- Just breathe. Breathe in the air of the aging world. The world is old, but it is alive. Revel in the freedom of the wind. The night wind is cold but it is free. Find peace through the present. Find your center through grounding yourself in the moment. Just breathe.
- Its Not About Controlling Your Thoughts...
- The mind doesn't need to be still for you to be at peace.
- Beware of "Destination Addiction", which is that happiness lies in next destination. It doesn't. It lies here and now.
- Mirror Meditation:)
- No more “I think, therefore I am”... I *am*, and I spend way too much time thinking about it!
- I don’t feel the need to speak unless it’s necessary after 6 months of meditation but I feel like I’m expected to
- Note on meditation, mindfulness, and enlightenment
- help me
- 10 Days Silent Meditation
- A step-by-step journaling guide for greater mental/spiritual/emotional wellbeing
- trouble with visualization and having expectations
- Meditating Lowered My Resting Heart Rate by 9.4% in 3 DAYS | The Physiological Science Behind Meditation
- 1st Real Breakthrough
- I have figured that I have a huge resistance to accept reality as it is.
- Knot in my throat while meditating.
- Self-knowledge with meditation ?
- MIND IS A DANCING MONKEY {wrote a poem, hope you like it :) }
- How to combat anhedonia with meditation?
- Answers for the Frequently Asked Questions
- Daily meditation streak
- I am calm... now what?
- Having trouble..
- If you are patient in one moment of anger, you will escape a hundred days of sorrow. Life is illusion like a VR game. We are not character, we are the gamer. Take off glasses by meditating with no explaining.
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| Its Not About Controlling Your Thoughts... Posted: 10 Jan 2021 06:46 PM PST ...Its about not letting your thoughts control you. Personally, I would find myself being carried away by the countless "currents" and "ripples" of wandering thoughts in the "river of my mind" so to speak. Through meditation, I have realized that I cannot control the current. Rather, I can control how I respond to it. As I have been progressing in meditation, I have been learning how to ground myself in the center of the stream, or as it represents - the present moment, feeling the ripple of the stream of thoughts flow through me. [link] [comments] |
| The mind doesn't need to be still for you to be at peace. Posted: 11 Jan 2021 12:09 AM PST The only thing that takes us away from peace is identifying with the mind. It actually doesn't matter what kind of thoughts the mind brings up, as long you don't identify with them, it won't disturb your peace. So the mind can say whatever it wants, and you should let it because those thoughts don't mean anything about you. In fact, they're not even your thoughts. It's just the mind playing out it's conditioning. [link] [comments] |
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| Posted: 10 Jan 2021 08:48 PM PST Its basically what it sounds like! You sit in front of a mirror, look into your eyes and meditate. Ive noticed this helps me be more mindful of my thoughts because I'm looking into where i have my thoughts. It helps to realize what a thought is in this practice. Think that you have a million bucks in your bank account, and really visualize it. Maybe even feel it. Is that reality? Do you really have a million bucks in your account? Or was it just a thought? Thats the nature of a thought. When youre staring into your eyes and you recognize a thought arising, you can see that you're having a thought in the mirror and let go of it, watch it, or even interact with it. It also can help you by facing those physical insecurities. After a while, it gets really trippy. Once youre in the flow, you can keep looking into your eyes and play with the feelings you get, or close your eyes and traditionally meditate, or continue meditating with your eyes open and just do nothing and notice. [link] [comments] |
| No more “I think, therefore I am”... I *am*, and I spend way too much time thinking about it! Posted: 10 Jan 2021 09:58 PM PST That came to me last night while meditating and I thought it was funny 😋 can't imagine I'm the first to think it. Stay present, y'all— [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 10 Jan 2021 02:34 PM PST Okay so I need some advice from you guys, People seem to think something is wrong when you don't speak or that they don't like silence, I also think some people think you are rude for not speaking, I mean I say hello and goodbye and everything that's "polite" Like talking and thinking about the future or past just feels and seems pointless, isn't it best just to be focused on what's going on around us? Idk I just feel like I'm not and won't be accepted for being full present, I know thoughts happen in the present but I feel like my thoughts have slowed down when they do come and a lot of the day I spend in inner silence, having conversation only brings me out of this inner silence [link] [comments] |
| Note on meditation, mindfulness, and enlightenment Posted: 10 Jan 2021 10:28 PM PST Meditation is a journey, a mental walk towards a peaceful lake. Even if one never reaches the lake because of distractions or other factors, the act of attempting the journey itself can be rewarding. More meditation attempts and practice slowly teaches one to be kind to themselves and accept the distractions in focused pursuit of the lake. Upon reaching the lake, one is able to see their reflection in it, a reflection rippled only by the self - at this point the act of meditation has led to mindfulness. With repeated mindfulness, the ripples too can be made to cease so that all that is left is the clear reflection of the self - at this point, mindfulness has led to enlightenment. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 10 Jan 2021 10:13 PM PST i think i'm going to die. i took my normal anxiety med which is klonopin and also smoked aweed an hour ago and i feel really werid and i'm panicking i don't want to die please help me [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 10 Jan 2021 12:21 PM PST I was wondering if anyone here have ever tried the 10 days silent meditation. How was it? And would you be able to share you experience? I have been thinking to do a gate away thing for myself. And do the 10 days meditation. I have been thinking about it for months. I talked to my therapist about this and she was recommending to do longer meditation at home. I have been dealing with CPTSD from my childhood trauma and my previous marriage. And I want to hear your story about this. Thank you [link] [comments] |
| A step-by-step journaling guide for greater mental/spiritual/emotional wellbeing Posted: 10 Jan 2021 09:26 PM PST This is a follow-up to a post I wrote a year ago, about how journaling has helped bring me so much inner peace: https://www.reddit.com/r/Meditation/comments/bgy2nl/journaling_has_brought_me_so_much_inner_peace/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3 I recently had a couple people reach out to me and ask about my own journaling practice and what my journal entries actually look like. I've been consistently journaling almost every day for the past few years now, and I consider it to be one of the most powerful self-help/personal development tools I've ever implemented. I rank it right up there with meditation and exercise. Here is the step-by-step template of what I write down every morning. On average, this takes me around 15-30min to complete, but it's time well-spent and I actually look forward to doing this every morning. You can try what I do, take pieces from it, or make it your own. Many of these ideas I've picked up from podcast shows such as the "Tim Ferris Show", "Ten Percent Happier" with Dan Harris, or "On Purpose" with Jay Shetty. All three of these men are big meditation proponents. My journal begins with 2 goals for the day: one "Service" goal (one thing I can accomplish by the end of the day to be kinder or be of greater service to others), and one "Self-care" goal (one thing I can accomplish by the end of the day to improve my physical, mental or emotional wellbeing). The beautiful thing about these 2 goals is that they both reinforce each other: the first goal of being kinder to others also happens to bring more wellbeing to yourself, and vice versa, improving yourself through building skills or maintaining your health allows you to more effectively serve others. I also like to put a little blank checkbox next to these goals because it's satisfying to check them off when I'm successful, or it's a way to hold myself accountable if I fall short. Examples of my 2 daily goals: Service: Mail-out thank-you cards for Xmas gifts. Self-Care: Take a short walk after lunch. Service: Share my journal template on Reddit. Self-Care: Practice deep breathing while at work. Below my goals, the main body of my journal entry is broken down into 5 sections: G.E.P.L.A. (GRATITUDE, EMOTIONS, PROUD, LEARNED, and ACTIONS). I've found that having many topics/or writing prompts in my journal makes it much easier for me to write more which is helpful on those days when I'm feeling slightly foggy or unmotivated. G) GRATITUDE: (P.O.Y.S.= People, Opportunities, Yesterday, Simple) The objective of this gratitude section is to be as specific as possible and avoid listing generic or vague things such as (good health, food/shelter, etc). If you are feeling grateful for one of these things, narrow it down to something more specific (example: instead of being grateful for your health, maybe you're grateful for not having any aches or pains today or grateful for having the energy to get through the day). It's listing the common things in our day-to-day life that help us to be more mindful and appreciative of them in the moment. Simply being more aware of these daily blessings will make you a much happier person. People: Write about something that someone did for you… Those acts of kindness from others, big or small. Or just write about a person you remember spending time with and how they acted kindly toward you. Opportunities: What opportunities do you have today or within the near future? Again, big or small, just write something specific. Yesterday: What is the best thing that happened yesterday? Even if you felt yesterday was a shit show, there's always at least one thing that went right. Simple: What is something "simple" you're grateful for. It can be some tangible object, or maybe just something simple in the sense that we usually take it for granted. Example GRATITUDE section: P) That friendly woman who held the door open for me at Starbucks when I had my hands full. My coworker Jon really helped me out a lot during yesterday's shift. I got to spend some time with my nephews… the little one was so cute and funny! O) I have the opportunity to learn something new today. I have the opportunity to continue working on my fitness goals. I have the opportunity to spend time with these people and be a positive influence on them. Y) Yesterday morning, the weather was beautiful, and it was a lovely walk to the store. That sandwich I had at lunch was amazing. There was less traffic than usual on my commute home. S) I'm loving this new coffee thermos. That was a very satisfying dump I just took. My home looks and feels so much better after I cleaned it. I love how quiet it is in the morning. E) EMOTIONS: This section is actually a Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) exercise. CBT is one of the most commonly used and scientifically supported psychotherapy techniques out there and has been shown to be effective at treating common psychological disorders such as anxiety and depression. The gist of CBT is learning to recognize how our thoughts (which are often distorted in mental illness) can lead to negative emotions and maladaptive behavior. The idea is that by reexamining our thoughts with the goal of viewing events/situations more accurately, we will feel better and also behave in more favorable ways. On the first line, write whatever uncomfortable emotion you're feeling and why you think you're feeling that way. Try to be as specific as possible when naming your emotion. Often times, we don't know what we're feeling, but we just know that it feels uncomfortable. In this case, just name it has "unease" or "discomfort". Sometimes you might not be sure why you're feeling that way, but just take a guess and write something down. Oftentimes, I'm feeling great overall and nothing is really weighing down on me too heavily at the time, but there's usually at least something tiny in the back of my mind that I can write about… maybe it's something way out into the future that's not very urgent, but I know I've been putting off for a long time. Below this "emotion" sentence and your hypothesis for why you're feeling that emotion, you list 3 things: 1. Name one or more things you can you do right now or within in the near future (by the end of the week) to help you either solve this problem, or just feel more at peace about the situation if you don't actually have any power do change your circumstances. 2. Why might this "problem" or dilemma/stressor not be as bad as you're making it out to be? 3. In what way might this thing you're stressing about actually be a good thing or a blessing in disguise? Example EMOTION section: "I'm feeling slightly uneasy because my winter break is winding down and the syllabus for the next semester looks hectic" 1. I can input all of the deadlines into Google Calendar so that I can start organizing and planning my schedule. I can start on the required readings a week before the semester starts so that I'm ahead of the game. 2. Classmates have said that last semester was actually the heaviest semester of the program, and you passed it with straight A's…Chances are, you'll probably do just as well or even better next semester. Worst case scenario, you get a C in the class which will hardly put a dent in your GPA, which most employers don't even care about anyway. 3. This anxiety is a good thing because it's a sign that my education is important to me. A little bit of anxiety actually improves performance…It would be a bad thing if I felt too relaxed and underestimated the workload. P) PROUD OF (accomplishments): In this section list whatever things BIG OR SMALL that you accomplished that day or the day before. List as many things as you want in this section, even if they might seem mundane or something that's just socially expected of you. This section helps me tremendously when I'm feeling down on myself or having feelings of shame or failure. Here's some examples from small to big: "I got out of bed before 9am. I brushed my teeth. I made my bed. I took out the trash. I got to work/school on time. I took the stairs instead of the elevator up to the 2nd floor. I resisted and didn't buy that candy bar when waiting in line. I went for a short walk after lunch. I helped Brandon with his assignment at work. I read a book for 10 minutes. I got myself to the gym yesterday. I just ran my fastest 5K ever! I signed up for my first half marathon!" L) LEARNED: What did you learn today or yesterday? Again, big or small, mildly interesting trivia or profound insight. In this section, I tend to write a lot of "ah-ha!" moments from self-help books or personal development gurus. Example: "I learned from Dan Harris's interview with Dr. Germer, that practicing self-compassion actually results in us being more compassionate to others". A) ACTION: What are some actionable next-steps you can take based on what you learned above? How will you use what you've learned to improve your life or the lives of those around you? Example: "Don't feeling guilty or self-indulgent about practicing self-compassion. The science shows that you should practice self-compassion more often if your goal is to be a better person to others. For the next month, I will conduct an experiment by instead of doing my usual mindfulness meditation, I will practice self-compassion meditation". If you can't think of any actionable steps from what you learned (for example, you learned some random trivia), then just consider the #1 from the E section to be some actionable next-steps you can work on. I hope this helps! BTW, I actually did start practicing self-compassion meditation a couple days ago and so far, I have no complaints and have been feeling great overall. I'll continue to prioritize this style of meditation for at least the next month and see where it takes me! Edit: this is a recent post I wrote about maintaining positive habits: https://www.reddit.com/r/GetMotivated/comments/kry47v/how_ive_successfully_maintained_positive_habits/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=iossmf [link] [comments] |
| trouble with visualization and having expectations Posted: 10 Jan 2021 11:28 PM PST hi! i'm new to this sub and likewise pretty new to meditation. i shied away from it for a while because it's difficult for me to focus and i'm a heavy procrastinator but the motivation to change my habits and lifestyle has come to outweigh these things. i've started with short guided meditations as i don't think i'm ready to venture into solo meditation yet and it's had ups and downs. the things that i realize i struggle with the most are visualization and my expectations. it has always been difficult for me to visualize as i'm a very visual person and usually need to see something in order to have an understanding of it so creating an image from scratch is hard for me, and this difficulty especially presents itself during guided meditations when i'm asked to visualize a place or certain lights or certain parts of my body. that starts to frustrate me as i create expectations of how i'm supposed to be visualizing and then oft fall short of those expectations. i also have just general expectations about meditation and what i should be experiencing and i feel like these expectations hold me back. i am aware that the expectations stand in the way but it seems that the more i try to release them the more my mind wants to hold on. any advice for an amateur who's eager to improve? tldr: my visualization skills are poor which tends to frustrate me during meditation and i have a tendency to have high expectations for the meditation session which i feel block my progress. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 10 Jan 2021 12:01 PM PST Hi all. I'm an intermediate meditator. I've been practicing on and (mostly) off for a number of years now. Having a lower resting heart rate is associated with greater vagal tone and parasympathetic nervous system (PNS) activity, which in turn is correlated with better stress resilience, greater emotional control, and a calmer temperament, among other benefits. I've always noticed that I've felt more generally relaxed and in control of my emotional responses while sporting a regular meditation habit, but with resting heart rate and variability tracking (thank you, technology!), I get to ACTUALLY see hard, concrete evidence that my meditation is paying off, which I find INCREDIBLY inspiring and powerfully reinforcing. It's no mystery to modern science that meditation causes these positive physiological effects... And it's incredible to see it first hand. I got a Fitbit this winter to track exactly this sort of thing, and for my fellow nerds who are interested in the physiological science behind meditation, I can't recommend it enough. (Feel free to PM me if you have any questions) Linked is my resting heart rate (RHR) graph from the past 10 days. I started meditating again on the 8th, and my RHR dropped from ~64 bpm to ~58 in the short period since I began. Worth noting that my heart rate variability increased from ~90 ms to ~120 in the same time frame, which is another indicator of PNS and vagal tone activity. https://imgur.com/a/JrHGABa I spent the better part of the end of 2020 pretty stressed out and (surprise, surprise) my meditation practice had really fallen off. 3 days back into it and it's hard to believe I ever let myself slip up! This profound realization happens every time I stop and start up again. It's like I was walking through mud and when I start meditating, I hit pavement. I'm feeling immensely calmer, mentally balanced, and most importantly (imo), happier. Here's to being consistent through 2021. Anyways... I haven't posted here before and I thought I'd share my experience with you. Wishing an amazing year to all of my fellow self-explorers. Amor Fati. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 10 Jan 2021 11:12 PM PST Hello Everyone! Brand new member here. I wanted to share with someone, anyone, what happened to me tonight. I have meditated before and I know all of the amazing benefits of it. To summarize my whole life in a couple sentences to you beautiful strangers, I am a frustrated mom to a 3 year old toddler, full of rage from trauma, and I am trying to simply.. be better. Tonight, my son was with his dad for the weekend and I decided to get much needed me time and I tried to meditate. I went in with 13294777 expectations. None of them were met because I got what I needed not what I wanted. I felt called to work on my solar plexus as I have been more aggressive and unmotivated lately. I put on some frequencies to help set the intention and I grabbed a couple of my crystals for protection. I know there's no cookie cutter method, and meditation looks different for everyone but for the first time in my whole life, I felt like I was on the right track. At first clearing my mind was HARD. I kept having racing thoughts about the most mundane things like food, work, etc. Then, it just went away. I felt like a blank space and the only thing I can try to be aware of was my breathing and heartbeat. To add context, I have been having some supernatural occurrences such as seeing ancestors (that's another story for another day) and very significant dreams of lessons/things I need to learn. So, when I went into this mindset it was almost like subconsciously I was setting the foreground to work on all of these things simultaneously. I lost my focus when I started to panic as I felt like I was spinning and I started to panic. Immediately I felt as if 100 people were in my room cheering me on and loads of love and compassion, not literally, but that was the energy I immediately tuned into. I started to cry some and went back to focusing on my breathing. When I did this, I felt a tingle from the top of my head almost in my hair all the way down to my toes. My legs felt heavy but they were almost vibrating. I was visualizing light engulfing me. To add even more context, I have suffered with hip Bursitis for 15 years. I am 23. I have lived 15 years with sometimes excruciating pain. Pain that keeps me from being active and it makes me lazy and bed ridden at times. When my legs were tingling I felt a weird pop of pain almost as if my hip twitched and it went as fast it came. I didn't think anything of it. As I kept focusing on my breath, memories from the last couple years (the last 2 years have been TRYING) started to pop back up. None of them had any real relation, they just all came in short bursts and then stopped. I finished my meditation sometime after and went on my phone as I felt so AWAKE. My friend gave me an old camcorder like the one from the early 2000s and I decided to make a mini vlog about how amazing my meditation went. I wish I could post the video but I am sans pants in my World Premiere. As I was recording, I once again thought about my hip and that weird pop and something told me to touch it. I felt nothing. No pain no discomfort. I started to bawl my eyes out as I couldnt believe this was happening. It was a beautiful releasing cry. I have lived with this pain which is no doubt boundless amounts of trauma stored in my pelvis but I didnt feel nothing for the first time in F I F T E E N years. I don't know if this is a common occurrence or if its placebo and tomorrow the pain will come back. But I am sitting here, in perfect criss cross applesauce (LOL) with not even a hint of discomfort but warmth. I am writing this as an open letter to myself for taking the time to take care of myself. If you got this far, thank you for reading. I haven't felt this good and I think this is my way of holding myself accountable to do this again. and again. until all this pain can be transmuted to something worthwhile. I love you all. Goodnight. [link] [comments] |
| I have figured that I have a huge resistance to accept reality as it is. Posted: 10 Jan 2021 07:04 PM PST I will give an example. For eg-: There was a student who dropped out from the college. But even after many months of him leaving, I was still expecting him to come back to college and I was quite dependent on him. At that time he left, he was a Class monitor and I expected him to come and save the class as everyone was continuously bunking in classes. This is just 1 example. I am always slower to accept reality and start adapting myself to reality. I find a lots of similar things in my life. Can anyone guide me how do I accept the reality. Any procedures? [link] [comments] |
| Knot in my throat while meditating. Posted: 11 Jan 2021 01:33 AM PST I have no idea if this is normal this as well but when I meditate I get a knot in my throat like you do when your upset and cry. Do people get this as well? [link] [comments] |
| Self-knowledge with meditation ? Posted: 11 Jan 2021 01:32 AM PST Can meditation help with knowing more about yourself? How? Do you have some tips for a begginer? Feel free to add personal experiences as well. [link] [comments] |
| MIND IS A DANCING MONKEY {wrote a poem, hope you like it :) } Posted: 11 Jan 2021 01:30 AM PST Sitting under the Banyan tree thinking that the mind is free Going through the memories gold Calculating on what to let-go and what to hold Forgetting about the life, letting the moment slip Ignoring the blossoms, not valuing that humongous cliff Until this instance, everything was fine Suddenly the "impatience" returned, "the mistake was mine" It's a chaotic world, nobody wants to wait, Hurriedly minding the nature, in order to open the wisdom gate To escape the pain of self introspection, let me term it non-funky To survive this guilt, i conclude , the Mind is a Dancing monkey. [link] [comments] |
| How to combat anhedonia with meditation? Posted: 10 Jan 2021 09:28 PM PST I've been using meditation and mindfulness to deal with anxiety and depression. It has been helpful to think these are onlybthought etu. However my biggest problem is anhedonia which means I get no joy of anything I used to like.. Have any of you improved with this condition through meditation and how? [link] [comments] |
| Answers for the Frequently Asked Questions Posted: 10 Jan 2021 04:29 PM PST r/meditation's Official Frequently Asked Questions. FAQ2. Should I meditate for a long time? How many minutes are adequate? FAQ3-1. What is awareness? What is meditation? FAQ5-1. Can you recommend a meditation that is easier than Breathing meditation? FAQ13. What is the difference between letting a thought go and suppressing it? FAQ15. How do I remove the ego? I want to get rid of my self. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 10 Jan 2021 09:10 PM PST Would anyone like to start a daily meditation streak with me? Trying to build this mindfulness habit but can't stay consistent. PM! [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 10 Jan 2021 08:00 PM PST Hey guys, I have been practicing mindfulness hard now for 2 months. I am almost completely free of OCD and feeling much more content day to day. I attribute much of this to the emotional release I have experienced. In almost every session previously I would find some tension in the body to focus on that would eventually expand into emotion and then release. However, I no longer am able to find tensions in the body to focus on. I am wondering if anyone has any guidance how to proceed with this practice as I am a believer in its benefits with what I have been able to achieve. Any advice on what to focus on, setting goals, next steps would be very appreciated. Thanks!! [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 10 Jan 2021 05:21 PM PST I have been meditating for a few weeks now. I usually feel calm after I meditate, however I have a difficult time carrying that a feeling throughout the day. I often feel angry and stuck in life. It is hard for me to escape these emotions. Any suggestions? [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 10 Jan 2021 07:32 AM PST Some enlightened people (like Violet Twin Flames) say life is totally like a VR game. But it's hard to take off our glasses, otherwise we'll realize our body, our mind, our thoughts are our game characters, instead of who we are. We are the gamer - we are our consciousness. Everything changes in the game except our consciousness. But why our life's still suffering? Because we thought we were the game character; we live as game character, we've been stuck in character and story of game since we were born. Start to live with your consciousness, and you'll be the gamer - how to do : stop your character from operating for the game, that is "stop explaining", and you can live as the gamer. If you extend, notice, and follow any of your thoughts, it will grow to numerous. So be aware of your brain when it's saying something, and stop it explaining anymore. For example, if your brain says "I need some water," just observe this thought without explaining more, and decide to follow it or not. (yes, it's decided by your consciousness, not your brain) If you think it's fine, then you do it, and it's over. "Stop explaining" like "oh, I should drink 1200ml of water per day," this is the second extension. "Do I need a new bottle?"....it's endless if you don't stop it. Often stop explaining and you'll become patient on every moment, and you will escape a hundred days of sorrow. So let go of your thoughts, stop explaining the world anymore, soon your world will change, because you've found who you are - the gamer, the one outside of game. Game only operates on character and scenes of the game. Gamer is fearless. Anyway, it's easy for everyone to be the master/gamer of life, or to be enlightened, just to know who you are - there's no way to where you want to be; you are already there. Stop chasing it and you will find it. Stop explaining anything, stay with nothing existing, what remains is but who you are. Recommend resource : enlightened youtuber: Violet Twin Flames , latest videos only in Chinese channel. enlighten youtuber: Dr.Yong in Chinese. If any of you like my sharing or need more advice, you can go for a check. Wish all of you become gamer of this big game! [link] [comments] |
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