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- So, my dog is meditating with me
- Anyone else became aware of their (gigantic) ego due to meditation?
- Beginners guide to meditate
- Sugar And Coffeine
- An important personal finding in regards to pain and trauma
- Something happened, something so alien to me I can't even try to describe it. Maybe you can? Please help.
- Something incredible that I felt after a body-awareness meditation today.
- Book to help you about meditation
- I worry we haven't understood meditation in the slightest. See this, please.
- Meditating with a question/purpose
- Question
- Hello
- Is timed meditation actually helpful?
- Is analyzing your thoughts and insecurities a form of meditation?
- How do you pronoun OM(aum)
- Does meditating yourself to sleep count?
- Should the focus/concentration on the breath be effortless?
- I want to follow the eightfold path.
- I would like some help to understand whats going on in my life.
- Meditation seems way too confusing for a beginner. I don't even know how to meditate after 1 month of daily practise
- What's the difference between mindfulness and concentration?
- Meditation help
- What if you could feel natural ecstasy on demand would you wanna know how?
| So, my dog is meditating with me Posted: 16 Jan 2021 02:17 PM PST Kind of funny so I thought I would share... Every morning, I do the same things in the same order. Get up, go to the bathroom, let my dog out, drink a glass of water, sit down to meditate. My dog is really active and spends every waking second with me. She's waiting when I wake up, jumping and wagging. Waiting when I let her out and in, smiling and wiggling. When I sit down to meditate, though, she immediately stops and lays down next to me. There she stays, quiet and still, for up to an hour(!), and when we're done, it's immediately back to wiggling and wagging. Like, immediately. Anyway, I like to imagine she's sitting there not thinking about squirrels, or birds, or food, or other dogs ... just being present with her dog consciousness! Cracks me up. [link] [comments] |
| Anyone else became aware of their (gigantic) ego due to meditation? Posted: 16 Jan 2021 04:56 AM PST As someone who tried meditating on a number of streaks, this time I feel the greatest benefits. My latest streak is about three months of 30min sessions, sometimes a little more. But the strangest part about meditation, at least for me, was that I have discovered how big my ego is. I also discovered that in the past three years none of the things I was very unhappy about were really not that big of a deal and that the key reason for my unhappiness was my ego. Things were not perfect but we also not that bad. The truth is, now I realize, I have so many things to be happy about. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 16 Jan 2021 09:04 PM PST I would like to start meditating and would like to know how to begin. My brain runs a million miles a hour and my thoughts are intrusive and often difficult to stop. What should I think about? I've tried to use apps but most of them to get any good content you have to pay and I don't want to do that. I want to eventually reach the point of total blankness in the mind and be able to put myself in a trance like state for lack of a better term. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 16 Jan 2021 11:32 AM PST Hi i have been meditating for last 2 years every single day, at first it was hard to create the habbit but after 2 weeks or so it started becoming something i don't force myself to do but love to do. I noticed something and i want to know if anyone have similar experiences. Everytime i drink caffeine or eat a lot of sugar, i couldn't focus my mind was racing during meditation, at first i didn't know what was the cause of it. I also take psychodelics from time to time, and every time i had bad trip, i thought what i was eating that day and yeah caffeine and sugar was the trigger. I switch to keto diet, i feel great, and when i meditate i don't think about nothing, is beautiful, also when i am in work time goes so fast and i don't think anxiety at all, when before it was crazy. I hope that will help some people to stop the racing mind cheers, what do you thing about it. [link] [comments] |
| An important personal finding in regards to pain and trauma Posted: 17 Jan 2021 12:48 AM PST There has been trauma and pain in my body for the past several years and I have searched everywhere to learn how to deal with it. I have gone to doctors, pain therapists, psychologists, psychiatrists, etc. I have even meditated on many kinds of topics and in various Buddhist traditions. But here is the very simple and obvious deal breaker: There are other things besides the pain. I know that in Buddhism there is an emphasis on being aware of the pain and learning to be free of greed, suffering and delusion in regards to it, especially aversion. But when there is deep trauma, this is very hard to do. It's as if you became engulfed by the pain and you only want it to stop, whatever it takes. But through the teachings of Thich Nhat Hanh and the Plum Village tradition, I have discovered that when I focus on other things, such as the hands, the feet, the bed, the clouds, my loved one, food, etc. and I REALLY pay attention to them, the pain diminishes severely. It's as if I was in a vortex and suddenly I am out of it. It is important to cultivate a balanced attention and to be aware of many things, not JUST the pain. Now, I am aware that this will not suit everyone, pain has a multifactorial origin and there are many cases in which this might make things worse, I am no expert by any means and I just wanted to share my story in case it could help someone. May you all be well. Thank you to the Buddha, Dharma, Sangha and to Thay's community and efforts. P.S: In the Plum Village app, there is a deep relaxation for trauma that lasts 45 minutes (under the deep relaxation section) which is really wonderful to explore this, highly recommended. Edit: Forgot to mention that since the pain is in the abdomen, heart and throat area, it has been especially hard to do breath meditation and metta meditation. Also, I am currently working with a therapist along the way. Working with trauma is a delicate thing. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 16 Jan 2021 09:56 PM PST This is my first post here so please be gentle, I was looking for answers on internet but it's kind of difficult to find or describe it. (English is my second language) So I started meditation very early, 8 maybe 10yo, due to training, I stayed training martial arts when I was 8 and someone has shown it to me, it was new and exciting way to quiet my mind and just chill, turn off the static and I really like it so I did it when I could. My only problem was constant "static" - unfinished thoughts, intrusive thoughts etc. This is something I'm used 2 in everyday life and I always though it was normal and it just takes alot to focus on something. 20 years later, I spoke to a therapist, due to bad breakup, that's not important now. None day I spoke about this static and how it disturbs my every day life. They sent me to a neurologist and it turns out I had severe ADHD and it's bizzare that I was able to live this long without anyone noticing. So I tried the medication and 30 min later the static was gone. I never thought such silence was possible, I'm really happy and my quality of life increesed to a level I didn't even think was possible. New job, new apartament, new car... I'm really happy. During all those changes i didn't really meditate, I was where I wanted to be and my 20 yeat habbit didn't play such importance. Stage 1 I decided to try meditation again, force of habit or something,. I didn't need it, just wanted it. This was the first time in my life I became thoughtless, silence complete. And it lasted a while, 2 weeks, maybe longer. Amazing. Stage 2 You can redicule me as much as you want, I don't care, I can take it. I do understand this is bizzare. I stared to feel my body less if it makes any sense. Like nothing happened to it anymore, no ich or scratch, no feeling of warmth or cold. Week by week.... Until my body was gone. Stage 3 No thought, no body but it was... Im not sure and it's hard to explain it or imagine until it's gone. I didn't think I didn't feel but you can say I had some kind of awareness of the outside world and the fact I was there... But few weeks later this "awareness" was gone as well. Stage 4 So there I was or rather wasn't, complete darkness, no sound, no thought, no awareness, completly disconnected form the outside world. Feeling nothing, thinking nothing, not existing but experianceing it. It's very hard to try and describe the feeling of experianceing nothing at all. I do mean nothing at all not even time. What I can tell you is it felt absolutely amazing. After 20 years of trying I did it!I found what was always my dream... You know the type of a dream you never believe will actually happen. It was really wierd, It was better than resting or sleeping or anything really. Like turning yourself completly off. The only downside was - I did it once for like 15 min and when I opened my eyes... It was almost 3 hours later. But it's not important, it was worth it. For me it's like "you will get 10 milion dollars daily but you have to pee 1 additional time everd day" .. kind of downside. Non existant one. Stage 5 So I did it. I made it, after so much time I found peace I was looking for so long, awesome! So 1 day i was there in my in my timeless, spaceless, thoughless new built fotress and i started to feel "heavy" - and please understand English is my second language and I'm really trying to describe feeling heavy while not feeling your body and I'm sure it sounds rediculus but it does sound completly bonkers to me too. First heavy than "it feels scary" it feels like "if you do this, there is no coming back. THIS IS IT! NOW. - with my gentle response of absolute and complete panic, all my systems came back online and I'm... Back. It happened 3 times now. My silence is gone, every time I get there I'm kind of falling, get dragged into this and it's seriously terrifying feeling I can't describe in any way or any language. So yes, I'm fully aware how extremely rediculus all I said sounds, I wake up drive, go to pretty demanding job with huge responsibility, please believe me I'm not a crazy person, I don't see anything, I don't hear voices, I'm generally happy, maybe a tad lonely but I'm not crazy. If you think I am i guess that's fine, feel free to joke or call me names, I really don't mind. ... But if you experienced this, know whats going on and how I can get my silence back, please help me [link] [comments] |
| Something incredible that I felt after a body-awareness meditation today. Posted: 16 Jan 2021 04:45 PM PST I've done body-awareness meditations before, and I usually end up feeling pretty normal. I focus on a limb, concentrate on the feeling, then move on to the next. But today, something unreal happened. After focusing on my feet for about 20 seconds, I started to feel energy, life itself flowing through them. It didn't feel like there were bones, muscles, and tendons there; it was as if the shape of my entire foot was perfectly enveloped around a concentration of energy. When I moved on to my hands, I felt the same sensation. Another interesting thing is that while feeling this life inside my hands and feet, my consciousness anchored in these points, like the rest of my body was nonexistent. I think these was the first instance in which I felt truly disassociated from my surroundings and my being was entirely contemplative yet aware of itself. Just wanted to share my experience, thank you for reading :) @ alan_rodrios [link] [comments] |
| Book to help you about meditation Posted: 17 Jan 2021 02:09 AM PST Hi guys do you know any books thats about meditation how it works and tips to do it Im thinking of buying something like that [link] [comments] |
| I worry we haven't understood meditation in the slightest. See this, please. Posted: 17 Jan 2021 01:30 AM PST https://jkrishnamurti.org/content/what-meditation Look for yourself. "So, we are asking, what is meditation? And why we should meditate at all, why all this fuss about this word? Probably for some of you or many of you, this is the first time you hear that word. Or you already have a concept of it or already have been told by some wandering monk from India that you should meditate and gives you a formula. And you, unfortunately out of your greed and it is greed and nothing else, follow it. Here we are not offering you a thing - please understand that, because any formula, any method, any system, soon becomes repetitive and mechanical, it doesn't matter who gives that formula or that system, if you practise it you become what the method offers, and what the method offers is not truth, because truth is a living thing, method is mechanical. And if you practise it, in the practice, watching yourself, there is the one who practises and the thing to be practised, therefore division, therefore conflict, therefore distortion, therefore disorder. Is that clear? Therefore don't accept any system from anybody." What do you say? [link] [comments] |
| Meditating with a question/purpose Posted: 17 Jan 2021 01:19 AM PST So I saw some advice that said to go into meditation with a goal or question and try different ones to see which one brings me deeper into my subconscious. Does anyone have any tips on this? Like what to envision? Any guide meditations that talk about this? Any kind of music or sounds or crystals that induce this? Thanks so much!! I'm not a total beginner, but I'm still pretty new. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 17 Jan 2021 12:52 AM PST Hi I have been wondering, where do negative emotions and vices like greed, lust, envy come from? What makes us acquire these negative attributes? Are we born impure or do we acquire them as we grow older? Have humans always been disconnected from the natural way of life or is it something that happened along the way, if so what caused it? [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 16 Jan 2021 08:27 PM PST Hello I am new here. Just wanted to introduce myself. I am on day 4 of 7 of inner engineering course by Sadhguru online. Loving it. Was wondering if anyone at first notice while in meditation moving your head to see everything around you? I am still trying to grasp that I can move my view without my head. Call me a n00b call me what you will but it seems easier but I don't want to learn bad habit. [link] [comments] |
| Is timed meditation actually helpful? Posted: 16 Jan 2021 11:48 PM PST Hello all. I've had this question in mind for a while and I don't mean to degrade meditation to anyone so I decided to ask online. My family is part of a religion where meditation is required in their practice (2+ hours a day). I don't understand how time is necessary and they are not able to completely answer my question either. I understand the benefits of meditating, but is it helpful to "meditate" when you are being timed? I feel like quality should be more important than quantity of time. Please help me so I can further understand and support my family. Thank you all [link] [comments] |
| Is analyzing your thoughts and insecurities a form of meditation? Posted: 16 Jan 2021 09:32 AM PST Can rationalizing your negative thoughts a way to meditate. I know the traditional way is to clear your mind of thoughts or atleast not invest in them. But if you sit down, close your eyes, and allow yourself to think but also calmly combating the negative ones with logic and rationality, a way to meditate? [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 16 Jan 2021 11:15 PM PST The first syllable is A, pronounced as a prolonged "awe." The sound starts at the back of your throat and you stretch it out. You will start feeling your solar plexus and chest vibrating. This is my YouTube video of Chanting OM [link] [comments] |
| Does meditating yourself to sleep count? Posted: 16 Jan 2021 01:26 PM PST It normally takes at least 1 hour to fall asleep, sometimes 2. It has never taken less than 45 minutes to fall asleep even if i was really tired. Suppose I spent at least 20 minutes meditating before bed (the one where you concentrate on your breath and if your mind wanders you try to bring the focus back to your breath), would I get the same benefit? [link] [comments] |
| Should the focus/concentration on the breath be effortless? Posted: 16 Jan 2021 05:03 PM PST |
| I want to follow the eightfold path. Posted: 16 Jan 2021 04:47 PM PST I usually do mindfulness meditation but I was wondering if you guys knew of any meditation to help foster compassion, generosity, and wisdom? also, any tips for following this path from people currently on it would be very much appreciated. thanks very much and stay safe! [link] [comments] |
| I would like some help to understand whats going on in my life. Posted: 16 Jan 2021 10:37 AM PST I've been meditating a lot more, my life is going in a very positive direction, I have been getting used to the present moment and feeling more comfortable in it. I can't even believe that after so many years of waking up in a shitty mood I'm waking up loving life! It's remarkable! I can see that life is simply me and my thoughts it's me and my opinions about it. I have also been doing no fap something crazy is the wild dreams I have been having compared to before having the same dreams over and over. I'm not sure though what this means for my friends and family? I simply am there loving their presence and simply their existence enjoying things. I just would like some feedback on this what is this? Sort to speak I'm not sure what I'm looking for but I feel like I'm on the right path. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 16 Jan 2021 02:55 PM PST I have so many questions about breathing meditation. I'm supposed to come back to the breath everytime I'm distracted. That's the practise right? So what's the difference between concentration and awareness while I meditate? And off the cushion is being concentrated the same as being mindful? I don't seem to understand these concepts even though I've read books about meditation. [link] [comments] |
| What's the difference between mindfulness and concentration? Posted: 16 Jan 2021 01:20 PM PST |
| Posted: 16 Jan 2021 05:58 PM PST Hey, can I use normal rocks to meditate? I love the rocks, I picked them on the shore with my boyfriend and I dont have crystals. But I love my normal rocks, can I use them?🥺 [link] [comments] |
| What if you could feel natural ecstasy on demand would you wanna know how? Posted: 16 Jan 2021 05:44 PM PST I used to feel all types of negative emotions, rarely experiencing the positive ones. Before finding this. I've found many names for this energy like Spiritual chills, Euphoria, Voluntary goosebumps, Ecstasy, Prana, Chi, Qi, Vayus, Aura, Mana, Life force, Pitī, Rapture, Ruah, Ether, Nephesch, Chills, Goosebumps, The Force and many more. Not only is this energy the very essence of the positive emotions in our physical body it's in every thing in nature. After cultivating this pure euphoric energy by exposing myself constantly to whatever brought it up in a positive way, the feeling everywhere on my body and the levels off it have just been truly ecstatic. If you are interested in taking control of your energy and feel euphoria on-demand I made this short tutorial YouTube video explaining how you can also Activate your Spirits power. [link] [comments] |
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