Meditation: Why should I meditate? |
- Why should I meditate?
- Feelings of bliss throughout the day. Does anybody else get this?
- Spontaneously crying in mid-meditative state.
- My story with Anxiety and meditation
- Small meditation discord accountability group!
- Quick tips that have had a HUGE impact ��♂️
- How do I know if I'm making progress?
- I need help with Metta
- Transcendental Meditation
- My first meditation was incredible
- Mass Meditation
- I feel guilty for doing nth while meditating
- Enjoy the hell out of your meditation....
- Meditation drones that don't have anything other than the drone
- Meditation feels like another way of existing.
- Being lost in thought Vs Just thinking
- Growing adoption of ostomy procedures to treat diverticulitis, IBD and colorectal cancer is driving demand market growth
- "You know what they say...The biggest ego trip going, is getting rid of the ego"
- Audiobook for creating positive thought pattern / guided Meditation
- How to start is my problem
- How Do I Sort Through My Emotions?
- I have a really overactive mind what should I do ? Would meditation help ?
- New to this but want to make it a good routine.
| Posted: 03 Mar 2021 09:48 PM PST I have been trying to motivate myself to meditate for at least 10 minutes each day. But I find myself not continuing it as a habit and surrender to my moods on most days. I think asking this question will help me understand the purpose as to why I should meditate which would motivate me. Thanks in advance for your kind responses! With Metta! [link] [comments] |
| Feelings of bliss throughout the day. Does anybody else get this? Posted: 03 Mar 2021 08:13 PM PST I've been meditating on and off for about 1 month now. Recently I've been getting blissful feelings during the day that make my body feel super light & clear up all my brain fog. It feels like my body is flowing naturally like water, with no stress just fluid motion. Does this happen to anyone else? [link] [comments] |
| Spontaneously crying in mid-meditative state. Posted: 03 Mar 2021 10:33 PM PST For the past week, during my mid-meditation session (usually about 30-40 mins in), I start to cry. Tears stream down my face from my closed eyes, and as much as I fight the urge to not cry (because in my head there is no reason for it at the moment), I cry. It's interrupting my meditation because then my focus has shifted towards "don't cry, don't cry," rather than concentrating on clearing out all the 'junk' in my headspace. Instead of feeling cleared and renewed/refreshed, now I'm feeling sad, scummy and guilty. And, I don't fucking like it. Normally, when I start my meditation routine, I'm pretty much in an OK mood. Not overly happy, or joyful, but not sad or mad. Just neutral, I suppose, so when I begin to enter into a more deeper meditative state (mid-way), there comes the cry sensation. I finish my meditation only to wake and feel frustrated because I cried and feel dumb because I don't know why or what the trigger was that made me cry. I normally listen to The Oneness Om when meditating, and now there's some sort of trigger that's making me cry mid-session. Any advice on how to correct, or identify, why this is happening? I'm going to x-post, so apologies if you see dupes. Love, light and blessings to all. [link] [comments] |
| My story with Anxiety and meditation Posted: 03 Mar 2021 05:38 PM PST Hi everyone my Name is Angelica im 25 years old i started meditating ever since i was diagnosticaded with generalized Anxiety. Is been really good and helpfull. I have improve a lot but some times a feel so hopeless and i wish i knew someone with a similar story and if meditation really cured their anxiety. Im on meds but i want to do it the natural way. My doctor told me since day 1 "Anxiety dissapear with mindfullness" and since that moment a started pretty much everyday. Its been only like 2 month and half and i know is a long journey. But i need some incourage, pelase. And tips will be great too. Love. [link] [comments] |
| Small meditation discord accountability group! Posted: 03 Mar 2021 04:08 PM PST Hello everyone, Today I had the idea of creating a discord group to remind each other to meditate, commit to a certain time, encourage each other, report on our experiences, etc. We could also videochat and meditate together, but it's not required. I have my GRE exam coming up in a few weeks, and I'm realizing that studying alone is not going to be sufficient for me. I need to work on my ability to focus and think clearly on the spot. Also some days, I get so stressed out that it makes me literally physically unable to focus on studying. I think if I meditate each day it will help. I'm not a master or guru or anything like that, just an ordinary guy trying to improve himself. I tend to use pre-recorded meditations for guidance. Look forward to hearing from you all! [link] [comments] |
| Quick tips that have had a HUGE impact ��♂️ Posted: 03 Mar 2021 05:37 AM PST Hi, fellow peace & presence-seekers. I just wanted to give my 2 cents from my experience and hopefully make your (or someone else's) meditation journey more enjoyable 🙏 Some of the most impactful things I've implemented in my practice is to simply:
Hope that some of it resonates and will help you moving forward! ⬇️ Please drop a comment and let me (& members of this subreddit) know your best tip/advice. What has been the most impactful lesson on your journey? I'm curious to know! Wish you all deep inner peace 🌱 [link] [comments] |
| How do I know if I'm making progress? Posted: 03 Mar 2021 05:14 PM PST I've done three sessions now of the "Waking Up" app and I don't know if I'm making progress. Or rather I don't know how I know if I'm making progress. What should it feel like? What should I be looking out for? what am I aiming to do or trying to do while it's happening? So far, I have once achieved the "sensation cloud," where the "outline" of my body felt "clouded", (also my hands felt "numb"), but aside from that, my mind still wanders a lot. I know that's bound to happen when you're first starting out, but I want to know how to practice "effectively" so I know I'm making progress and not just sitting there with my eyes closed. I definitely feel relaxed when it's over, and I'm feelinf more motivated to do it, but Idk if there's anything I need to be focusing on other than just returning to my breath. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 03 Mar 2021 08:37 PM PST I can't seem to be able to do the metta meditations, I feel like I'm faking it the entire time. I can easily picture my mom and one friend when I'm doing this meditation: those are the two most important people in my life, and it's very simple to wish them happiness and health. But the rest of the people who are close to me (family members, people who I've been friend's with for over 20 years), I don't really have anything good to wish them. I'm not sure about this, but I've been thinking that I don't really care about most people; if something bad were to happen to a friend I wouldn't feel their pain, I wouldn't empathize with their situation, same as if something good happened to them - I honestly don't care (I would even feel a little jealous and annoyed, because I'm not really happy with the way my life is turning). I can easily feel compassion for fictional characters in books or TV, and for animals, but when it comes to real people in my life, I don't really feel anything for them (except for the two people I mentioned at the beginning). I'm sure this has to do with my depression, the fact that I've been hurt in the past and this is my defense mechanism to not appear vulnerable to myself and to others, my lack of self-esteem and the fact that I feel like I can't connect with people, even with these people who I've known for most of my life - I'm currently working on this in therapy, but therapy is not enough. So, is there a way I can overcome this to be able to do metta, and, with the continuous practice of metta, to be able to increase my compassion? [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 03 Mar 2021 06:34 PM PST For those of you who have taken the course, and understand the nuances of the practice, would you say that it is worth it? There are plenty of YouTube videos that have attempted to break down the process so that anyone could potentially do it, but I'm curious for those who have taken the course, if it was worth it to be taught the method personally. [link] [comments] |
| My first meditation was incredible Posted: 03 Mar 2021 03:18 PM PST the first time I meditated was insane bro. I meditated while listening to a video, guided meditation. It was going well, I was relaxed and following along. He went to take me to an adventure from a beach sand chillin and then going deep under water, surrounded by sea animals to protect me. A whale came through and we was cool and i chilled on top of that whale. After chillin for a couple minutes the guide told me to come back up to land and start flying. Up above and beyond space. The earth is a beautiful place. He guided me as we went far away from earth passing all the planets from the universe. Then seeing a big corridor leading up to the spiritual realm. There as I entered I saw them there were many. As I go through they acknowledge my presence. I felt their energy around me, so beautiful, so unbelievable. I couldn't believe it. As they were circling around me, I saw my dog there. I had him since I was super young and I would always talk to him whenever we see each other. Back to topic, I saw him there his names skitty. He was there as he approached me I started to cry like legit cry I could not believe it he was such a good dog, a good boy. Holyy I missed this dog so much he was part of my childhood. I hugged him and kissed him. He was smiling, and his smile was all the way up with his tounge out. Seems like he is in a way better place after all. While I was there I asked them for guidance, for healing, and to help me find my purpose. After connecting with them. It was time to leave. The guide leaded me all the way, wow I wasn't expecting any of that to happen. We go through the same path crossing again the planets of the universe and then descending from the sky. Slowly and surely as the meditation was about to end I open my eyes slowly. I started crying. Eyes were red. It was such a great experience. Wow. Didn't know this could happen in meditation. Thank you God This was about a year ago around mid lockdown. I was learning more about self improvements, self love and such. My life is going great, I'm 17 I have an online business, I'm financially stable and I finally got to manifest one of my biggest dreams, to try out boxing. I've been training boxing now for a little over a month. Everything is just Goin great man, I cannot be Thankful enough. Anyways just wanted to post this and wish everyone a good day or a good night, and a good life. The guided meditation vid: [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 03 Mar 2021 10:01 AM PST Hey guys, I was wondering if anyone would be interested in holding a socially distanced mass meditation on a scheduled date and time. All of us together can have the intention of love, happiness or peace, just to put that energy out there. Comment or PM me if interested, thank you! edit: I'll make a follow up post with the date and time after we have a few people on board. Also sharing this post with your friends would help! [link] [comments] |
| I feel guilty for doing nth while meditating Posted: 03 Mar 2021 10:05 PM PST So i usually do nth in my day but sleep, so i thought of making a routine that includes meditating as soon as i wake up and guilt eats me up for relaxing while im already relaxing all day????? [link] [comments] |
| Enjoy the hell out of your meditation.... Posted: 03 Mar 2021 11:47 AM PST For context to this post: these days, I meditate for around an hour per day. I might even sit two or three times and extend that... only because I genuinely enjoy the time spent doing it. And I benefit so much in my life from learning how to fully enjoy it. To savor the stillness. The calm. The peace. The rest. To encourage, or open up to, those qualities as I meditate without forcing them. Tuning in to them. By learning how to do this (by doing it intentionally), you also learn how to savor all the bits in your "normal" life, and to, at your will, create more pleasant emotions and feelings pretty much out of thin air. It's not perfect, but it's as close as we might be able to get! It's easy to do, and you can do it in no time. When I started meditation, some years ago, pushing my 15 minutes up to 20 was a struggle, even though I was getting the benefits, and generally liked it. It felt difficult, at times, trying to wait for the time to be over. But I often stuck it out. But I'd still be relieved that I had checked that box. "That was nice, but thank goodness it's done." I wish I had known that I was able to "tune in" to the enjoyable things within meditation. It's changed the nature of my meditations. Like a radio dial looks for a particular station, you can "tune in" to the more pleasant elements of the sit (and life) without necessarily denying the negatives -- you are practicing the ability to tune in to the enjoyment of the practice. Doing this will genuinely enhance your whole practice. If you will enter into the meditation, and hold throughout your meditation, an intention to enjoy it, to savor the stillness and quiet, the rest, you will find yourself (surprise, surprise) not just enjoying it, but delighting in it. Despite unpleasant things that come up, you can still find these delicious, enjoyable, delicate and savory sensations if you will simply learn to dial in to them. Some schools of (rigid, somewhat narrow) thought will tell you to never attempt to make any adjustments whatsoever in your state of being. "Be with what is," without making further inquiry into what actually is. They stop short of the actual answer, often, and then train others to stop short of the answer, and in so doing cause people to "sit with" focusing on pain and unpleasant feelings as a primary focus (which has its place, but not in the laypersons practice, in my opinion). An itch on the leg is only one sensation of the body. It certainly captures your attention. But is that all there is, just the itch, at any given time, or are there a hundred other bodily sensations going on concurrently that you could emphasize? Dialing in to the positive is allowing the itch to be there, but not to allow your attention to rest on it exclusively. To dial back in to the many other sensations going on. There is a significant benefit in emphasizing the pleasant, enjoyable, as a background. The benefit this has is not just for your meditation: This affects your ability to "tune in" to the positives in your life, off the cushion. To at will create a sense of well being in the body. Here are some tips for enjoying your meditation more:
If there is any confusion, whatsoever, please ask in the comments. There are so many different ways people practice, and a lot of common (rigid, narrow) myths about how people should practice -- not every piece of advise will fit those molds. Hopefully you can enter into the meditative space with a bit of exploration, curiosity, and genuine enjoyment. Enjoy that meditation! [link] [comments] |
| Meditation drones that don't have anything other than the drone Posted: 03 Mar 2021 09:52 PM PST Hoping the sub can help me find some meditation drone videos that none of the other sounds or music that usually goes with them. So, ones without any ambient noises, bird calls, distant thunder, pan flute, wind chimes, etc. Just the pure tone. These are surprisingly hard to find. I have used https://mynoise.net/NoiseMachines/indianDroneGenerator.php an awful lot and I am starting to get over it. If you know of any suitable videos, I'd be so grateful. Thank you again. [link] [comments] |
| Meditation feels like another way of existing. Posted: 03 Mar 2021 01:48 PM PST |
| Being lost in thought Vs Just thinking Posted: 03 Mar 2021 02:25 PM PST I frequently spend my time thinking. In the morning, when getting ready for work, I think about the day ahead, the things I have to do. I'm setting myself up for the day, psychologically. Am I 'lost in thought' during those times? Sure, I guess. I'm thinking, and I'm at one with my thoughts. But if the thinking itself is useful and productive, is it right to say I am 'lost in thought?'. To take a different perspective - I have the sense (from hearing people talk about meditation) that an enlightened individual would wake up completely in the moment. They'd be aware of all the things around them at that moment, the sensation of the bed sheets, feeling their feet on the floor etc. Their consciousness would be at one with the moment when getting ready for work, and be fully present while taking a shower or getting dressed etc. But to me that seems like a really impratical way to use the mind. By thinking about my day I'm setting myself up to be productive, and planning ahead. I'm not 'in the moment' as such, but I'm fully engaged with an imagined future moment (a meeting I have later that day, for example) which feels to me to be a very healthy and useful mental activity. But when I read about the kind of mind meditation will give me, it always seems to suggest that concepts and imagined futures will be less present in my mental landscape. Presumably the message is 'thinking and planning is fine, just not while you're engaged in the practice of meditation'. But what do we imagine is the experience of the Buddah, then? Was he always in the present moment of physical sensations, or was he sometimes 'lost in thought' too when preparing and planning for a future event? If anyone can get me straight on the right way to see this I'd be grateful. [link] [comments] |
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| "You know what they say...The biggest ego trip going, is getting rid of the ego" Posted: 03 Mar 2021 04:34 AM PST "And the joke of it all is there's nothing to get rid of, your ego is just an illusion" - Alan Watts [link] [comments] |
| Audiobook for creating positive thought pattern / guided Meditation Posted: 03 Mar 2021 11:41 PM PST hey, do you know an audiobook that helps me focus on accepting/loving myself, being grateful and positive? I was listening to Louise Hay "Heal your body" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cubm1bJ90Hs - Kinda like that - best would be with ambient music i can listen to until i fall asleep. like an everyday routine. My problem with Louise Hay is, that she has some very strange point of views regarding the source of diseases. Since im an atheist I can't listen to this (and no one should). thank you very much and have a great day [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 03 Mar 2021 07:49 PM PST Hello pls how do i get started with meditation, seems i lose focus all the time and just can not get it? [link] [comments] |
| How Do I Sort Through My Emotions? Posted: 03 Mar 2021 07:48 PM PST I've read that having an overactive mind and busy thoughts a lot is a sign that your brain is trying to account for past trauma, and a way to fix this is by "looking at your emotions". I have a ton of overactive thoughts roaming in my head all the time so I was wondering how exactly one does that? What type of meditation would you recommend? [link] [comments] |
| I have a really overactive mind what should I do ? Would meditation help ? Posted: 03 Mar 2021 03:45 PM PST Hello everyone I hope your all doing well. I wanted some advice. For over the past year now I've been having trouble with an overactive mind. I always seem to be in my mind and thinking all the time too much , which results in me overthinking about things most of the time and then causes anxiety and stress. I also have problems with focus and keeping my attention on things for long period of time without of course again drifting off into thoughts. Can meditate help with this ? If so what type of meditation? How long etc? Any detailed information would be greatly appreciated as I'm new to meditation and these past years I have been struggling a lot and just seems to be getting worse. I would really appreciate a reply and thank anyone in advance who replies. [link] [comments] |
| New to this but want to make it a good routine. Posted: 03 Mar 2021 03:32 PM PST With that being said I've gotten overwhelmed ring so much about meditation and there are tons of apps and YouTube videos out there. I was hoping you could let me know how your experiences went. I have ADHD so it's really hard for me to set and control my thoughts long enough to meditate. Has anyone had this issue whether they are ADHD or not? Is there a certain time of day that works better? I assume that meditating will help you relax so does anyone meditate in the morning and go on to have a productive day? Does anyone have a favorite app or website they use that makes it a little easier for beginners? Thanks in advance [link] [comments] |
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