Meditation: Each excuse not to meditate is a great reason to mediate |
- Each excuse not to meditate is a great reason to mediate
- “Like a mother who watches her children play, she is not interested in the games they play but still watches them with loving eyes”
- 112 techniques of self realization
- Crazy/Unexplainable Meditation results?
- Undisturbed calmness of mind is attained by cultivating friendliness toward the happy, compassion for the unhappy, delight in the virtuous, and indifference toward the wicked. - Patanjali
- Overcoming trauma with meditation
- Im gonna post that to reddit without rereading it.
- How to overcome sudden ego inflation
- My blog on Meditation based on personal experience
- Started meditating again. Hope for it to become a nightly thing
- The unexpected arising of insight
- Yoga Nidra ❤
- Found this amazing quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson and it's so comforting
- Has anyone else been a HEAVY meditater in the past, and just lost all their motivation, especially this past year? It's been SUCH a struggle lately. I appreciate ANY and ALL advice about how you've gotten past your "hard times" and maintained a good meditation regiment.
- So today was a lot of overthinking
- Can you keep yourself mindful while concentrating on something like studying?
- What to do with the sounds?
- Whats a Book about Meditation that won‘t scare a Christian away?
- I breath in deeply. Then hold for a few seconds. I finally exhale on a 30 second hiss. Repeat. Is that a good way to relax and reduce anxiety ?
- Take the backward step, not the forward step.
- How to deal with reaction to DROP-in thoughts?
- Can you help me grow from a personal problem?
- have i been meditating this whole time?
- Meditation has not granted me superpowers.
| Each excuse not to meditate is a great reason to mediate Posted: 09 Feb 2021 10:58 AM PST |
| Posted: 09 Feb 2021 01:12 PM PST Rupert Spira said this about the witnessing position. Someone had asked, why the witnessing position seemed so aloof. "I am not this" he lost connection. Rupert encouraged, that you don't disengage in a way where you're uninterested in the whole thing. But like a mother watching her children, she doesn't care about what they're playing, but loves to watch. [link] [comments] |
| 112 techniques of self realization Posted: 09 Feb 2021 07:52 PM PST In Indian Yogic system, there are 112 techniques of self realizations, which were passed down on master disciple basis. Among them, there are many techniques related to realization using breathing. I have read the Book of Secrets by Osho and applied one technique among them. The technique was, " Realize the exact moment when breath changes direction from in to out and you will know yourself.". Be at the moment when the in going breath changes direction and changes into outgoing breath. To know the moment, the breath must be still at that point, not going in or out, but should be at the moment where it changes direction. In my experience, when the outgoing and incoming breath both becomes still and there is no transaction, I was able to experience emptiness. Emptiness without boundary, without ego or without thoughts. There is only the sense of existence, limitless existence. Our body seems to be empty without any boundary. So basically we become aware of our limitless existence as life. After coming out of meditation, by putting some in-depth analysis to my experience I realized that life is actually limitless and only one life. We all are connected and nurtured by same air, water, the same sun and the earth. Our half life is hanging out in the surrounding. But because of our limited identity, limited ego and ignorance we tend to believe that this body is only me. But the same life is within me and you and everyone. Because of this limited identity like identifying with family, race, country and religion, people are always in conflict with each other. This is basically nonsense of the ignorant mind. When we realize our limitless being, we become compassionate towards other because the other is simply a different form of you, a different form of life, a different form of your own self. When someone realises this, why would he try to cheat and molest his other half, his own self in different form. There will simply be compassion. If everyone realised this, the world will be a good place. There is no requirement of philosophy or different sect. What is indeed needed is self realization. All is one and One is all. [link] [comments] |
| Crazy/Unexplainable Meditation results? Posted: 09 Feb 2021 07:09 PM PST Hi! So I started learning about meditation and the mind around 2 years ago. I am in college, and a naturally curious person but also recognize there is a lot of pseudoscience regarding this stuff. However, the results were beyond undeniable. This pseudoscience is what makes me uncomfortable, but I am an open minded person. I have personally experienced BIZARRE things after long stretches of meditation. From what I have researched, the mystics call it clairvoyance, the preachers call it gift of knowledge, and scientists regard it as precognitive ability. They all have an explanation. When I meditate, awareness of my surroundings become very "enhanced" for a few brief moments throughout my week and I will get "hits" of information about something or someone. I have witnessed extremely unlikely and statistically improbable coincidences, specifically with people from my past. The only thing I have read about regarding this phenomenon is "law of attraction" but half of it is too crazy for me. Does anyone know any other theories (multiverse one is interesting!) Also, the reason Im so curious is one of my best friends told me about these "empath" abilities he had. I called BS on it. A few years later after we stopped talking to each other, I drove by a golf course on my way to the store that we used to play at and it reminded me of him. I walked into the store and immediately spotted him walking down an aisle. He glanced at me and nodded. Swear to god I heard the phrase "told you" in my head when I made eye contact. Freaky stuff [link] [comments] |
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| Overcoming trauma with meditation Posted: 10 Feb 2021 12:34 AM PST Hello friends. I have experienced some serious trauma in last few years (sudden death of 2 members of my family), narcissistic abusive relationship right after and even though I am still alive, I came to conclusion that it left serious imprint on my emotional state. Last 2 years were serious wake up call, being stuck in dark place and I started experimenting with meditation (I refuse any chemical treatment like SSRIs). Can some of you give me at least a bit of hope that meditation helped you overcome serious drawbacks in life? Sorry, English is not my native language. Thanks! [link] [comments] |
| Im gonna post that to reddit without rereading it. Posted: 09 Feb 2021 09:20 PM PST Are you aware. Of the clever acts of the universe. The acts that reflect you. The clever acts that relate directly to you. Are you still paying attention to the actions of others that effect your life. Are you looking past into the acts that the universe puts infront of you. Can you see the Universe trying to communicate. The epitomy desires your attention. It wants to be seen. This is what meditation is for. This is why we sit. Because if we don't sit. Settle the mind. Dam the thoughts that cascade through the flood gates. We cannot see. We cannot commune with reality. You must first breath. You must second halt all thought. You must then listen. You must never believe anything you 'hear'. You must listen again and again until you can make a reasonable deduction from the answers you get. This is what meditation is for. There are many things that meditation is for. But I'm drunk and this is how meditation can connect you with the universe. Peace, you bitches. [link] [comments] |
| How to overcome sudden ego inflation Posted: 10 Feb 2021 02:06 AM PST I have this sudden boost in my ego. It started as a sort of coping mechanism. I was feeling unworthy and incompetent for a while , I thought about it lot and finally was able to get over it by realizing that I was overly underestimating my abilities. This has now become toxic. I have this feeling that I am better than others. It's delusional and compulsive. I even realize that these emotions and feelings are nothing but ego taking over because there is always this sense of incompleteness. Basically dunning-kruger effect. It's making me be even more unproductive. I have this compulsion to prove my abilities to other people (which I might not even posses). I don't know if this makes sense to you because I am not great at explaining my thoughts. I am a new meditator (been practicing daily for 6 months ) age 18 [link] [comments] |
| My blog on Meditation based on personal experience Posted: 09 Feb 2021 11:36 PM PST I have written a blog about what is Meditation, how to do it, what are the benefits/challenges and how to go deeper. This is based on my personal experience of 7 years of meditation. If you like it, please clap, comment and follow in medium. Thank you. https://sdalmia88.medium.com/how-to-go-deeper-into-meditation-9f5ac1fe0054 [link] [comments] |
| Started meditating again. Hope for it to become a nightly thing Posted: 09 Feb 2021 09:37 PM PST I love doing it so much. I just put it off until I forget. But I hope to do that 52 days of meditation. I heard about how great that is. [link] [comments] |
| The unexpected arising of insight Posted: 10 Feb 2021 12:47 AM PST Why are many of the most important insightful thoughts in meditation unintentional — it is as if they can be neither solicited nor cajoled but have a rhythm of their own, creeping up, arriving, and leaving when you least expect them. This has been my experience with most insights gain through meditation practice. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 09 Feb 2021 06:03 PM PST I recently discovered Yoga Nidra meditation for myself. It's so good, perfect meditation to recharge your batteries with little to no effort. [link] [comments] |
| Found this amazing quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson and it's so comforting Posted: 09 Feb 2021 04:55 AM PST Is it so bad, then, to be misunderstood? Pythagoras was misunderstood, and Socrates, and Copernicus, and Galileo, and Newton, and every pure and wise spirit that ever took flesh. To be great, is to be misunderstood. [link] [comments] |
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| So today was a lot of overthinking Posted: 10 Feb 2021 03:02 AM PST So i sat down to do my 30 minute meditation and around the halfpoint when i repeat my mantra these thoughts relevant and irrelevant just kept on going thrpugh my head. I didnt want to repress them but at the same time it felt like when i let go of one another just kept on coming, i also kept trying to go back to my mantra but that didnt really help either. At the and i basically just kept telling myself that "this is temporary this is temporary". Anyone who has more experience than i do what would youve done in my situation? [link] [comments] |
| Can you keep yourself mindful while concentrating on something like studying? Posted: 10 Feb 2021 02:44 AM PST I have a rough time trying to keep myself aware during high concentrating demanding tasks like physical exercises and (even more) when studying. I mean, my concentration has definitely been improved since first started, but I really wish to pursue full awareness. Do you guys have any tips or is this just normal and maybe desirable? [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 10 Feb 2021 02:35 AM PST Rookie question, almost a week into daily practice. I usually start to notice some sounds during my practice, of birds chirping, of traffic, of my mother calling my sister's name and so on. I don't notice them with judgement (or as I think) but it does distract me from my breaths. What is to be done about it ? [link] [comments] |
| Whats a Book about Meditation that won‘t scare a Christian away? Posted: 09 Feb 2021 08:52 AM PST Hey. So my mother has PTSD and is always really stressed out. She often seems to be lost in thought. i would love to get her a book where she can learn about the benefits of meditation without getting scared away from that topic because of some esoteric sounding stuff or anything that would conflict with her religion. (She's a Christian) Can somebody recommend a book for that purpose? Edit: Thanks for all the suggestions guys. I'll have to look through all of them now. [link] [comments] |
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| Take the backward step, not the forward step. Posted: 10 Feb 2021 02:24 AM PST Peace isn't something out there in the world you can go get and it will settle you. There's a part of you already settled and still and you just need to rest there more and more. Rest as peace, start close in in. [link] [comments] |
| How to deal with reaction to DROP-in thoughts? Posted: 09 Feb 2021 06:31 PM PST So you know that common example... DONT THINK OF THE COLOR GREEN! Boom your entire mind is green and that's all it sees. That's me with negative thoughts that make my heart sink. Even in the middle of the night, I'll toss in my bed, realize I'm awake and conscious, I have a slight thought like..."hurry up and go back to sleep before IT comes" boom anxiety arises. Haha! I've been working with these thoughts in meditation. I still struggle with when the deep fearful ones drop in, my heart and gut drop. And I'm thrown out. What are some techniques to not get thrown out of center with those deep gut wrenching thoughts? [link] [comments] |
| Can you help me grow from a personal problem? Posted: 10 Feb 2021 01:56 AM PST Dear reader, my life has been... interesting. Since I was a child I've been inclined to contemplate the nature of the one Truth. In my childhood ignorance, I was unable to move beyond the impressions put in my awareness by other forms, but as I grew older, I've gained some power of discernment and a certain incident was pivotal. Well, two were. The first was my neurodegenerative illness that wastes away my muscles and nerves. The second was meeting a certain female form. The body that writes now is male. The illness, which I still have, overwhelmed me at first. I was utterly depressed. I simply could not act feeling so much pain. There were also the past impressions affecting me. Very well. Around the time I was 19 (I'm 22 now), I met this other form. She too was depressed for her own reasons and we got along very well. Or so it seemed. Our ways of talking were similar. Our likes and dislikes seemed similar. If looking from an exterior view, we were like siblings. And our relationship was as profound as it could be. Age is not to be bellitled. She was 20 and I 19, but this does not mean we didn't have appreciation for one another. I entered a sexual relationship with her. It was sort of a friendship as we were in two different countries. Nonetheless, the sexual part, in mind, deed and word, was present. For a while things were okay, but over time, separating differences were seen. Not all people are fit to engage with others through a phone and if the energy that motivates the bonding is one of a sexual nature primarily, the energy will soon be without fuel and the bond will be no more. This is what happened. We did actual sex only 1 or 2 times when meeting, and my ignorant mind thought our bonding was one motivated primarily by genuine care for each other. Ignorant I was indeed. It was sex. Our wanting of the other was a wanting of the body. Due to the stress I felt with the illness, I began to dissolve more the illusions surrounding me, developing a considerable interest for the invariable, undifferentiated Truth. Things had started to crumble already, but this developed interest worsened it. From the start I was not interested in travels, lavish food, art and the other classical european tastes, yet she, as a commom european, was very interested. With said development, I began to care even less and our talks changed from mundane topics to serious ones about the nature of reality, of our role, of our misdoings regarding it, etc. This displeased her greatly. Especially because I, in my ignorance, was constantly urging her to be aware of what I was. I saw her in as much pain as me and wanted to help. Due to her dislike and lack of interest, what I did was opposing her, attacking her, and naturally she perceived as such, hating me in the process. Our illusory sense-union ended there. After, I could not stop thinking of her. It was through her I discovered intense sexual impulse, that I learned to forgive despite circumstances, that I learned forcing others to know what I know is something abusive, and it was with her and her child-like or mother-like way of being that I felt safe and well. Over two years have passed. I thought she would not meet someone. She could be sexual, but at times and rather often, she seemed totally asexual. That's one of the reasons why this body was and is so confused about her. She wasn't one of the forms that we clearly see is interested in the mundane. She could be very simple as well. Once we went to a restaurant and ate the cheapest of meals with just water and she was pleased with it. Other examples can mentioned but, the point, she was and is an enigma. At times she was very common and attracted to posessions, at others she was like a sage who lacked any interest in it. So, she appeared to this body as someone of a high purity but that was caught by the illusion of hatred and pain through her own impressions and the ones I offered and only needed some time. She met someone. The man looks very like me. And today at dawn I had a dream of exactly this. Even the man in the dream looked similar. Today was the day I found out she's with him. This body feels miserable. From these words maybe you can't know how important of a figure this person was. Yet, here I am, without her. I see the folly of it. I have tasted sublime bliss multiple times, I have seen the incomparable beauty of the Ultimate Realiy, I have met true Love in person and know of its all-fulling traits, or so this body says, but I still feel so much pain. Again, it is folly. She came in the right time and went away in the right time. Without her I might still be heavily depressed and angry at the world, and if I stayed with her, not having clarity to see the Divine in the actions she preferred to engage in, distate in both parts would ensue. And how could I be happy doing what she did. Thinking that food and travels and art and bodies bring happiness. It is so painful to even imagine being so engaged in the farse as she was/is. But, it has been so difficult to let go of her image. So painful. I cannot stop repeating it is folly. She is still with the same problems, still ignoring them, suffering, crying when not having a trip or an academic good grade. Her smile is so illusory that my pain is composed of her own, and how clear of a hint from the Absolute. The new man looks like this body, showing that what I am in essence is all-permeating and what I am in illusion is a minuscule, unimportant dot that is bound to disappear and be replaced by another. Not in just in something so trivial as sexual encounters, but in all. Yet the pain is so great. And the pain of my illness is so great. And the pain of experiencing fluctuation is so great. And the pain of being treated as an ignorant is so great. I am an ignorant, my voice so weak it has no effect. This all is so painful, dear ones. I want to be with Him/It. I have managed to meditate for over 6h uninterrupted last sunday due to mother being at home, but she being away, I meditate none. Dears, I so wish to let all illusion go. Tears come down. They are not relevant. Pain can be felt without them. But I still crave, need, have the necessity to be free. My one goal is to study a bit, get a job, get enough money to buy a small piece of land and meditate day and night (which I can do with proper stimulus) without this incredibly painful Maya disrupting my mind. Doing this is also hard. I have no one of the close family that is from a rural side, so i have to learn all - preservation, plantation, water treatment, pest control and a myriad of other things - on my own, with this weak body who physically struggles to even stay standing. I cannot say enough. I want to let all of this go, be with my Supreme and rejoice in the one, possible Existence. This is enough. Thank you all for your attention. [link] [comments] |
| have i been meditating this whole time? Posted: 09 Feb 2021 07:52 PM PST I do this thing when I count, keep time in music, want to focus when doing math, playing videogames, playing guitar, ignore someone, drawing. I even notice myself use it rhythmically to come up with rythms. i don't know how else to explain, but it basically like irregular monotonic humming but without the sound while opening and closing my throat. I know it's weird, but that's exaclty what it is. when I do this I like basically no longer think about what im gonna be eating later, what assignments are due, or what problems i have. It is actually rather calming. and that's what meditation is right? focusing on one thing thinking of anything else. so i can just do that when im meditating instead of the breathing and it will be the same right? [link] [comments] |
| Meditation has not granted me superpowers. Posted: 09 Feb 2021 11:41 AM PST I came to meditation to find an escape. However, in my practice, I am finding that running away is not the path to equanimity. In order to find true peace, it seems, one must look inward and accept who they truly are. Meditation has not granted me superpowers. I am not able to change the way I feel. Instead, through my practice, I am gaining a sort of clarity of perspective. A way to feel all the things without judgment, and with enough space and distance to both appreciate the moment for what it is and to forgive myself and others for the choices(?) we are making along the way. I won't pretend I know everything. I'm just a dude who is just trying to figure it out. This post is simply a reflection on my journey as it stands today. I hope this helps someone! Cheers!!! [link] [comments] |
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