- This is your reminder to take 30 seconds off your day and focus on your breath wether you’re standing , at work , driving at home 30 seconds is all it takes to clear up your head for a bit.�� much love beautiful people
- Some of the kindest people you could meet?
- I’ve started using my stomachaches to practice awareness and Letting Go. I’ve realized that if I consciously and intentionally release the physical pain, it dissipates. Pretty cool stuff
- What was the main catalyst which triggered your spiritual awakening/journey?
- What if things aren’t so bad and I only pay attention to the negative and depressing thoughts because they’re the most stimulating?
- What is your go-to relaxation technique to calm your anxiety/fear when it comes?
- Waking Up Happy
- “We really have only two choices: to share life with death or to be robbed by death.”
- The Habit of You
- Why am I so hostile towards everything?
- Meditation with eyes open
- Are you only left with your intuition in an ideal pure mind ?
- How long till results in relieving anxiety?
- Mental block, full of anger and frustration, any meditation advise would be so helpful?
- Meditation for anger and letting go
- Why do I go to a dark place during meditation?
- Anyone else joining the mass meditation this Monday?
- 1 Hour Beautiful Piano Music For Deep Sleeping | Pure Relaxing Music【BGM...
- Why does the state of “just being” help the mind and body?
- Tears everytime
- Meditating with incense
- Benefits of meditation
- If you’ve ever been in a place where you’ve felt low or things just feel like a grind, you might have asked the question, what is life all about?
- When I take a deep breath my chest rises instead of my belly , what could be the cause for this ?
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| Some of the kindest people you could meet? Posted: 19 Dec 2020 08:19 AM PST Hi all, since joining this subreddit and reading a lot of the posts, I've come to the realisation that those who take meditation seriously quite often seem to be some of the nicest people about. If everyone was like this, we would live in such a blissful world! Wonderful. [link] [comments] |
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| What was the main catalyst which triggered your spiritual awakening/journey? Posted: 19 Dec 2020 07:53 PM PST Mine was the passing of my wife after 12 years together and a long, eye-opening battle with cancer and therefore mortality. I never saw her death as an actual possibility (she was the so young, beautiful and thriving with passion and life) yet I was riddled with an intensity of fear, anxiety, and stress I cannot express in words. After her passing I quit everything and began traveling the world; volunteering, experiencing new cultures, healing, soul searching, learning, meditating, and just living life. She passed in 2014 and since then has helped guide me to a place of healing and truth... one of mindful compassion and self-love. It's just so crazy looking back upon it all... like I'm trying to recall a bedtime tale I was told as a child instead of a life I experienced and lived. Very surreal, very beautiful too. What was yours? [link] [comments] |
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| What is your go-to relaxation technique to calm your anxiety/fear when it comes? Posted: 20 Dec 2020 01:33 AM PST I have social anxiety and read from a book that doing relaxation techniques when the anxiety comes is a good way to reduce it, as it helps tell the brain the next time I'm in a social situation that I should be calm since I was calm before (due to the relaxation technique). [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 19 Dec 2020 07:49 AM PST I've been away from my practice for over a year now. This morning though, I woke up with an overwhelming sense of euphoria. A feeling of deep gratitude came over me with the thought of how incredible just being able to wake up was. I felt connected to the world even though I was laying in my bed. This year for me, like many here, has been difficult. Despite discovering all the spare time I had to self improve, making any progress has been difficult. I feel ready inside to start making changes. I would like to use this momentum and to get back on the path of more mindfulness and gratitude through self reflection. I would appreciate any tips or pointers that you have used in your daily rituals especially in the morning. Do you find affirmations to be helpful? Thanks! [link] [comments] |
| “We really have only two choices: to share life with death or to be robbed by death.” Posted: 19 Dec 2020 09:50 AM PST |
| Posted: 20 Dec 2020 01:00 AM PST We never pay any thought to just how challenging becoming an adult is. It's forced upon us, one minute we're playing with our lego, action men and barbie dolls. The next, we're choosing the job we're expected to stay in for the rest of our lives. This process feels broken for me, it doesn't feel like a seamless process from one lifestyle to another, yet it's the one we seem to be stuck with. But what if we never actually needed to 'grow up', maybe the idea of becoming an adult is just an egoic structure designed to make us feel limited to the responsibilities we, for whatever reason are made to feel are important? At our most impressionable years as children, we're thrown into an exponentially growing reality of judgement, where our every movement is scrutinised by parents and teachers. We are programmed to raise our hand in class with the hopes of being allowed by authority to perform the natural universe given function of taking a piss. The relentless tests and exams judging our performance on whether or not we can retain useless information bares down on us, programming into our minds that overbearing judgement in this world is the norm, forcing us to value the opinions those in authority have on us. This indoctrinated insecurity has created a vast system of 'adults' of whom have created a global society based on the abuse and exploitation of these kids, who grow up as obedient and powerless adults who will always look to authority for the answers. The experience you had in this system as a child has created your habits as an adult. All along, the ultimate authority in your life, the one that truly has the answers, to all your problems, all your insecurities, all your dreams and aspirations. Is inside of you. The moment you realise this, is the moment you can change your life forever and reprogram all this behavioural junk put upon you. Welcome to your ego, no this does not mean egotistical. Mainstream information has done a fantastic job at creating an extremely negative connotation around this word. The ego is simply your own view on your own personal identity which influences your thought patterns, behaviours and opinions. Your ego is developed through the experience you have in this world, for example; someone who was bullied in school is more likely to grow up with trust issues, being more careful about the company they keep and tend to develop an insecure sense of self worth. They then may start hitting the gym, developing a physique of dominance and maybe become proficient in some sort of martial arts. As after all, they value being able to defend themselves more than the average person due to their previous life experience of being on the wrong end of aggression as a child. Was this person born with the strongly held belief that physical superiority is what they should be achieving? No, of course not. This is the ego, your set of strongly held beliefs, value system and your own self esteem all wrapped up in a lifelong habit of which too many people allow to control their lives. Now of course, this is just an example. I'm sure not everybody who is bullied in school eventually takes the path of becoming a badass, some will simply grow up insecure and fearful of authority when others will grow up completely over compensating and becoming the bully themselves, but whichever route they're taking they'll be living their life by their ego, defining themselves by the experience they have had so far in this crazy game of life. [link] [comments] |
| Why am I so hostile towards everything? Posted: 19 Dec 2020 06:07 PM PST I try to focus on my breath for most of the day but everything and everyone just pisses me off so much. It's way easier to just react with anger and argue with everyone, than it is to be calm. I don't want to tell people how much i hate them, because i understand that I'm probably annoying to some people too. But it's so hard to resist the urge of always saying what you think and reacting with anger. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 19 Dec 2020 07:40 PM PST I meditated with my eyes open for the first time tonight and I'm just wondering if anyone else has experienced this. I was staring at a spot on the wall and after a couple minutes I noticed the lights around me (already pretty dim) start to dim way down to almost darkness then become brighter then dim down again and become brighter again. It continued until I stopped. It was almost like tunnel vision. [link] [comments] |
| Are you only left with your intuition in an ideal pure mind ? Posted: 19 Dec 2020 11:53 PM PST Would conscious thoughts become subconscious like a real free living? I understand that there's a soft quieter voice but the louder direct voice does that disappear ? I'm beginning to think this may be the ego that took form in the mind because the voice isn't reliable, and often times when doubt or negative emotions arise it is through this voice. At a point making me disillusioned with life unable to trust my mind or perspective so I'm spectacle about it . [link] [comments] |
| How long till results in relieving anxiety? Posted: 19 Dec 2020 07:47 PM PST I have started practicing again this week, done 30 mins minimum for the past 4 days. I am really enjoying the practice, it's nice to be doing it again. I just wondered how long it'll take to see some results in feeling less of the social anxiety which makes my life difficult. Or if you guys have any advice on using meditation to alleviate it. Thank you! [link] [comments] |
| Mental block, full of anger and frustration, any meditation advise would be so helpful? Posted: 20 Dec 2020 02:50 AM PST Context - About 4 months ago, I had a disagreement with a manager. I wouldn't lie to an executive about a project I'm a lead on, and the manager kept trying to get me to lie. I got a phone call from the manager. I tried to discuss the project's problems with him, and he basically refused to discuss it with me until I agreed with him. I wouldn't. An hour and a half later (Retrospectively I should have hung up), He had me in tears, agreeing with him just so we could move on to finding a solution and emailing him an agreement of the lie. Completely making me go against my core values. We reached no solution because as soon as the email was sent, he hung up and wouldn't answer. My boss who I CC'd in phoned me almost immediately after and we spoke I was still crying and I was shattered. I took 3 days off to recover, but before that he talked me through it, we resolved the issues without this other manager. I have anxiety and struggle with sleep, I used to wake up screaming with a dark figure standing over me. My boss introduced me to meditation in February and it was working great. Simplified, I was finally connecting with myself and listening to myself and the figure went away for months almost immediately. After this, I became obsessed and couldn't stop focusing on this other manager, I hated him more than any other person in the universe. I decided I was never going to let him bully me again. I slacked off on meditation because it took me to very dark places and wasn't helping me get over this. I researched ways to win arguments (I've never been one to care about this, I've always been solution-driven) and found that he was using textbook debating and psychological tricks to win arguments. And I do mean textbook. Now knowing the rules of engagement I have basically been testing them against him at every opportunity I get, in small ways. This week I didn't hold back and tore into him so badly that he basically refused to engage and walked out of the room. It wasn't the cathartic experience I was hoping for, I feel like I'm ready to forgive him, but another part of me feels like this isn't as big a deal as I'm making it out to be so there should be nothing to forgive. I woke up screaming again on Thursday. I try meditating and all I can do is focus on him. It's not healthy, I don't want this. I try to redirect my attention the moment I realise I'm doing it and keep coming back to our phonecall conversation and the email he forced me to send. How do I get over this?! It's getting in the way of things. I'm sure I'm not acting as professionally as I should. I'm not driven to do anything anymore. I feel slow and weighed down all the time, work feels like a hardship when I used to love it. I feel like if I could meditate properly again, everything would just get back to normal! Does anyone have a suggestion on how to get over this? Thanks. [link] [comments] |
| Meditation for anger and letting go Posted: 19 Dec 2020 10:38 PM PST Hey all! I apologize for my formatting, I'm on mobile. I struggle with anger as being apart of my identity and now that I have recognized it and acknowledged it, I want to release it from my identity. Can meditation help with that? What techniques can I use? What are some options to replace my anger with? I'm having a hard time coming up with a solution now that I've identified my problem and so I'm reaching out to this community for help. Thank you!! [link] [comments] |
| Why do I go to a dark place during meditation? Posted: 19 Dec 2020 10:22 PM PST I studied meditation for many years, took a break where I was disconnected from the practice and am now getting back to it. But almost every time I feel just awful. I go to such a dark place. I feel absolutely terrible by the end which makes me wonder why do I even do this? I know the point isn't to feel good but I know the point also isn't to go from feeling just whatever to feeling like my whole soul is getting sucked into a vacuum and is out of my control. I'm lost in my spinning thoughts down a dark whole of self loathing where I feel like my thoughts are attacking my thoughts. I feel like I'm spiraling out into a dissociated reality. When I finally stop or rather give up, I feel my senses return and I gradually go back to normal but it is just an awful, awful feeling. I know there are cases of meditation induced psychosis and I feel like I am on that path. I want so badly to partake and enjoy meditation like I used to but I just cannot. And I don't know what to do. Perhaps it is this desire and sense that I must do something that is sending me down this path but every attempt at pure acceptance just makes things worse. [link] [comments] |
| Anyone else joining the mass meditation this Monday? Posted: 19 Dec 2020 12:50 PM PST No matter what your stance is on what's going on, SOMETHING big is happening, With us moving into the 'Age Of Aquarius' starting with the predicted 'solar flash' THIS MONDAY (December 21st). It's been shown by many studies that MEDITATING has a profound positive impact on global consciousness, when ENOUGH people do it at the same time. I would invite you to join me in meditating at 6PM UK time (Google search to convert to your local time zone) this Monday 21st, it looks like many many groups are planning to meditate at this exact time, this Monday And together, we can quite literally change the world In very measurable ways, meditating at the same time as several other people has profound impacts on mood, emotions, crime rates go DOWN, inflammation, pain and even depression rates go down So, even if you don't believe any of that, there's quite literally nothing to lose by doing it.. Meditation has a HUGE (absolutely huge) list of real, proven benefits, so this 'mass meditation' on Monday is just a huge bonus. Hopefully you'll set a reminder and do it, even if for just 5 minutes. 6PM UK time, this Monday [link] [comments] |
| 1 Hour Beautiful Piano Music For Deep Sleeping | Pure Relaxing Music【BGM... Posted: 20 Dec 2020 01:35 AM PST |
| Why does the state of “just being” help the mind and body? Posted: 19 Dec 2020 10:35 AM PST In meditation one sits there and clears the mind (or lets the mind flow without resistance or judgment) to reach the point of just being. This state, from my understanding, allows a person to draw in positive life energy. My question is why? Why does calming the waters in your mind bring healing benefits? Stillness is healing which is a weird concept for me to grasp. Not sure if this question is too big to ask, but I had this thought and would like to read through anyone's thoughts on this. Have a great day! [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 20 Dec 2020 12:58 AM PST I've just started meditating , every time I meditate about 5-10 mins in tears start forming, and begin streaking down my face as a tear would usually fall lmao ,, does this happen to any body else ? Is it normal ,what's it mean ? [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 19 Dec 2020 12:37 PM PST Do you meditate with incense? Does it help you? What's your favorite to burn? Mine is Patchouli. I've never done a lot of meditation and when I did it was extremely hard and I quit really fast. Last night and then this morning I meditated while burning Patchouli (I feel like my root chakra needs work and someone told me Patchouli is a root chakra scent) Anyway, I've never had so much success meditating before. It was beautiful, both times, and left me with a sense of peace. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 19 Dec 2020 04:34 PM PST Does anyone notice improvements in their speech? If I get a solid meditation practice going for a decent period of time, I notice I can communicate with people better. My words flow easier and I tend start using words I wouldn't normally use, and in the correct context. It's a really cool benefit that I've discovered. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 19 Dec 2020 10:37 AM PST If you've ever been in a place where you're feeling low or life just feels like a grind, you might have asked the question, what is it all about? There's no shortage of influencers who want to provide you with answers, especially on TV or social media. They'll tell you through their words or actions that you need to be richer, more successful or attractive, have kids or be in a relationship. But lets take a step back and think about what the meaning of life is in two categories. The first is making ourselves happy, very few people would pick something that is designed to make them miserable; the second is being part of something bigger than ourselves. From a mindfulness perspective, both of these are actually very easy to answer. When we think about what we want for ourselves, we tend to think of the outside conditions we desire for our lives to have meaning. That might be achieving something in our careers, or getting some kind of recognition. But this is a bit like watching a 2 hour movie for one interesting minute towards the end or travelling for 24 hours to spend an afternoon in New Zealand. What about before and after that fleeting moment of happiness - we can spend our whole lives grinding towards some purpose without actually being happy in the here and now. So our conclusion might be that the meaning of life is to be happy in each moment. How do we do this? The answer is to let go of the future and the past, enjoy the feeling of being alive, enjoy what is right in front of us. Our friends, our family, our breath, our body, the food we eat, the chair you're sitting on, our thoughts, our feelings, the sunshine and the clouds, being present with whatever we're experiencing. To shorten it down, from a mindfulness perspective, the meaning of life is to be. This also applies to having a purpose greater than ourselves. The need that we have as humans to be part of something greater than ourselves comes from our altruism, the desire as a species to help and make each other happy. The best way we can do this is through the practice of compassion for those who are suffering. We don't need to be part of Doctors Without Borders to do this, we can make it happen every day by building our practice, developing our calmness, training our awareness. When we're calm and present, we become more aware of the suffering of other people and we feel compelled to act. When we're present we really connect with other people and start to work together to make the work a better place. In other words, to make ourselves happy and to make the world a better place the meaning of life is to be, to be present with what we're experiencing in the present moment. [link] [comments] |
| When I take a deep breath my chest rises instead of my belly , what could be the cause for this ? Posted: 19 Dec 2020 06:54 PM PST So when I take a deep breath my chest naturally rises during the inhalation , I still feel really relaxed at the end of the deep breathing exercise but I just heard the belly is supposed to sort of extend. What could be the cause ? Do I just need more practice ? [link] [comments] |
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