Meditation: That voice in your head that is constantly trying to make you feel guilty or ashamed about everything |
- That voice in your head that is constantly trying to make you feel guilty or ashamed about everything
- It’s not about what your brain says, or what impulses you have. It’s about what you do once you have them
- How do I stop incessant thinking/phone use
- I'm Being Chased
- I don't know anything
- The reason we meditate is just to be
- Does it get better?
- How do you prepare yourself to be in the best position to be struck by the realisation that this world of form is a dream in the mind of God? That your true nature is formless and eternal.
- Today I found incredible self love
- The person I am becoming
- Waking Up
- Waking Up
- How do I take mindfulness meditation to the next level?
- Has anyone had scary experiences similar to this while meditating?
- Meditation without bringing too much attention in public?
- I believe in meditation - but avoid it all day - help?
- Why do we have to suffer from anxiety and stress?
- Is it always suffering what pushes us to spirituality?
- What type of meditation is it when you just sit and think?
- How to Clear The Toxic Energy Body For Good
- Meditation and desire
- Room spinning during meditation! Help!
- Amazing Underwater Visuals with Healing Vibrations
- Beginner - guided meditation to meet my spirit guide - I started sobbing
- What is meditation? A message to those struggle with mental health issues and meditating.
| Posted: 02 Sep 2020 12:15 PM PDT That voice in your head that is constantly trying to make you feel guilty or ashamed about everything The egoic-mind won't ever stop shaming and making you feel guilty. It is something that inevitably happens once you set on to the journey of coming to a place of no-ego. Once you realize the ego is not something you wish to serve, it will make you "obey" by making you feel undesired emotions, sensations, thoughts, it will do everything possible to make you submit to the mind once again and bring you back into unconsciousness where the mind has control over what is going on. The one thing you need to realize is that the mind is not going to work for you, ever, you must make it work for you. You do that by understanding the mechanisms of the mind, how it is trying to manipulate you, how it is trying to take your power from you or rather, making you believe that you have no power over the mind. Hence this post. You believe you have no power over these thoughts, emotions, sensations. It is not true. They are merely temporary clouds coming and going in the unchanging sky that you are. Now that you are aware of these tricks of the egoic-mind to keep pulling you back into this old personal identity of yours which was used to shaming and guilting itself (It is based on the conditioning you received as a child, teenager and adult up until this day), you were taught to feel shame and guilt, therefore your mind does these things on auto-pilot out of habit. This is an old program of thoughts running in your consciousness right now, and you believe this program has anything to do with you. You take it personally and you feel like you need to "deal" with it. In fact, there is nothing to deal with. The only thing you need to realize is that you are the ever-present awareness. Be aware of all of these things appearing to happen within your being, it is not personal, it is just the conditioning you were made to believe in and abide by that instilled the belief that you are only this body and mind. Be aware that you are not these thoughts, beliefs, ideas, concepts, emotions, sensations, desires, attachments, memories and imagination that originate by believing you are only this body and mind and personal identity. Notice how the mind even says "You are useless" or "You should feel shame", it is saying "You" not "I", it is clearly something that is not you, funny, isn't it? None of these thoughts, sensations and emotions produced by your mind have anything to do with you, and yet it seems like they are paralyzing you in this way. What they are paralyzing is only the personal identity, the pure awareness that you are is not affected. Realize that the personal identity can't exist without you. You are the one beyond the personal identity which is aware of the personal identity and its limitations. That which is aware of the personal identity and its functioning is infinite and unlimited. Stay in the place of seeing in which you observe with detachment the personal identity but you do not log into it and identify as it. Stay aware of yourself being the consciousness in which all these clouds come and go but do not be attached to any of them. Let them flow. You exist with nothing at all, yet the mind can't exist without you. You need to see clearly who is the bigger one, you need to understand that the mind has absolutely 0 power over you, you are that infinite in which it is appearing and is perceived by, the only way for it to appear as if the mind has power is to belief in the MERE THOUGHT that says it has power. That is on you to discern what is true and what is just a cloud. Be aware of being aware of these thoughts, emotions, sensations. Do not identify your self as these clouds, as they are not what you are. They have nothing to do with you. They are simply a kind of conditioning program that you are aware of. Be aware of being aware of that. That is the greatest power you have, the power to be your self, the stillness that is deep within any kind of storm and any kind of bullshit the mind is trying to "attack" you with. What you truly are, is that stillness in fact. Take a look, who is the mind trying to offend? It is trying to offend the personal identity you believed your self to be, once you completely dis-identify from the past, and understand that it has nothing to do with you now, you will be able to completely carry on with your life without any real importance given to the mind. The mind can't attack you, it can only attack an idea of who you believe your self to be. If you understand, directly experience the fact that you are nothing, the mind is incapable of touching you. It can try and offend that old identity for how long it wants to, but it has nothing to do with you. Let it be. Keep on being your self. There is no need to give importance, significance or trying to figure out why or for how long this is going to happen. They are just thoughts, emotions and sensations. You were conditioned to believe this has some kind of meaning and that these are important but this is just another conditioned belief. You in fact have nothing to do with these natural phenomena that occur within consciousness. You are the universal consciousness it self, the no-thing aware of being aware, you are beyond all phenomena which appear to arise and then disappear. Notice how everything in your life comes and goes, except that one thing. That no-thing. Which is you. Identity, emotions, sensations, thoughts, beliefs, ideas, concepts, imagination, attachments, desires they all come, and they all go. They are unstable, inconsistent, and none of them are you. As you are the one aware of being aware of all of these phenomena. You can't be something that is coming and going. You are the no-thing aware of that. You are beyond all these phenomena, do not believe the emotions, sensations and thoughts that make you think you are scared. You can't be scared. It is only a thought saying "You are scared" or "I am scared" disguising itself to be you, but it is not you, it is just the mind trying to lure you back into unconsciousness. Overcome that, Transcend that, realize what you truly are. The being itself. The awareness aware of itself. - Sebastian Key Everyone who wants to discover their true infinite nature, check out my page. The most direct and effective wisdom to completely realize your highest nature; the pure consciousness that you are. To know and live and be the infinite life that you are. Every post directly dissolves your delusions and gives you clarity about your true being and nature. <3 [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 02 Sep 2020 09:56 PM PDT After dealing with self confidence issues, and thinking I was a bad person because of my insecurities, I started meditating. Through my journey, I've learned that our brains are machines that are designed to constantly take in, process, and spit out information. A lot of the times, it's good, helpful stuff. Sometimes, not so much. But I've learned that just because your mind says "you're not good enough" doesn't make you weak, as long as you continue to persevere through these thoughts. I no longer wish to judge myself based on what I think, but what I do. Thanks for listening, I love y'all. [link] [comments] |
| How do I stop incessant thinking/phone use Posted: 02 Sep 2020 02:48 AM PDT Hey everyone, I have a problem that is interfering with my day to day life. I want to start mediation but it's like my brain isn't allowing me to and would rather see me think about arbitrary, nonsensical bullshit. Especially at work. I'm in my head all day long, thinking about past relationships, random quarrels I've had with people recently, future events etc. All stuff that shouldn't be dwelled upon while I should be focusing on my good job that I love. Sometimes I'm so wrapped up in some random thought that once my boss/coworker approaches me I'm like a deer in the headlights. Sometimes stumbling over words, acting like a robot, not present to the conversation. It's embarrassing. I want the pointless voice in my head to stop. Once work is over, I come home just to sit on my phone. It's not like I'm on it for hours and hours a day but it's a compulsion to check it and I hate it. It totally throws off my vibe if I'm feeling good at home, all of a sudden I'm completely distracted my nonsense. Anyway, any advice would be appreciated. Thank you. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 02 Sep 2020 01:28 PM PDT I'm being chased. The monster of careerism, accomplishments, and friendships is going to catch me and destroy me. I can't do enough, I'm not funny enough, I'm not attractive enough. I can't outrun the monster. I close my eyes and breath quietly for a few minutes. I open my eyes. The monster is gone. [link] [comments] |
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| The reason we meditate is just to be Posted: 03 Sep 2020 02:03 AM PDT meditation is practice for the now This video explains is extremely well (Alan Watts): https://youtu.be/dYSQ1NF1hvw [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 03 Sep 2020 02:01 AM PDT I just wanna ask if i am not alone with my current situation. I started to do the awareness exercise at the request from my therapist today, and my whole body was shaking, i was aware of every little minute thing that was going through my head. I felt every negative thing about myself, and needed to remind myself to focus on my breath every second, because my focus was broken that easily. I really wanna give this exercise a try, as i need something to help me with my extremely low concentration and focus ability but this is just demotivating. Is there some tips or words of advice you can give me? I tried reading the faq, but i just couldn't really focus on the information and it just went out of my head the instance i read a sentence. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 02 Sep 2020 11:06 PM PDT How do you prepare yourself to be in the best position to be struck by the realisation that this world of form is a dream in the mind of God? That your true nature is formless and eternal. The Gita spoke of the 4 paths to take that can help you get there;
Is there any other literature on what state of mind makes is most likely for this realisation to hit? [link] [comments] |
| Today I found incredible self love Posted: 02 Sep 2020 04:10 AM PDT Today was my 12th meditation, I do them everyday. I'm not the one to be proud of myself, but in the middle of it, I started to feel incredible, heart warming love for myself, it's hard to explain. It got to the point where I felt tears in my eys, was so happy to simply be, kissed my arms, huged myself and was so genuinely happy. I allowed myself not to jude for getting my mind of breathing but to appreciate the moment. Have any of you experienced that, the physical moment while meditating? If so, how do you react to it? [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 03 Sep 2020 12:33 AM PDT Recently, I've noticed that I've become much more irritable, angry, distracted, and anxious. I snap at something small and I can't seem to focus on anything. I'm really really not proud of this behavior and I don't know why I've been acting like this. I've thought about meditation before but haven't really gotten into it. Will meditation help with these issues? Will I stop reacting so easily and be less anxious? [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 02 Sep 2020 10:02 PM PDT My roommate told me he doesn't like to take breaks at work because then he slows down making it more difficult to "wake up" and continue with the day. I spent my whole lunch today sleeping. Before I started meditating, I used to be like him. I didn't want to rest because I worried about not being able to wake up. "Waking up" is something you practice everytime you end a meditation. The waking up skill relieves anxiety about resting, and I just wanted to share that because no one told me that would be a benefit. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 02 Sep 2020 10:02 PM PDT My roommate told me he doesn't like to take breaks at work because then he slows down making it more difficult to "wake up" and continue with the day. I spent my whole lunch today sleeping. Before I started meditating, I used to be like him. I didn't want to rest because I worried about not being able to wake up. "Waking up" is something you practice everytime you end a meditation. The waking up skill relieves anxiety about resting, and I just wanted to share that because no one told me that would be a benefit. [link] [comments] |
| How do I take mindfulness meditation to the next level? Posted: 03 Sep 2020 12:04 AM PDT Since I started meditating regularly, my sleep, mood, and concentration has improved drastically. So far, I have reached the euphoric state and I've started to meditate for longer periods of time. Longer periods are harder because I tend to get sleepy. I want to take the practice to the next level. How do I do that? Do I have to meditate for longer? How do you not fall asleep during longer meditations? [link] [comments] |
| Has anyone had scary experiences similar to this while meditating? Posted: 02 Sep 2020 11:56 PM PDT I just tried to meditate but after a few minutes, when relaxation and numbness to surroundings started to set in, I felt like something was about to touch my right arm and had a vivid vision of someone aggressively lunging at me. I was obviously startled and immediately opened my eyes, terrified as if I had just had a nightmare. Has anyone ever had this problem while attempting to meditate? Is there a solution to it or will I always end up like this when I meditate? P.s.: in the past, I've often found myself being overwhelmed by intense feelings of anticipatory dread when trying to meditate, but the assault in a vision thing had never happened before. Could it get even worse with time? [link] [comments] |
| Meditation without bringing too much attention in public? Posted: 02 Sep 2020 11:34 PM PDT Could i meditate by leaning over with elbows on the table with my hands on my face? It makes me feel more secure if I needed to do it in public. Or would this defeat the purpose? [link] [comments] |
| I believe in meditation - but avoid it all day - help? Posted: 02 Sep 2020 09:13 AM PDT Hello! I got into meditation over a decade ago and used to practice regularly at the time. After several years of not practicing, I've realized how important it is to make space in my day to be present, and believe in the benefits it creates in my life. For the last six months I've been trying to meditate every day, but I'm finding it so hard to get started. I'll end up waiting til the very end of the day and squeezing it in reluctantly, or just avoiding it for the full day. I have a meditation spot in my apartment and I started with 5 minutes and have built up to 20. I'm not really finding any 'pleasant' moments in it right now - I have a lot of stress and anxiety from work and I'm often not settling into a calm space at any point in the meditation --- but I know that's part of the journey too - and it's not so uncomfortable that I'm having any panic attacks or am really suffering through it. It could make sense to do it first thing in the morning, but I just can't get myself to do it. Any one else been through this? Have any tips about how I can build a consistent meditation practice? Thank you! [link] [comments] |
| Why do we have to suffer from anxiety and stress? Posted: 03 Sep 2020 02:25 AM PDT If we recall our past, we can realize we wasted most of our time with negative minds such as anxiety, worries, stress, think of how others think of me. why do we have to live with those awful things?.. I think the reason we suffer from those things is we are living inside our own mind world which is made by ourselves. While living, we have memorized all different kinds of things and situation, feelings, thoughts, relationship.. basically everything we got through and that makes our mind world. actually because it is like a prison of mind, we cannot get out of it easily. even now we are in our mind word. I believe meditation is the best way to get out of it. By getting rid of our false mind, we can get out of our awful negative mind world. I am trying to meditate everyday! it really change my mind. Hope everybody to join ! Jason- Meditação Lisboa [link] [comments] |
| Is it always suffering what pushes us to spirituality? Posted: 02 Sep 2020 08:26 PM PDT I ask this because in my case, it is. I've suffered from anxiety and that is why I started meditating and discovering my spiritually, but is it always the suffering what pushes us to spirituality? [link] [comments] |
| What type of meditation is it when you just sit and think? Posted: 02 Sep 2020 06:53 PM PDT Is it simply mindfulness meditation, or is there a style/school that's more specific than that? A few minutes ago I finished sitting on my porch for about half an hour, and was curious if doing so was a form of meditation. [link] [comments] |
| How to Clear The Toxic Energy Body For Good Posted: 02 Sep 2020 03:46 PM PDT
Any pessimistic individuals are, of course , possible. Like an individual in your family or at work. Although you should restrict the time you spend with them. And you can pick your mates and who you're socializing with during your spare time.
First of all, it's unclutter. Old stuff in your house are storing a lot of bad energies. Old garments, journals, journals , books, get rid of them. Clean your building, then. You do not just hoover you wash the dishes, scrub the rugs, the doors, the walls, the floors, do the washing, etc. Open the curtains, make the sun out, bring the new air in and get the bad energies out. Connect the live plants and the green. Through making your house or workplace a more pleasant place, you may find that you can often get rid of the bad energies within you.
Cleanse out your own bad feelings. Don't let the smallest stuff concern you. Don't whine or blame or attack anyone. You respect yourself much, too. Ome more compassionate about yourself. No one is flawless, but don't worry about the faults or imperfections. Repeating optimistic words every day will serve to keep your feelings more productive. That they will encourage and empower quotations. Often, aim to maintain a log of thanks, or at least take a few minutes a day and reflect of what you're grateful for.
Take a pen and a sheet of paper to write down everything you're thinking about. Often it may feel like a lot in your mind, but if you see it written out, you'll realize that it's not too much, and you can live with it. Often, the idea is to eliminate all the negative from the inside of you and place it on an external target. But don't believe you've got to keep this list quick, or even keep it a list at all. Remember to note down all the bad feelings. Any one of you concerned thinking you were getting. And then just get rid of the sheet of paper. Burn it down or give it out.
Meditation enhances the development of serotonin that boosts morale and behaviour. It eliminates fear, helps to maintain insight and peace of mind. It helps to restore the energy system and sustain a bright energy environment. So, pick a quiet place, sit (or lie down) in a relaxed spot, and attempt to make your mind open. Meditation isn't as difficult as it seems, so here you'll read more meditation ideas for beginners.
If you're nervous about something, start visualizing a optimistic result. Look for the ideal outcome in your head or in a scenario where you don't have to think about the issue anymore. Try to picture how that will make you sound like that. And to maintain the feeling for as long as possible. And if you're not concerned about something in particular, but you also sound pessimistic, just imagine your greatest fantasy or something that will make you happy. Like flying to an exotic destination or heading on a dream dinner. Think of the colors, the artifacts, and the information. You can start clearing the negativity of your life and clearing up any limiting beliefs that you may have... [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 02 Sep 2020 07:55 PM PDT Hi. I've noticed that my desire to find a relationship kinda goes away after meditating. Has anybody else noticed anything like this? Not like finding a relationship, but the desire to find a partner/companion? I hope this makes sense. I'm not sure how else to describe it. [link] [comments] |
| Room spinning during meditation! Help! Posted: 03 Sep 2020 01:50 AM PDT Hello all! I have been practicing meditation at least once a day for the last 4 months. I am progressing decently as it is becoming easier to reach a deep state of meditation than it was in the beginning. Recently when I get relaxed enough (after 10 minutes or so) I start feeling as if the room was spinning wildly. That feeling you get when you spin around in circles and suddenly stop. It's not just side to side but up and down also as if I'm tilting from left to right while spinning. It is very disorienting but also gone as soon as i open my eyes. Does anyone know what this is? I cannot find anything when searching online. My dreams have been incredibly vivid ever since it started happening and I also started getting multiple sleep paralysis episodes each night. It used to scare me but now i just relax and focus on drifting back to whatever dream I was having. Thank you so much for all of your help. May peace be with you all. [link] [comments] |
| Amazing Underwater Visuals with Healing Vibrations Posted: 03 Sep 2020 01:42 AM PDT This video is one that I find puts me at ease and in a deep meditative state. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FMS5UPHn6VU [link] [comments] |
| Beginner - guided meditation to meet my spirit guide - I started sobbing Posted: 02 Sep 2020 11:39 AM PDT Hello! I just began meditating and I find guided meditation videos pretty helpful. I have done a few ones before, mostly to help me relax and sleep. Tonight I stumbled across a guided meditation to meet a spirit guide, lasting only about 10 minutes. Since I'm not used to meditating too much, yet, I try to keep my meditations as short as I can until I feel mentally strong enough to handle half an hour, then an hour... And, so... My experience tonight was really unique and weird -well, unsettling, not weird. The voice talking asked us to picture an animal coming towards us, and I saw a fox. Then, we had to start picturing a few details about it. I pictured the fox with the top of his orange ears being black... As he approached, I kind of thought of the fox in the Chronicles of Narnia, but also of the fox in the Fox and the Hound. Then, the voice told us to accept any message this spirit guide had to give us. I won't say what my message was here, though if anyone has specific details that could help me understand, we can talk about it in private. At the end, the voice only mentioned to stay there and observe, to see if any other message or sign would be delivered to us. At that point, the fox started leaving but it turned around and stared at me, as if it didn't want to leave. Then, out of nowhere, I pictured us hugging very tight. And at that point, the person talking guided us to express gratitude and say thank you, as I was still hugging the fox tight. That's when I started sobbing... I have no explanation, I don't know why I started crying, it just came to me, and it took me a few seconds to really calm my nerves to open my eyes again and get out of my meditative state. If anyone thinks they can help me, any remark, advice or guidance is accepted ! Thank you very much, have a good day or evening, and please take good care of yourselves! [link] [comments] |
| What is meditation? A message to those struggle with mental health issues and meditating. Posted: 02 Sep 2020 02:54 PM PDT I almost with I could sticky this as I see this come up so often and I speak myself on the topic constantly. That topic being mental health in the context of mediation. I see many people posting daily in regards to struggles with mental health and or with mental health related questions regarding mediation. I have also seen others warning of the risks of mediation and or posting about bad experiences they have had. I myself have posted my own successes and pitfalls I have faced. I am by no means an expert, only mediating a little over a year now I am very much an amateur at this, but that length of time and my own experiences with mental health issues I feel at least give me some wisdom I wish to pass on. First let me say, throw away the Hallmark Card stereotypical understandings of mediation. Meditation is not about peace and tranquility and "OM" floating on clouds. Yes there are beautiful experiences to be found and great peace to be found. And some find their experiences to be almost this positive and little else. But this is NOT the only intended purpose of the practise. Meditation is poorly advertised here in the west and there is some danger in misunderstanding its intended purpose. This is much the same as having a bad time upon entering a career that one did not properly research beforehand, you aren't guaranteed to like it if you did not understand what you were singing up for. So what is meditation about? IMHO in it's simplest form meditation is the practise of bringing the mind out of autopilot mode. In spiritual speak we call this awakening. Honestly all it is is becoming consciously aware of our surroundings as well as your inner world. Most of the time we operate on autopilot without even being aware of it. You drive to work, work 8 hours, eat, sleep, repeat. It's scary how little of a 24 hour day may be spent actually consciously engaged. We trick ourselves into thinking we are "there" but so much of what we do doesn't require much actual conscious input that we don't even really need to be there for most of it. We can very much just "check out". Meditation is the practise of slowly teaching ourselves to "check in". During the practise itself this takes the form of noting the object of meditation, be it breath work, body scans or other sounds thoughts and feelings. But in time this practise naturally slips into your day to day world and you find yourself more "aware" of everything all the time. Oh... I'm aware that I'm actually driving to work right now. I'm aware that I'm feeling happy. I'm aware that I'm hungry right now. I'm aware that it's a beautiful sunny day. I'm aware that I'm bored. I'm aware that I'm angry. I'm aware that I'm anxious. I'm aware that this person bothers me. I'm aware that my own thoughts bother me. I'm aware that I don't like myself. I'm aware that I don't like my job. I'm aware that I don't like my past. I'm aware that I'm lonely. etc etc. Notice I'm listing a LOT of negatives here. That is NOT intended to mean that mediation is a negative practise but is intended as a message for those of us who struggle with mental health issues. Indeed great peace and happiness can be found. But meditation is not going to make these other feelings go away. Actually quite the opposite. It will cause everything to come to the foreground. Because that is actually the only purpose of mediation. To make us aware. It's what we do with this awareness that is key. It is from this point that we can actually heal, and take actions to get better. BUT as some have pointed out there ARE dangers for some. For those who are not ready to be awakened to both the positive and negative in their life this can be very jarring. Especially if you have past childhood traumas you have not healed, those will surface as well. There is also a misunderstanding that mediation is about not taking actions in life. Yes meditation itself is simply the act of nonjudgmental observation of everything. But it is precisely the awareness it brings you that allows you to take proper action in your life to get to some place more fulfilling and happy. And said actions may not necessarily be what you think they will be. You may for example uncover a truth about yourself that you struggle with greatly. For example you may come to realize that you are selfish, greedy, mean, angry, lonely person in great pain. This may be a very difficult realization to have depending on the type of ego you have, especially if your ego is built around NOT being these things. But said realization, if properly utilized can allow you to turn yourself around to being the opposite. To be the love, compassion, and connection with yourself and others that you seek and feel you are missing. OR you may discover you were a lovely wonderful kind loving person all along and not the worthless slime you have been taught. Interestingly your ego will have just as difficult a time excepting this truth too. Mediation is merely a tool for uncovering the way things truly are, not the way you THINK they are. You are not guaranteed to love what you find, but finding what you find allows you to truly love yourself in the end. [link] [comments] |
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