Meditation: If you're having trouble maintaining awareness, try walking meditations. |
- If you're having trouble maintaining awareness, try walking meditations.
- Don't buy into your thoughts.
- Starting to think meditation is a pain in the ass
- How do you meditate?
- Mind is completely blank & I'm scared
- Does meditation make you loose your anger/aggression and competitiveness ?
- Can meditation really be 100% good for you?
- Serious Problem
- How do I find a spiritual mentor?
- Feeling like a oxygen tank!!
- Meditation after Hoff Deep breathing exercises
- Any tips on self-love? It’s for opening my spiritual abilities...
- Yoga and Hesychasm: comparing Eastern and Christian meditation.
- Is it ok to Do meditation with music ?
- Let it be. Let the sad feeling be. It´s all one
- Spot on forhead
- beautiful relaxing music vol ~ 1 meditation music, calm piano music
- beautiful relaxing music vol ~ 1 meditation music, calm piano music
- TM - 20 min 2x a day?
- Meditating for fun
- Kids are More mindful than Adults
- History of Yoga and Asanas
- Apps?
- Attitudes and approach to self-observation and meditation. My personal note
| If you're having trouble maintaining awareness, try walking meditations. Posted: 29 Apr 2021 04:56 PM PDT I've been meditating for about 30 minutes to an hour daily for the past few months, but I've found that the typical 'sit down with your eyes closed' meditations particularly challenging because my mind is usually exhausted, and so I tend to almost drift off into sleep, suddenly regain my awareness, and then start drifting off again. As an alternative, I've started walking meditations every other day which keep me alert and interested enough such that maintaining awareness is much easier. Walking meditations also have the added benefit of being able to maintain focus on the ever-changing world around you, and losing the 'self' in the sense of becoming fully immersed in the events outside the body. There are also techniques you can try, like imagining the world as a work of art, which cultivates a sense of wonder and appreciation in the mundane. I'm also starting to find that walking meditation cultivates a better understanding of the connection between the world and the mind. You start to see the relationship between the events going on around you and the way your mind responds/reacts to them. The downside of walking meditations is that you obviously still have to think about walking and maintain a certain level of vigilance (don't get hit by a car or a bike!), which prevents entering a deep state of silence and complete loss of ego. That's why I still do the 'eyes closed sit down' meditation every other day. Anyways, just thought I'd share because this is something I've found useful. I'd be curious to hear if anyone else practices walking meditation or a balance between walking and silent (eyes closed) meditation. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 29 Apr 2021 05:58 AM PDT Throughout the day thoughts are always coming up, auditioning for your attention. For most of us, as soon as a thought pops up, we immediately identify with it; we buy into what it's selling us. And the instant we do that, we're immediately taken away from the peace that is always present here and now. I'm sure some of you have noticed how thoughts can easily snowball into dark places. This explains how someone can wake up happy but by the afternoon they already feel depressed, it's because they bought into their thoughts. Identifying with negative thoughts produces negative emotions and identifying with positive thoughts produces positive emotions. Reading that you might think that the goal should be to think positive and only identify with positive thoughts, but this isn't possible. Negative and positive thoughts are two sides of the same coin; you can't have one without the other. So the real solution is to stop identifying with thoughts altogether because we generally don't even decide what thoughts we have in the first place; our thoughts aren't even our own. One of the best things I've learnt in my life is to not buy into my thoughts, to just watch them without engaging with them. Unfortunately the human mind has been conditioned for thousands of years to identify with thoughts so sometimes the mind identifies with thoughts without me even being aware of it, but another thing I've learnt is that mediation isn't about how long you can stay present but about how often you can bring your attention back to the present. Knowing this, I don't beat myself up when I catch the mind identifying with thoughts because that would just be more ego. Realising all this made such an impact on me that it inspired me to write an album called 'Watching The Sky Fall', which is essentially about the process of watching the mind and all it's craziness without identifying with it. [link] [comments] |
| Starting to think meditation is a pain in the ass Posted: 29 Apr 2021 09:58 PM PDT I've been meditating for 5 months now, 15mins twice per day, same old mindfulness meditation. Recently, meditating has just became an annoying chore for me, I get impatient and can't endure for 15mins like how I used to. The only reason I'm continuing to meditate is because everyone says it's something that u can't quit once started. Any tips to change my mindset or have more interest in meditation? Sorry if this sounds like a rant, I've just been kinda frustrated with myself. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 29 Apr 2021 11:22 PM PDT I used to meditate almost daily & I did that for awhile but it was hard because I kept switching between medication apps. I enjoy using apps because it helps keep me on track & motivate me to keep it as a daily habit. After not meditating for years I recently got a new app and want to stick with it this time! I know there's different kinds of meditations but I haven't tried many. What works for you? Do you use an app? Guided meditation? Just music? How long? Anything. [link] [comments] |
| Mind is completely blank & I'm scared Posted: 29 Apr 2021 10:06 PM PDT So I've been meditating for a couple of years on & off. Recently I've added new things to my practice. After meditating for around 30 minutes, I usually apply the "do nothing meditation technique" to my daily life. Whenever a thought comes I put my focus on my mind & do nothing. What happens is this caused the thoughts to stop right in the tracks. Now the problem is after 2-3 days of doing this my mind has no thoughts whatsoever (they're very little) & my mind feels blank. I feel scared & at the same time calm. I want to know if this is a good thing or not? [link] [comments] |
| Does meditation make you loose your anger/aggression and competitiveness ? Posted: 30 Apr 2021 01:39 AM PDT Ever since I have been regular with it, I feel like I have become more passive in life and I do not enjoy it. It feels my fire has been diminished Can anyone tell me if they experienced the same thing, and how can I get it back ? [link] [comments] |
| Can meditation really be 100% good for you? Posted: 29 Apr 2021 11:25 PM PDT Hey, I have been meditating on and off for half a year, and in the periods where i meditate frequently, I've seen benefits such as controlling of urges and being more present. I want to start meditating longer and daily, however, there is one thing I'm concerned about and would love some new perspective on. I tend to overthink, so keep that in mind. I am a very creative person and a lot of my ideas comes to me when I am daydreaming and my mind is wandering. Because mindfulness and meditation discourages the endless wandering mind, I am concerned that I might miss out on some epiphanies or ideas while being more present. I have been a longtime lurker of this sub and I've never read anything negative about meditation, it's always "meditation saved my life". If meditation gives you SO much, what does it take away? Thanks for reading. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 30 Apr 2021 12:32 AM PDT Hi guys. I have a serious problem. When I meditate (mindfulness) after around 4-5 minutes I start to feel pain like feeling near my heart. It's hard to describe. And when I feel that, my face wrinkles as if I'm confused. I feel really bad afterwards. I don't know what it is. Has any of you had such experience? It is a reason why I hate meditation and feel forced to do it when I put it in my routine. I hope someone can relate. [link] [comments] |
| How do I find a spiritual mentor? Posted: 30 Apr 2021 12:31 AM PDT I have been following a path of spirituality that began when I was 16 or so, with the ever-increasing awareness of the absurdity of human life. This was after I had realized that believing in God was directly in discordance with who I naturally was, a gay young man. My dad was my teacher of all things moral growing up, and while I disagree with his belief system now, I truly believe that he was acting out of an ultimate desire to love and discipline. I am graduating university this month. Over the last five years or so, I have been trying to find meaning. It became torturous at times, because despite reading existential and moral philosophy, researching Krishna, transcendental meditation, psychedelic drugs, Reading the Bhagavad Gita, meditating, etc., I was still not at peace. I feel like I am dedicated to the spiritual path, and I know that meditation is an access point for truth, real awareness. When I was meditating most was around 15 after reading the book 'Power of Now.' During the weeks that followed reading that book, I felt that I was truly free. I was consistently choosing to be aware of what I was seeing and feeling, and not letting my thoughts take over. Somehow or another, I have gotten so deeply caught up in my life and my ego and my crisis of identity, that I slipped back into a constant state of trying to distract myself from silence, and from having to feel what it is like to be me. I'm hoping to find a spiritual teacher. I'm not sure if this is the right place to look, so if not my apologies. I would hope to talk with someone who is not particularly affiliated with a major religion. thank you [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 29 Apr 2021 08:16 PM PDT Today i did Wim Hoff breathing after my routine meditation for first time after a guy recommended on a post before, followed by Kapalbhati and Nadi shuddhi breathing, and fking feeling like a oxygen tank (sorry for cursing). Just a week before I felt like i had shortness of breath, after all these breathing exercises now i feel amazing. Recommeded to everyone. [link] [comments] |
| Meditation after Hoff Deep breathing exercises Posted: 29 Apr 2021 06:08 PM PDT Hi guys, first post here. I read a post a couple of days ago which I cant find anymore. In the Post someone shared the experience of doing deep breathing exercises before meditating. He or she said that deep breathing enhanced his or her meditation dramaticaly. I couldnt find the post so here is my review. Over the last couple of days I had exactly the same experience. Normally I do 5min to max. 14min(my previous record) meditation during the day and before sleeping a guided bodyscan meditation. After doing the the deep breathing exercises I was able to meditate for 30min+ without a problem during the day, which is double of the max. time I was able to do before. I also believe it enhanced the effects of the meditation but that could be the fact that I meditated longer. Im very surprised by the positive effects it had in that short amount of time and I will definitly practice it daily right before I do my meditation during the day. [link] [comments] |
| Any tips on self-love? It’s for opening my spiritual abilities... Posted: 29 Apr 2021 06:26 PM PDT |
| Yoga and Hesychasm: comparing Eastern and Christian meditation. Posted: 30 Apr 2021 02:32 AM PDT Yoga and Hesychasm: comparing Eastern and Christian meditation. Considerations about these ascetic practices and their goals. [link] [comments] |
| Is it ok to Do meditation with music ? Posted: 29 Apr 2021 08:04 PM PDT There are days when turbulence takes peak in my mind . during these period of time i often put my headphones on and listen to Mozart's classical during meditation it calms me down. i try to concentrate to breathe which i often struggle without any guided meditation so is it wrong listening to music and doing mediation sometimes? [link] [comments] |
| Let it be. Let the sad feeling be. It´s all one Posted: 30 Apr 2021 01:42 AM PDT If you feel sad when you are facing the negativity, then don't forget that there is nothing wrong with feeling sad. Since birth we hear sentences like ¨I want you to be happy.¨ Very lovely sentences, but also thanks to these sentences people start to feel even more sad when they feel sad because they get a feeling of failure. So don't feel sad about having a sad feeling. There is nothing wrong with feeling sad. Remember, you know positivity because of negativity. It´s one In meditation, just observe the thoughts and feelings. Let it be At this page you can find information and meditation practices [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 30 Apr 2021 01:05 AM PDT Naturally, after doing mediation, I always feel a tingling sensation on my third eye location. BUT yesterday at the location of my third eye (middle of Forehead) ,a natural ral,red spot has appeared exactly after doing the Meditation. (with time it is turning brown) What does it mean ?? [link] [comments] |
| beautiful relaxing music vol ~ 1 meditation music, calm piano music Posted: 29 Apr 2021 11:41 PM PDT |
| beautiful relaxing music vol ~ 1 meditation music, calm piano music Posted: 29 Apr 2021 11:32 PM PDT |
| Posted: 29 Apr 2021 05:29 PM PDT Hello! I recently completed a TM course and I was pretty blown away with how quickly I was able to pick up and really enjoy it. However, since the course finished I'm having a hard time keeping it up. I'm getting caught in the "20 min twice a day." I'm a SAHM with a young baby - I honestly don't have that kind of time (that's not an excuse, I really don't.) is there anyone who doesn't do 20 min twice a day but still sees benefits? Thanks so much [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 29 Apr 2021 07:45 AM PDT Anyone else meditate just for fun sometimes? I started meditating about 7 years ago to combat my panic and self harm disorders, but after years of doing it and finding myself in some very fascinating head spaces, I often meditate just for fun. I don't deal with the mental anguish that I used to deal with, so when I meditate I'm able to really sink into the moment for extended periods of time and have some spectacular experiences in my own head. For instance, last night I did 50 minutes with my eyes closed focusing on my breathing and occasionally centering my focus on one of my chakras. After about 30 minutes or so, When i shifted my focus and energy to my third eye in the center of my forehead, things started to get really weird. A bright, white light filled my field of vision and made my head feel really warm. 3d patterns and shapes came from nowhere and built off of each other, morphing and shifting into new ones. I lost feeling of my body and it felt like the only thing I was made of was my throat and lungs as the air traveled through them. Everything fades away. All of this stuff seemingly comes from something or somewhere else. Maybe it's inside of me, maybe it's outside of me, but these colors, spectacles, and feelings feel like they're being channeled through me. It's very fascinating and it puts me in the most relaxed and comfortable state. I feel like a sponge and I just want to just stay there forever sometimes. I also like to smoke a little weed sometimes and it makes these experiences more intense. Anyway, just felt like sharing with y'all. After years of using meditation to work through mental issues and the stresses of life, it's fun to just use it as a tool to have some fun and explore my mind sometimes. Shit gets weird in there and it helps me connect with the wonder and fascination I experienced as a child. Let me know if y'all can relate. Much love, peace ❤️ [link] [comments] |
| Kids are More mindful than Adults Posted: 29 Apr 2021 10:28 AM PDT The more I meditate the more I feel myself feeling kiddish again. It's very nostalgic. I understand now why kids can just release and have so much fun. Meditation is a process of going back to ground zero. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 29 Apr 2021 07:33 PM PDT History of Yoga and Asanas https://panchakarmaindia.com/yoga-%26-asanas [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 29 Apr 2021 07:16 PM PDT What are some great apps or resources for guided meditation. I've had Headspace and loved it, but can't afford it right now honestly. [link] [comments] |
| Attitudes and approach to self-observation and meditation. My personal note Posted: 29 Apr 2021 09:04 AM PDT Hello everyone! This is my first post about meditation and my first post on Reddit. I've been practicing meditation (different types, and schools) on and off for 7 years and would like to leave you some personal feedback: I would like to make a personal observation about the attitude stance towards the thoughts we have. In my experience with meditation, thoughts are only a problem if they present a problem for us: if we believe what they say and that generates some kind of rejection. Otherwise thoughts are a natural element of the mind: Not that we are our thoughts or that all thought is useful. While one can indeed have the experience of not having thoughts or not focusing on them, this state is not always attainable, nor is it the most useful of all. Just consider this: if we didn't really have any kind of emotional charge, or rejection of the content of thoughts then it wouldn't be a problem, it's only a problem because we have a rejection of the content, or what they represent: not that we can always "have control over their elaboration", they arise in consciousness along with self-identification, and "we can't do much" about it, it's a quite natural process. If we think of thoughts as categorical and see their 'self-limitation' I think we can understand which ones may be more useful than others. By this I mean, if we take the attitude of: All thought is 'useless' in terms of: 'we are not the thoughts, let it all go' we have to think about how it affects the new generation of thoughts that arise because of this, given their self-reflective nature. But if we approach meditation with a much more loving, patient, and really non-judgmental self-image of ourselves (less aggressive, less dramatic) and take time to accept that whatever content is going to come up is part of the process of getting better, and that we don't want to be that. I mean, actually having that "background" image of ourselves is much more effective than taking the attitude of "losing all identity" with thoughts. Because the thoughts are going to come anyway, mostly the "more painful" ones (which are self-identifying). Not that we can't have that experience of thoughts becoming less and less self-identifying. Even that is a good goal, but many are quick to jump to that place, but their mind is already "problematic for themselves". So it seems to me a perfectly valid concession to have a really much more positive attitude and it seems to me even crucial to prepare much more the set and setting of our mind and how we are going to face it than how we are going to transit or what might happen. Again: if we didn't have problems with our thoughts per se, this natural issue of self-identification would not be a problem. But for many it is, so it is perfectly valid to have that approach. I would even say that if you have that conscious attitude as a background state of mind, of being aware of that negative self-talk and so self-critical of yourself, you will see how the subsequent process of meditation or even what you do during the day will meet less emotional resistance, at least in terms of anxiety, and depressive thoughts, and will be more peaceful. This is because thoughts are "layered" (to put it loosely and colloquially) and if we relate differently to the "deeper" thoughts the rest of the thoughts can arise without so much resistance: For example, if during the day we become more aware of the negative self-talk and the negative self-demands that we automatically place on ourselves and if we cultivate a truly loving and compassionate attitude towards ourselves, everything will have much less resistance, even when we start to have less and less of these "problematic" thoughts will be a mere anecdote for us because we know that we have a more positive attitude towards ourselves. I know that one also can take a different approach, more yogic if you like: "we are not ANY content of our mind and we have to lose any kind of identification". Not that I have a problem with this, but honestly, everyone's history of thinking is different and often "getting to that state" has a lot of difficulty, more emotional resistance and can generate a lot more load of new judgmental thoughts towards ourselves. In my experience taking the approach of losing identity with every kind of thought or every kind of mental object of self-identification that arises is not as effective with the new thoughts that arise again. At least if I don't have that image in the background, or if I don't first consider the image I have of myself, an image of love, of compassion, of non-judgement. If we keep this in mind and are aware of the self-talk of the mind then we can take on the ability to peacefully observe the content of consciousness. And this can be like being more aware, more mindful, and taking that self-awareness as the "object" of focus. No doubt many take the approach: "But the self is an illusion and the best we can do is to lose any kind of identity with anything related to it". I'm not saying it's a bad strategy, but in my experience having the attitude I mentioned above generates much less resistance in everything that arises than having the latter attitude. PS: I know many would probably say: but that's because the ego likes not to lose its identity and so it feels more secure if it can keep control of its thoughts and they are happy, but it's an illusion and you have to fight with the ego or let the ego die. For me the latter is optional, if one wants not to be dogmatic one might want to see and compare what works best in one's experience. Anyway this is my experience and opinion, I hope it helps. Greetings. [link] [comments] |
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