Meditation: Weekly Discussion - December 14 2020 |
- Weekly Discussion - December 14 2020
- Don't Forget: Meditation isn't easy
- Meditation made me lose my edge
- I am on day 12 of learning to meditate. Today I had an amazing epiphany and just wanted to share!
- Scared to do meditation while I am grieving
- Adyashanti on meditation
- My phone did me a favour this morning
- If you have 20 minutes, pick what interests you, and start listening! Please support our Mindfulness Podcast that discusses topics related to meditation, unlocking your potential, and holistic living.
- Can't believe that meditation worked for me this time and I was able to reach that state
- Cold air energy in palms while meditating
- Spotify Songs/Playlists for Meditation
- Join me for a silent sitting meditation on Zoom
- Thank you for beautiful sunsets and sunrises. It is living art.
- Hi I need help
- Have you noticed the more present you are ,the more content you tend to be.
- question
- HUGE SIMPLE TIP TO BEGINNERS! (From a beginner)
- Just wanted to put it out there for people who have trouble meditating,This has enormously helped me.
- For Beginners - Morning Routine 15 min. Meditation To Focus The Mind
- Such an anxious relief
- Need help!
- Some tension in my forehead
- Wondering if anyone here has any insight into the experience I had today.
- I’ve started meditating again, I’ve been using my breathing to stay focused, saw flashes of color and images for a tiny bit during yesterday, was that normal or should I be trying to make that fade like my thoughts?
- Some sort of personality change? Looking for advice
| Weekly Discussion - December 14 2020 Posted: 14 Dec 2020 07:09 AM PST This is a reoccuring thread for questions relating to your practice and discussion around your experiences. Questions Ask questions relating to your practice, the theory of meditation, various traditions and lineages of thought, or practical tips. If you're new, please read our FAQ before posting, as it contains a wealth of information that all of us should come back to occasionally. Discussion Also use this thread for a more free-form discussion of your experiences and other tidbits that might not warrant their own full post. Use this space to connect with the /r/meditation community, it won't be heavily moderated. Also check out the monthly meditation challenge. [link] [comments] |
| Don't Forget: Meditation isn't easy Posted: 14 Dec 2020 06:07 AM PST Just a quick PSA to remember: Meditation itself (the practice) is not easy. In fact, it could be one of the hardest activities/actions to consistently do considering the times we live in. This is the loudest + most distracting time to be a human being, and it's not easy to sit down and breathe, no matter what state the mind is. It takes self discipline over time (which also seems to be lacking in our modern society) Iphones, internet, social media...it's never been harder to be still and observe the mind. Don't be too tough on yourself if it takes a month, 6 months, or a year to finally notice significant changes in the mind. Don't get discouraged :) Stick with it! [link] [comments] |
| Meditation made me lose my edge Posted: 14 Dec 2020 04:30 PM PST I am a Senior in college who discovered meditation about 1.5 years ago and have been practicing consistently ever since. I used to be a very high-achieving, driven person, but within the last 6 months have felt my desire to become someone or do something important gradually wane away. I had set myself up to potentially go to medical school, but lately feel more inclined to pursue a more 'ordinary' career path with a less intense training period. I understand that at some level this has to do with meditation causing my ego to be a smaller part of my life. There is a long list of benefits that I've experienced from meditation, but i can't tell if 'losing my edge' is a positive or negative consequence. Pursuing a goal and achieving it is an amazing feeling, and gives a strong sense of purpose that i don't necessarily have right now. Can anyone relate to this? Does anyone have any insights or comments that could offer clarity to what I'm experiencing right now? [link] [comments] |
| I am on day 12 of learning to meditate. Today I had an amazing epiphany and just wanted to share! Posted: 14 Dec 2020 01:44 PM PST A little back story: I've been trying to meditate for years but never really got it, so I'd usually just give up on it and forget about it. I accidentally bought a subscription to the Calm app after forgetting to cancel my free trial, so in my new quest of serious self-improvement, I figured I might as well get some use out of it and commit to at least TRYING to meditate every day. I started out with the "How to Meditate" 30 day program with Jeff Warren, which is exactly what I needed because I was never really sure what I was supposed to be doing or experiencing. (Side note, I promise I'm not a shill for this app; I'm just someone who's suffered mental health issues for a long time and realized I really need to figure out how to help myself.) Anyway, today's meditation completely blew my mind. The intention of it, as I understood it, was to recognize and differentiate inner dialogue and inner images and pay attention to noticing them. After focusing on both of these types of my own thoughts, I have finally grasped that I am not my thoughts. I can "pop out" of my thoughts and I am capable of just observing them without judgment. I don't have to believe them or hold onto them. People have tried to explain this to me but I never understood what they meant. Now, I feel like I've just discovered some wild superpower yet all I did was pay attention to the noise and images in my mind. The only other time I've ever experienced anything like this was during a mushroom trip but I've never really figured out how to get back to that realization/mindset while sober. With each meditation, I become more amazed by how something so incredibly simple could be so radical, and all it takes is just sitting quietly and being present. Absolutely wild. I'm so grateful for giving meditation a chance. [link] [comments] |
| Scared to do meditation while I am grieving Posted: 14 Dec 2020 10:06 PM PST I lost my father recently, and, during his last days, we were discussing about meditation, and how relaxing it is. Now, after he left, if I try to do meditation, it triggers a lot of memories, and am scared to do it at all. Is this normal? [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 14 Dec 2020 12:37 PM PST "There is an unspoken, sometimes unacknowledged agenda that you can carry into meditation, and if you are not careful, that agenda will become your meditation. In other words, you will be meditating on your agenda, whether that agenda is for a quiet mind, or to be at peace, or to feel bliss, or whatever it may be. Meditation is the relinquishing of agenda. It is the natural rhythm of thought when you are not consciously adding to it or trying to take anything away from it, when you are not trying to make it happen or stop it from happening." The Most Important Thing, pg. 78 [link] [comments] |
| My phone did me a favour this morning Posted: 15 Dec 2020 12:40 AM PST I forgot to turn off my phone for this morning's meditation session. As soon as I had finished, my phone made the notification sound. I checked my phone and I had actually received the notification 10 minutes ago! Thank you phone for not disturbing me [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 14 Dec 2020 06:01 PM PST My friend and want to share a podcast we started that explores 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 their 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 Episode 11 - Speak Good Words Episode 12 - Think Good Thoughts Episode 13 - How To Love What You Do Episode 14 - How To Reset Your Life Tomorrow Episode 15 - Introducing the Host - Life of an Ex-Buddhist Monk Episode 16 - Guest Jeremy Khoh - Unlocking Your Potential Episode 17 - Introducing the Host - The Kind Canadian Kid Episode 18 - The Silent Retreat - What I Learnt Episode 19 - Managing Your Life Force - Key To Success 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 in 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] |
| Can't believe that meditation worked for me this time and I was able to reach that state Posted: 14 Dec 2020 08:43 PM PST I tried meditation in the past but with very little success. I tried to meditate on and off but it was never something actually special. Not until my very recent attempt at meditation. I think I finally managed to break through to another stage (I'm gonna call it higher state of mind for the sake of this post). This time it definitely felt different. I was never a huge fan of meditation, probably because of how it was forced into society as a pro-life-trendy-bs. I only meditated when I personally wanted to disconnect from the world and travel around my own mind. I feel like I have just unlocked a new level and since now I know what meditation truly is I think I'm gonna start loving it. I finally realized that it takes effort and many attempts to reach a certain level of meditation. I'm really happy that I managed to break through [link] [comments] |
| Cold air energy in palms while meditating Posted: 14 Dec 2020 08:13 PM PST Usually I meditate sitting up, legs cross and palms facing upwards on knees. The last 2 weeks everytime I meditate my palms get this cold air flowing in my palms. It's almost like that energy transfers palm to palm. It happens within 30 seconds of me closing my eyes and starting meditation, when I've opened my eyes the cold air is still in my palms. I can feel the warm temperature around the room vs my palms its frigid cold air. There's no drafts in the room as it has no window, door is closed and I keep my home very warm. I am not sure what this is. It's definitely energy but I've never heard or seen anything about cold energy or temperature drops just in the palms of my hand. My hands aren't cold btw, just energy or coldness in my palms. Only thing i can think of is spirits as i know they can give off frigid cold temperature drops where they're located and the rest of the room is at neutral temp but again, only in the palms of my hand. If anyone could answer what this could be, that would be very cool thank you. [link] [comments] |
| Spotify Songs/Playlists for Meditation Posted: 14 Dec 2020 07:50 PM PST can anyone recommend their favorite Spotify playlist they listen to while meditating? I'm trying to get back into meditation after a crazy semester! [link] [comments] |
| Join me for a silent sitting meditation on Zoom Posted: 15 Dec 2020 01:38 AM PST |
| Thank you for beautiful sunsets and sunrises. It is living art. Posted: 14 Dec 2020 11:27 AM PST Thank you for beautiful sunsets and sunrises. It is living art. Thank you for all the beautiful varieties of flowers. Roses, gardenias, tuberose, orchids, lotus, lilies, too many to name. Thank you for creative florists who arrange beautiful displays of flowers for weddings, birthdays, graduations, anniversary's and all the other holidays and celebrations. Thank you for the sense of smell that allows me to enjoy the fragrance of flowers and aromas of food. Thank you for trees that give us wood to heat our homes, lumber to build houses, make furniture, and create paper products. Thank you tree's for providing homes for birds and animals and helping produce the oxygen we breathe. Thank you for the technology of film and digital cameras that allow us to capture and preserve memories. Thank you for talented landscape photographers and the beautiful artwork of landscape photography. Thank you for gravity that allows us to live on the planet earth. Without it we wouldn't have an atmosphere or any water. Thank you for the creative mind of Victor Hugo and his book Les Miserables. Such an uplifting, inspiring story about the the human spirit and how powerful acts of kindness can be. Thank you for Gilles Ste-Croix and Dominic Champagne for their incredible talent and vision in creating Love (Cirque du Soleil). One of the best shows I've ever seen. It's like having a waking dream. Very inspiring and gave me much more appreciation for the Beatles music. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 15 Dec 2020 12:03 AM PST I suffer in my body perhaps i am in the wrong one i always wanted to be a girl a lot of people told me body swap is not possible but I swair my body is not like i want not a body i want i dreamed long time ago that i was in a body of a girl in a big castle it was like in Versailles one time i dreamed i was a girl I was so free and so happy to have true body not a body like I have i never succeeded with girls ever i am soon 21 i dont think its a story of i cant flirt with them its because I think i am cursed one time i wanted to try astral travel but I felt my skin was getting separated from my body but I never suceeded it even if some witches send me good vibes or spells thats why if someone has the power to swap bodies in any manner i need help i feel so old inside its like I am attached inside it sometimes i dreamed i was pregnant it was so weird by the way some others times i feel like I am attracted to dress and féminine oufit i loved walking in high heels when I was young it not all about sexual things indeed i am curious how it would be like to be a girl but I dont want to be a girl Just for that reason all the girls i felt in love were not single or were not interrested and the only girls that got interrested by my look were the ones i wasnt fond of them I tried several sites of persons who claimed to be able to do that but I think there were scammers i think because I cant pay online so its difficult then i tried to look on the internet for spells tried it but havent worked then I searched for people on the internet girls warned me telling me it was so difficult to be a girl as you might know girls get periods receive à lot of critics they never get the same salary of men girls unfortunately in today's society are regarded like playboy toys or something like that you know like à piece of meat men are often interrested getting her into their bed in today society women are mothers and a kind of baby industry they are not only for baby creation stop judging them by their looks the most important is the inside it is not because à woman wants to free herself by wearing provocating ouftits and stuff like that you can judge her. I want to finish this post by saying if you are interrested by helping a personn like me or want to support me dont hesitate but if you are really interrested in thé body swap thing or you do have the ability to swap bodies dm me because I am in a périod of dépression because of the world but in the World of my body too A man Who needs help My kik if you want to contact me there mayores6505 [link] [comments] |
| Have you noticed the more present you are ,the more content you tend to be. Posted: 14 Dec 2020 10:27 AM PST Happiness and contentment are literally with you at all times , you just have to be present with it. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 14 Dec 2020 11:14 PM PST not that there's necessarily a known answer, but my parents weren't around for most of my childhood and i was almost always alone or left watching by tv. i feel like bc of that i don't really know what i want to do in life or feel motivated(?) is there some sort of meditation that helps with that? or any tips? thank you in advance. and stay safe 🌷 [link] [comments] |
| HUGE SIMPLE TIP TO BEGINNERS! (From a beginner) Posted: 14 Dec 2020 06:10 AM PST I'm about to meditate but I thought I'd share my practice. So short anatomy of the brain, you have the brain stem where you breathing, heart rate and normal body functions take place; then you have a cerebellum located above the little indent in the back of your head where your neck meets your hairline. The cerebellum controls your body's movements, all of them, I'm even speculative due to my practice that it controls your brain in general aswell but I could be wrong. So you can't focus? Yes you can. Here's how. I have ADHD so focusing seemed like a big challenge. It's not. The reason you can't focus is because you aren't approaching it correctly. So a relaxed body is the first step. Take a slow deep breath, laying down or sitting up and try to picture inside your head the cerebellum (location stated earlier indent behind head) and feel it's energy, now that you have that, take a slow deep breath and manipulate that energy (under your control) to relax your body, eventually if not immediately you'll learn to just relax that one energy and your entire body will go soft. So great you're really relaxed, now what? Now while holding the focus on relaxing, but doing so effortlessly, you must focus on the breath at the same time. If your mind drifts off remember all you have to do to get it back is relax the cerebellums energy and focus on the breath. BUT. You MUST do so simultaneously. If you lose one or the other just quickly bring your focus back. Also pro tip: if you need to calm your anxiety I usually just ease the energy of the amygdala which is giving you those bad vibes by using that relaxation technique on the amygdala's energy (in place of using it to relax an arm per say) [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 14 Dec 2020 10:10 PM PST Please sit with your spine erect and follow the lead [link] [comments] |
| For Beginners - Morning Routine 15 min. Meditation To Focus The Mind Posted: 14 Dec 2020 09:16 PM PST Listen every morning to this guided meditation and start with your day and mind. Having a peaceful place to rest in calm, quietness, and reflection by yourself can easily be one of the most valuable gifts we can send to ourselves. Daily practice will affect the way you feel, the tension in your body, and the whole day-to-day human experience. This 15-minute mindful meditation will give you space and mental focus required to reflect on your day and to set the right course for progress and achievement. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 14 Dec 2020 11:22 AM PST I have been distracted from meditating in the past month because of school and i noticed i became very emotionally and physically strained to the point i could barley go all day without having atleast half a mental breakdown. I decided to meditate last night to heal and release myself since i finally felt my whole body desired it. I've have my own share of mental complications that i'm not going to get into but recently it's just been my anxiety. I really should have been meditating more because yesterday was my three week anniversary of not smoking a cigarette and my anxiety was still pretty bad. In pay past experience of meditating ive felt amazing feelings of happiness and calm along with a weightless weight of anxiety being lifted off my body, but this time it was overwhelming. I actually almost teared up from joy when i felt my negative thoughts leave along with the weight. I was able to tell myself i loved myself without me saying no i don't in the back of my head. Anxiety isn't you it eats you up until your an empty pit. If you or someone you know struggles from anxiety or is an anxious person please try meditating. However, meditation is not a garunteed solution or a at home substitute for therapy. If you feel like you need professional or therapeutic help please seek it as anxiety is not always caused by mental illnesses and can be caused by other underlying factors. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 14 Dec 2020 03:06 PM PST So I'm pretty sure this is a recurring topic on here but I'm honestly trying my best to try and meditate for about 20 minutes before going to bed, but I have to admit, I really am struggling. Struggling to find motivation, struggling to sit still that way, and even when I do, I end up drifting away into constantly bizarre trains of thought and it goes on and on. People who have a fair amount of experience, is there anything at all that you did which helped you get past this phase? Any pro tip, and tricks, etc? And I also wanted to know what your opinions are on using any sort of music while meditating. I'm trying to use binaural beats (theta) but even those don't seem to be helping me get on track. Any support will be appreciated. Thank you in advance and have a lovely day! [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 14 Dec 2020 08:48 PM PST I have been doing meditation for the past two months and recently i have noticed some form of tension in my forehead almost through out the day. What are your thoughts? [link] [comments] |
| Wondering if anyone here has any insight into the experience I had today. Posted: 14 Dec 2020 08:16 PM PST So, I've been interested in mediation for a long time and a few years ago was doing it pretty consistently(and it honestly helped me take the first steps to getting my life in order) but have since just been very busy and am only now getting back into it. So... The last few days I've been trying to meditate every day and it's been a real struggle. No concentration at all. I haven't been able to focus on my breath for more than 10 seconds before getting swept away by some random daydream. Until today. For some reason this morning I was meditating before work and I suddenly felt like I just dropped into another, calmer state of mind and was finally really able to focus and pay attention to the breath for a good amount of time before I had to get ready for work. And after this session I felt fantastic and calm and focused for the first several hours of work. But it felt kind of... effortful(?) in a way. Like I was having to keep focused to maintain this really pleasant and clear state of mind. And eventually it kind of crashed and anxiety crept in(exacerbated by small annoyances of my job) and I found myself really anxious/irritable and unable to refocus for hours, most of my work day in fact. It wasn't even a difficult day at work so it was unusual for me to be so irritated and anxious. Anyone have any sort of insight into this or have similar experiences? Did my brain just run out of stamina to keep up that level of focus and crash? Or is it more simple? Like maybe having a good meditation session calmed me and put me in a good mood and then the anxiety later was just a coincidence? Perhaps the anxiety was triggered by the tea I had before work because I haven't drank a lot of caffeine lately and maybe my tolerance is low atm? Anyway, yeah. Just hoping someone could help me sort out wtf happened. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 14 Dec 2020 04:11 PM PST , I use my breathe as my focus point, but sometimes I say in my head in/out, other times I focus on the feeling and sound. Yesterday at some points my mind would just dance a bit and flow very very very light color and formed things kinda, but was like for a minute total of 30 minutes on and off trying for the first time since I was a teen. I didn't try to control them and they didn't last if I thought about them or other thoughts, but when I was just focused on breathe in breathe out I was seeing them a bit. I'm just wondering if that's gonna be increasing or if part of mastering this is to decrease that. [link] [comments] |
| Some sort of personality change? Looking for advice Posted: 14 Dec 2020 01:39 PM PST Over the last few years I had be meditation a daily habit and for a while it was quite helpful with reducing the speed in which my thoughts came to my head and reduced my anxiety significantly. My mind use to race with thoughts and I felt paranoid the first few years of college. I'm now in my 4th year and while I don't have anxiety anymore a depressive attitude has sort of crept up on me. I have this weird sort of feeling of emptiness in the frontal lobe area of my head. Although the number of thoughts I have is significantly less I feel like my brain no longer comes up with ideas and I sort of just been in this weird numb mood. I think it's because I've come to the realization that people work jobs they dislike all week just to make money. They spend their weekends getting drunk so they don't have to think about their jobs. I can't help but notice how everyone talks so negatively all the time now a days and I'm struggling to be positive and see the silver linings in things. Through the growing awareness that meditation has brought me, the awareness is of the negativity that is so commonly shared between people. I find it hard to relate to others any more and sort of get this feeling that I don't know who I am anymore. Is this something that people typically go through on their journey of self reflection and the growing understanding of society that come with that? [link] [comments] |
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