. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 13 Sep 2020 05:39 PM PDT I have been meditating on and off for about 4-5 months now but I have only recently been doing it daily. I consistently get chills when during my meditations, sometimes I get them outside of meditation when I have a sudden realization related to spirituality and things of the sort. One way that I get them almost guaranteed is when I pull a smile during meditation or even outside of it, all I do is focus on the blackness in front of my closed eyes, smile then take a deep breath and I get a feeling of almost a sudden temperature change or goosebumps throughout my whole body. Another way to describe the feeling is shivers. Do these mean anything or I am just looking too far into it? [link] [comments] |
| Meditation in nature vs at home Posted: 13 Sep 2020 01:14 PM PDT Sadly it's hard for me to meditate at home cause I got low vibrational neighbors and bad entities near where I live but when I'm in nature this literally feel like magic. I'm really connected to the earth like no way before. And I can see more clearer the colors and more clearer between the real and the fake. [link] [comments] |
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| Posted: 14 Sep 2020 01:40 AM PDT I've got chronic depression and anxiety. I've tried meds for years; not knocking it for anyone, but not for me. I've always wanted to be present but lost in the land of overthinking. I've been meditating since the start of 2020 and everything changed. Peace was finally a concept I could grasp. Like a seed, growing inside me. And last night, after an especially nice, simple but productive day, I meditated before bed. And the inner peace.. It was one of the most beautiful moments of my life. Is this what things really feel like? 🙏🏼 [link] [comments] |
| Meditation is the slow practise of awakening to, accepting, and blooming in the desert of life. Posted: 13 Sep 2020 02:46 PM PDT So much of meditation is about letting go. Realizing that for so many of us life has become about resistance without us even being aware of it. Thoreau said "The mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation", and you realize through meditation just how true this is. So often we live so many layers deep in denial that we are not even aware that we are unhappy, that we suffer. So many of us are desperate for that "one more thing". I will be happy and content when that one ineffable, nameless thing is fulfilled. When that ocean of emptiness I cannot name is satiated. And of course it never fully is. Whatever your personal struggles are we tend to all boil it down to the same solutions, escapism and denial. We even fool ourselves into believing that everything is ok and that we are happy. For me meditation has not been easy and I still struggle with my emotions every single day. But I am glad for the struggle and more and more now I invite the pain of life into my life. It's amazing how sitting quietly for 30 mins a day or so you quietly change everything. Slowly the layers of mindless distraction fall from your eyes like scales. You slowly become aware in your daily life of this mindful quality of existence. The ability to sit with the discomfort of meditation slowly suffuses your daily life with the same quality. Sitting in traffic on the way home becomes a mindful exercise. Eating a meal becomes an exercise in awareness. You begin to realize that the prison of life that you once even denied you felt trapped in can be a wonderful free playground of exploration. Things don't have to be good. Happiness doesn't have to be there all the time. You don't have to chase something every day. Sadness and unhappiness can exist. I remember hearing once said that meditation is the practise of preparing yourself for the worst day of your life. But in the process you slowly begin to realize you can accept almost every other day in ways that you previously found unacceptable. Even more astounding is that you become aware of the fact that you were not conscious of the fact that you found your present circumstance unacceptable. You would not have been able to put it in words. You just knew you felt bad. But slowly day by day meditation teaches you the acceptance of all things. I must say I have a long ways to go and every day is still a struggle for me. Tomorrow I may post complaining about the opposite lol. But meditation along with other lifestyle changes I have made have transformed me life. [link] [comments] |
| Trancendental Meditation beautiful explained by David Lynch. Posted: 13 Sep 2020 02:39 PM PDT Really good explained benefits. If you want to invest 16 minutes of your time :) enjoy [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 13 Sep 2020 12:56 PM PDT After exploring so many types of meditation, I'm glad that I found the one that suits me in my best way. I came to know about vishen lakhiani and his meditation techniques he formulated. It includes 6 phases of meditation 1. Compassion 2. Gratitude 3. Forgiveness 4. Visualization 5. Perfect day 6. Calling higher power So this is what happened after 30 days of 6 phase meditation 1. It cleared out all my self doubts 2. Doing it right in the morning helped me to set a vision before starting the day 3. Improved my confidence level 4. No need of seperate time allocation for gratitude, journaling and visualization while this one compacted itself into the tiny 20 minutes guided meditation So anyone who finds sitting still so hard and who has a fast paced mind just like me, try 6 phase meditation just before starting your day daily. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 13 Sep 2020 06:05 PM PDT I had started meditation after my mother died. The reason is because I was hearing what I thought was demon voices (best explanation I could have came up with at the time). So I started meditation to empower myself. I quickly did a lot of research and discovered Alan Watts. I can't help but to refer back to his thoughts on meditation what it is and why to use it. I have used meditation in the past to calm myself from severe anger, but is this wrong? If it is not wrong how do I get myself to a state of mind where I can take that step back to maybe understand the otherside of my anger? P.s. I recently went over the voices I heard and came to the conclusion they were my voice just extremely angry at me for the relationship me and my mom had. Edited to add space for the P.s. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 13 Sep 2020 05:53 AM PDT I have been meditating for a while I don't know it has been a month or two. For first time in a while I felt peaceful my mind while meditating today was blank and peaceful like still water. Sometimes I felt my heartbeat Then suddenly I didn't, it was terrifying but amazing Thanks everyone who helped me :) [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 13 Sep 2020 11:51 PM PDT this was my first time ever meditating and i could feel my heartbeat and blood moving through my veins is it normal? [link] [comments] |
| I really want to get my friend into meditation but he makes fun of it and calls it a waste of time Posted: 13 Sep 2020 10:55 PM PDT I've told him so many times to try and it and he won't, it changed my life and I really want to help him. If he just doesn't want to do it should I stop trying to get him to do it? [link] [comments] |
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