Meditation: I like reading all of your posts but I don’t even meditate. I think about meditating. And then I watch Netflix and eat cake aha |
- I like reading all of your posts but I don’t even meditate. I think about meditating. And then I watch Netflix and eat cake aha
- Yesterday i had my first intense meditation experience
- Haven't been meditating in a few months, today when I got home it just felt right so I sank into it.
- Are smokers unknowingly meditating?
- If you meditate then what’s your favourite meditation app and why?
- How do you maintain your meditation zen when life (with kids) gets in the way.
- How to stop meditating for other people.
- Supreme God & Randomness~ cultivating delusion and dangers with meditation
- Lying down to sitting (rocky transition)
- wanted to share my experience
- Is better recalling memory performance a result of living in a meditative state?
- WHAT DID I JUST EXPERIENCE ��
- Relax Water Sounds for Sleeping NO Music | White Noise, River Sound, Waterfall | Legendary BGM Music
- Meditation & Assertiveness
- Tips for a beginner
- Are there ways to integrate meditation/mindfulness into everyday life and get similar benefits to normal meditation
- How to find the right kind of meditation
- Is there a benefit from sitting cross legged?
- What should be the method I should follow to meditate to explore myself and let my emotions flow?
- When I began meditating.
- Sri Preethaji & Sri Krishnaji - How Does Meditation Affect The Body?
- Need advice on how to introduce my partner, a likely skeptic, to meditation
- My experience meditating for the past two years
| Posted: 07 Apr 2021 02:22 PM PDT |
| Yesterday i had my first intense meditation experience Posted: 07 Apr 2021 11:29 AM PDT Yesterday I meditated for the 2nd time ever in my life, after about 15-20 minutes everything changed, it felt like my mind was outside my body and my breathing was on autopilot. I felt my body become heavy, ive never felt such a heavy presence on my body ever. I lost all sense of time and sat thoughtless it was very peaceful. After a while I decided to stop and get up. It seemed like I was in that state for like 5 minutes but when I opened up my eyes and picked up my phone 2 and a half hours had gone by. I tried today and could not get into the same trance like state. Perhaps it was beginners luck. It was the most calming experience I've ever had. I really felt like I was one with everything. [link] [comments] |
| Haven't been meditating in a few months, today when I got home it just felt right so I sank into it. Posted: 07 Apr 2021 05:12 PM PDT I just had the craziest mediation experience of my life, I was paying attention to how my body moves as I breathe, and for whatever reason for the first time I noticed and gave attention to how the breath affects the heartbeat, and after focusing on that for a minute, I didn't really notice when, but I became aware of the blood flowing in my veins. It moved me immensely, and I lost it almost right away cuz I burst into tears. (I try to only observe during meditation so I let those feelings run their course.) It felt like small fingerlings of thin roots, branching off and pulsing down my arms and ending at my finger tips.. But rather than feeling it in a tactile external sense I could feel it within me, yet also larger than life in my hands and fingers, I guess because there's so many nerves there? I feel stunned. I never thought I was "good enough" or capable of anything like that. Take care of yourselves on your journey. Love! [link] [comments] |
| Are smokers unknowingly meditating? Posted: 07 Apr 2021 10:56 AM PDT This was just a random thought after a short meditation session. Its been quite a while since I smoked, but there's a lot more to smoking addiction than the chemicals you take in. The ritual of it, the mini breaks from stressful life etc. I wonder if these deep controlled breaths are in some weird way a form of open eye meditation lol. Might be useful for cessation programs to consider some breathing exercises / relaxation techniques rather than just focusing on replacing the nicotine/ tapering off less harmful forms of nicotine ingestion. Might provide some mental/physical benefits that prevent or reduce relapses in smokers. [link] [comments] |
| If you meditate then what’s your favourite meditation app and why? Posted: 07 Apr 2021 11:44 PM PDT |
| How do you maintain your meditation zen when life (with kids) gets in the way. Posted: 07 Apr 2021 07:10 PM PDT I meditate each morning before getting out of bed so I start my day off right. I typically feel great after meditating and always resolve to maintain my equilibrium. However, too many days I don't even make it to school drop off in the morning before I have completely lost my center. I will calmly redirect my kids many times but once they start yelling and I have to yell just to be heard I am done. I've tried getting them to meditate too but they complain about it. I take recentering breaths when I feel myself losing it but that only helps for a while. I have a big family so even if a couple kids are behaving someone else is always acting up and trying to rile everyone else up. [link] [comments] |
| How to stop meditating for other people. Posted: 07 Apr 2021 06:48 PM PDT Whenever I get close to a profound realization during meditation, I find my thoughts narrating this realization in preparation to tell it to a friend for the next day. Which paradoxically gets me out of that state of awareness. Now this is the profound realization, and you are the friend. lol. anyone experience this? I feel like it prevents me from going deeper. [link] [comments] |
| Supreme God & Randomness~ cultivating delusion and dangers with meditation Posted: 08 Apr 2021 12:39 AM PDT People are going to ask WHY? Well to think you are communicating with a GOD is DUALITY and you mix that with emptiness you are going to get a wrong result. This is also true for believing in some universal force (god belief with no name or by another name) that pervades all beings, or misrepresenting "buddha nature" into a God substitute. Now for the western atheist who thinks reality was just randomness come together by chance to create beings and this world that is also going to have a negative result when mixed with the true nature of reality aspect called "emptiness" which is contrary to that randomness belief system. What you believe does matter when you start to touch on the actual true nature of reality, and meditation is basically learning to rest in emptiness. I want to point out WHY you shouldn't do this without right view but I doubt I can change anyone's mind about this. The West wants to borrow from the EAST without the spiritual underpinnings inherent in authentic Buddhism but this is different than what your skeptical mind imagines can happen. You are starting to touch on the true nature of reality-reincarnation, realms, emptiness, karma, no god, no atheism - without the proper beliefs and the true nature of reality has power that will manifest for good or for ill, depending on the practitioner. [link] [comments] |
| Lying down to sitting (rocky transition) Posted: 07 Apr 2021 08:50 PM PDT Hey folks, I've been meditating for about 8 months now. I had always done it lying down since I found I could relax a lot easier. I had never really fallen asleep in the process until recently, my work loads been getting heavier so I'll pass out almost 10 mins in. Decided it was time to switch over to the legs-crossed-apple-sauce style but it's killing me. My back and ankles gets sore, and I find I'm so focused on keeping a good posture that it gets in the way of actually "letting go". Anyone that knows me personally knows that my normal posture makes the hunchback of Notre dame look like a total amateur. Definitely saw switching as an opportunity to change that around. Naturally I'm frustrated that I can't get anywhere near I could when I used to lie down, but I'm slowly getting better. I know the answer is practice, practice and more practice, but I'm wondering if anyone else has had a similar experience when changing positions. Thank you in advance 🧘♂️🧘♂️🧘♂️ [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 07 Apr 2021 08:10 PM PDT For the last few weeks I've been working to understand and cope with a very very traumatic event that happened about 6 months ago. I realized after months of shoving it down that the only way out of it was through it, so I've been doubling down on meditation It's brought me calmness and all the expected benefits, but it wasn't until today that I felt like I had a serious breakthrough. I was meditating and suddenly had an extremely vivid vision of me giving myself a hug. I hugged myself so hard and said "it's going to be ok. You're going be ok" and then felt myself giving that hug, and receiving that hug. I wept during it because I just felt so loved and so comforted. This may sound crazy, but it was just so so so beautiful and I wanted to share it here. Keep going. [link] [comments] |
| Is better recalling memory performance a result of living in a meditative state? Posted: 07 Apr 2021 07:42 PM PDT As I remembered in my childhood, it's easy for me to find an lost item which was held in my hand 5 min ago. For me at that time it's so easy to trace backward what have I done in those 5 min action by action, place by place, until I found that item. And also as I remembered everything happened in childhood got a very intimate/close/intense feeling with me that makes me connect deeply with them, so it may contribute to a better memory. But now I'm 29 years old, I found myself can't even remember what have I done in previous 5 min. A lot of things happening at the same time, seems like I don't even have time to let every single thing sink a little bit, cannot getting back that intimacy with things. I'm thinking if I'm running my life unconsciously. Any thoughts on this ? Thanks ! [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 07 Apr 2021 03:47 PM PDT Around 4 years ago when i was 18. I discovered meditation. Since then I've been practicing on and off... A few weeks straight followed by months of no meditation then the cycle continues. But the past 2/3 weeks have been very consistent almost twice a day 5/6 days a week. Today I just finished a 15 minute session whilst feeling extremely tired. The way I practice meditation is by keeping god in mind and being grateful for his guidance. I usually chant "Waheguru" in my head repeatedly until the minds voice gets tired and can no longer say it. So I got to a point where there was just emptiness (about 10 minutes in).. No noise just light awareness , a few moments of no thoughts just being present and basking in nothingness... As soon as i realised what I was experiencing a few seconds later my upper spine literally rolls forward a couple of centimetres and it felt as though I shifted into a completely different reality. Time literally felt distorted and it felt almost like 30 minutes. Can anyone explain what happened? It was so blissful and pure and felt so right like that moment was where I am meant to belong. Its almost like a high i want to chase again! [link] [comments] |
| Relax Water Sounds for Sleeping NO Music | White Noise, River Sound, Waterfall | Legendary BGM Music Posted: 08 Apr 2021 01:56 AM PDT |
| Posted: 08 Apr 2021 01:53 AM PDT Hi All. I'm just interested to hear from anyone elses perspective. I have been meditating on and off for a couple of years now and it has very much helped me with letting things go and flow a lot easier. I had mental health issues in the past and meditation has come a long way to alleviate them. Now, I am a manager at work who needs to be assertive and put their point across in a no BS way. I struggle to feel the anger to feed into assertiveness, especially if it's some I need to bring up with my team on a future date. This can make me appear too laid-back and passive. Does anyone have and insight on how to balance the zen of a meditative life and needing to hold onto feelings for the benefit of work or any other walk of life. (I'm currently reading Not Nice and soon to read No more Mr. Nice guy) Many Thanks [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 08 Apr 2021 01:52 AM PDT I'm new to meditation and actually tried it once to see if it has any effect. I've been depressed for past 3 months (self-diagnosed, I'm just judging based on the symptoms) and tried to start running outside. Running helped a bit and I thought about adding meditation to my routine too. So far I've tried counting 1-5 in my head and used breathing excersises. It really helped keep bad thoughts out. If there are any good tips for a beginner I'd love to know. Thanks in advance. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 07 Apr 2021 07:46 PM PDT To be honest, I've been struggling to meditate regularly for years. I meditate here and there but most days I can't be bothered. However, could I try to be mindful, non-judgemental and objective in other areas of life? And would this be as beneficial as meditation? [link] [comments] |
| How to find the right kind of meditation Posted: 07 Apr 2021 02:47 PM PDT Hi everyone, I've meditated before and have seen the results from it, but lately it's been quite difficult. I'm grieving right now, hard. I lost two loved ones on the same day about a month ago. I've tried to meditate (mostly guided because no guidance at all sometimes makes me forget I'm even meditating). Can anyone let me know what kind of meditation I can try? I'm not looking for anything in particular, just peace within myself. That 'quiet confidence'. Thanks [link] [comments] |
| Is there a benefit from sitting cross legged? Posted: 07 Apr 2021 05:05 PM PDT I cannot touch my toes and I definitely cannot sit cross like it without paying shooting up my back. Am I missing something by not crossing my legs? [link] [comments] |
| What should be the method I should follow to meditate to explore myself and let my emotions flow? Posted: 08 Apr 2021 12:23 AM PDT |
| Posted: 07 Apr 2021 06:07 PM PDT One of my first times meditating I remember being still for minutes and just relaxing and then I felt this WAVE of energy around me and I didn't want to open my eyes to stop it or anything but this felt crazy. It felt like I was levitating and from there I knew meditation was the real deal. [link] [comments] |
| Sri Preethaji & Sri Krishnaji - How Does Meditation Affect The Body? Posted: 08 Apr 2021 12:01 AM PDT |
| Need advice on how to introduce my partner, a likely skeptic, to meditation Posted: 07 Apr 2021 05:42 PM PDT My partner is the CEO of a company and often stressed out about work things. Today he literally said to me "Do you know of any drug that can help a person calm down when they are all worked up?" Umm . . . I have been on my own journey just getting into meditation and spirituality, but have not shared much with him. He would be turned off by anything that seems too new-agey. Is anyone aware of any books or articles about hard-driving business people who are big on meditation for practical purposes? [link] [comments] |
| My experience meditating for the past two years Posted: 07 Apr 2021 02:48 PM PDT Hey all, here's just a spontaneous write up on how meditation has made its way into my life, and how profound it is as a 'thing' to do. Some days I meditated for hours, other days mere minutes, but I have kept myself consistent in doing it. I started in January 2019, and I can confidently say I completely embodied change as a 'person'. The ebbs and fluctuations of my thoughts and feelings I constantly observed whilst meditating made me aware of these subtle changes I tended to ignore in every day life. Whether it be feelings or thoughts or perspectives, I began to really feel 'myself' as a malleable thing, not a concrete entity carried over from day to day. It changed my perspectives on everything. Food, drug use, personal opinions, dispositions, love, hate, academic work, materialism, literally everything. I found myself becoming way more honest in conversation and being with others. Before I found myself overthinking how to 'be', like I needed to rummage through a guide for my 'self' for certain situations. I now feel I can put in real effort in just 'being'. In ceasing the effort to be 'myself', I seem to be more 'myself' than I ever have been in my life. I am not transcendent whatsoever, but time now feels like water flowing through a river which I try to swim with, not against. I turned from atheism to Buddhism and now simply have a much more profound respect for life. I feel myself less at odds with what is around me, and instead embraced by it. Even if what is around me is so different to me, as I would not be a certain way if other things were not a different way. I kicked awful habits, yet judged others less as I judged myself less. I can finally say I am 'happy', and I try my best to be aware of what I am attached to, and what sufferings I am lead towards. I encourage everyone to meditate now because of how much it 'changed' me. Though, in retrospect, it feels like nothing changed in a way. It simply feels like I started existing instead of trying to exist. I truly believe this extremely simple action is what makes us all feel 'better', yet we will possibly all realize there is no better or worse, there is just all. [link] [comments] |
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