Meditation: Today my panic attack decided to come while I was meditating, and... |
- Today my panic attack decided to come while I was meditating, and...
- Seven key attitudes for a happy life according to Jon Kabat Zinn
- Really happy with meditation, I had no idea it was so effective for anxiety.
- Adam Sandler Inspires Me to Meditate
- For those who have benefitted from meditation could you please tell us how you benefitted?
- How do you guys feel about music while meditating?
- What makes the brain suffer?
- First Time Meditation Experience?
- Breathing in the dark
- Weird sensation during meditations
- Aphantasia
- What Does it Mean by Spiritual Awareness?
- Thoughts on binaural beats?
- I am a Buddhist and meditation has a religious purpose
- Meditating Nature Sounds.
- Does anyone else get annoyed with smartphones for listening to god frequency/binaural beats on Youtube?
- Managing and even overcoming our anxiety is possible with breath-work
- I meditated for the first time in two months today and I feel good
- Question: jolting awake involuntarily
- Now I Am...
- Someone know what could be this "nostalgic/melancholic/missing something/happiness" sensations I experience when visualizing geometric patterns as a stimulus to meditate/sleep?
| Today my panic attack decided to come while I was meditating, and... Posted: 03 Apr 2021 09:54 PM PDT That was an interesting experience. Two minutes into my meditation and my mind decided it was a good idea to freak out for no discernible reason. Heart rate seemed to hit 1000, rapid breathing, tingling, tightening sensations. Felt so strange to just observe them all - remember thinking at one point, "Wow, my entire body's going absolutely crazy. Holy shit." I never thought I would be able to detach myself enough from my thoughts and bodily sensations that I could passively sit through something like that. I've been meditating for almost a month now, and I guess if I needed concrete proof that my meditation was having an effect, there it is. I just anchored on the breath and observed my body going crazy and felt all the sensations until it passed. I have never been able to do that in my life. [link] [comments] |
| Seven key attitudes for a happy life according to Jon Kabat Zinn Posted: 03 Apr 2021 07:21 AM PDT Non-judgment - paying attention to your opinions as they arise. JKZ talks about how the human mind sorts things into boxes - good, bad, neutral. By taking a perspective of non-judgement and being aware we can take the most joy from the good things, accept the bad things (doing us less harm), and become more aware of the neutral things, realising how much they contribute to our lives. Of course judgmental thoughts still arise but we can simply observe them and let them pass without acting on them. Patience - letting things unfold in their own time. Meditation isn't difficult to learn but it does require patience and persistence. It takes some time to see the benefits of it, you need to stick with it. Doing it once a week is helpful but when you make time for a little bit of practice every day for six weeks the evidence shows its actually rewiring how your brain works, you're training yourself to be happy. Its also about being patience with ourselves, not setting expectations for achieving a standard in a specific time, and being patient with others who have lived their life through a set of circumstances we're not aware of. Beginners mind - seeing the world as if for the first time and seeing the infinite possibilities. Knowledge can limit our perception of what we don't know, part of becoming wise (rather than clever) is getting comfortable with what we don't know. When we accumulate a lot of knowledge and become jaded by experience we can lose touch with the joy in our lives. Trust - listening to our bodies and our senses. Trusting that if we let go of anxieties about the future and regrets from the past and live in the present that everything will be OK - because it really will. When we cultivate trust in ourselves through practice, when we build our calmness and peace and live in the present moment we start to trust other people more because we're not jumping ahead to what they might do or questioning their motives - we're existing in the present taking their words and actions at face value. Really listening to other people with an open mind is when we make strong human connections. Non-striving - we're always trying to get somewhere, always running toward a destination. But an important aspect of mindfulness is realising that you have arrived in the here and now. We can't live happily in the future; if everything we're doing is to achieve, we sacrifice our wellbeing in the present. We tell ourselves we'll be happy when we get promoted, we get married, we have kids, when we retire. This is the only time we can be happy - mindfulness is called the art of stopping, sometimes we have to ease off with the future plans and enjoy where we are and who we're with. Acceptance - accepting that things are the way they are. Which is not to say you don't do anything about it, the idea is that you are aware in the present moment, you see things as they are and you can decide what it is you want to do. There's a myth that mindfulness somehow makes you OK with injustice and suffering - the opposite is true! When we accept the world in front of us, accept people, accept yourself, you can act out of emotional intelligence and compassion rather than anger or fear. Letting go - by identifying the attachments we have we can trace the roots of our anger, our fear, our sadness and understand why we react the way we do in certain circumstances. Once we apply our awareness to our attachments we can start to understand ourselves, we can start to feel compassion for ourselves, then we can start to let go of our suffering. [link] [comments] |
| Really happy with meditation, I had no idea it was so effective for anxiety. Posted: 03 Apr 2021 11:59 PM PDT Apparently I was in an anxious/neurotic state 24/7. My stress got so bad I decided to just sit down for 30 minutes and breath. My brain absolutely loved it! I'd never felt such relief. And I had no idea I was in an anxious state ALL the time. If I do 30 minutes in the morning, I'm usually good for the rest of the day. It also seems like everyday I just "feel" better mood-wise. Like this meditation thing is compounding. Either way, could be placebo, no idea. I just know that if I get triggered. Disconnecting from my thoughts for 30 minutes does the trick. Anyways, very happy. [link] [comments] |
| Adam Sandler Inspires Me to Meditate Posted: 03 Apr 2021 11:10 AM PDT Okay, that title is a little clickbaity. More accurately, the movie Click (2006) inspires me to meditate. For those unfamiliar with the film, the basic premise is that Adam Sandler's character has a remote control that allows him to fast forward through the parts of his life he doesn't want to experience, e.g. sitting in traffic, fighting with his spouse, being bored etc. Eventually, he fast forwards far enough into future only to realize that his life is in shambles. His marriage has fallen apart and he's utterly disconnected from his friends and family. During those times when he was in fast-forward mode, he was essentially on autopilot. He was there physically, but not present. To me, this is the perfect metaphor for being lost in thought. When we're lost in thought, we're essentially on autopilot. We're having a conversation, but not really paying attention. We're laughing, but not experiencing the joy that laughter brings. We're with our family and friends, but not really engaged. I think about this movie often and remind myself to take the time to appreciate the fact that without meditation, one day I could look back on my life and notice that so much time has been spent consumed by thought that opportunities to enjoy the nuances of life have been missed. Remember my friends, every moment we're alive is a new moment to be truly present and enjoy the things that are happening in the moment. [link] [comments] |
| For those who have benefitted from meditation could you please tell us how you benefitted? Posted: 03 Apr 2021 12:55 PM PDT I have had quite a few benefits and I find meditation necessary now. I just want to see how others are gaining from it. Peace. [link] [comments] |
| How do you guys feel about music while meditating? Posted: 03 Apr 2021 06:54 PM PDT I've read and heard that music while meditating isn't the most ideal way to meditate. It forces your mind to multitask and all that. That said, today, I listened to music while I meditated and I can't tell if the result was helpful or not. I had a playlist that was literally called "peaceful meditation" on in my earbuds, and I sort of started daydreaming, but it seemed more intense. I completely forgot about the external world (which hasn't happened before) and focused on this daydream. It took place in a nice stone area in a lush green jungle-like biome. I was leading a group of people who were likeminded and had similar goals as I. We all meditated and traveled together. There were four statues, three of them on each side of the area. At the back was a lion, fiercely looking up and roaring at the sun. Statues of a goat and snake that faced the inside of the area sat on either side of it, both looking straight ahead at the other. There was a forth statue, but it wasn't clear what it was. These three animals, when put together, form the mythical creature Chimera. It's sort of a symbol for me, as I often contemplate how each person has different parts of their being and their life, and they must be balanced (Like yin and yang, order and chaos). I tell myself to "be like a Chimera" because it's a fierce creature that is comprised of different parts, yet they all come together to create a force to be reckoned with. It may be dumb, but it helps me. Anyway, I saw what I wanted to happen in the future. I want to travel the world and gain a deeper understanding of myself. I want to meet people from all over, but most of all I want to meet people like me. I want to see different places and learn all I can from each place. I want to continuously better myself. This daydream, or whatever you want to call it, gave me more insight on what I want from life. That said, it could've just been a silly fantasy. So, what do you think? Does music help you meditate, or is no music more beneficial? Or both? [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 04 Apr 2021 12:06 AM PDT Hello, my friend. Today, I would like to share my findings with you about the brain and suffering. How does the brain make us suffer? Does the cure even exist? I've spent some time researching these issues, and I have found a lot of stuff that might help you to find answers to these questions. I'd to say that I am not a neuroscientist or psychologist, but I am keen on these topics and dedicate much of my time to them. Three brain networksThere are three main networks in our brains: the default mode network, the central executive network, and the salience network:
The central executive network and the default mode network are anti-correlated. When one of these networks is activated, the other one deactivates. You cannot use them simultaneously. It means that if you are focused, you cannot ruminate anything in your head. You are free from this mental suffering. On the other hand, if you are not focused or mindful, you invite this self-referential stuff into your mental world. The healing power of mindfulnessAccording to what scientists have found, in order to suffer less (or to be happier), we should reduce the DMN activity. In order to reduce the DMN activity, we should engage with the world, we should pay attention to things. Let's take a look at mindfulness and meditation. Mindfulness encourages us to engage with the world around us and pay attention to everything that arises in the present moment. When you start meditating, you pay attention to your breathing. The central executive network is activated. When you get distracted and start mind-wandering, you don't pay attention to anything. The default mode network is activated. Therefore, by meditating, you train your brain to live using the central executive network more and more. You are kind of creating a new default mode for your brain. On a psychological level, this curiosity, openness, and acceptance of the present moment help us to be connected with the world around us rather than with our thoughts. Some people might say that it's not necessary to meditate since I can engage with the present moment when I am washing the dishes or driving my car. But from my experience, it's impossible to become STEADILY mindful without building a strong daily habit of meditation practice. Problem-solving, decision making, and planningSome people might also think: 'Well if my self-referential thoughts disappear how is it possible to plan the future, solve complicated problems and make decisions?'. As far as I can tell, real thinking is a hard process that requires our attention. When it comes to mind-wandering, it doesn't look like real thinking, it looks like a mental fart. I think that your own experience tells the same, but we can also refer to what some scientists talk about it:
So, don't worry about planning, problem-solving, and decision-making. These things are getting better if you are mindful and focused. Final wordsI would like to say that there are many unexplored things about how our brain works. So, don't consider these videos, researches, and articles as the ultimate truth. It's an ongoing process. Nevertheless, from my experience, it seems solid. I meditate regularly, and it has changed my life a lot. I hope it helps and inspires you to start meditating or keep practicing. Have a nice day 🙂 Links
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| First Time Meditation Experience? Posted: 04 Apr 2021 01:13 AM PDT So, I just really wanted to share something amazing that happened today and I'd seriously welcome any input from you lovely humans :) I found it SO easy to just go completley mindless and really fall into my past emotions/trauma, within 5 or so minutes my eyes began twitching and tears streamed down my cheeks. I mentally faced my abuser of 6 years with fearlessness in early abusive scenarios and a huge rush of even more tears and emotion rushed over me. I know it may sound dramatic, but the experience seriously felt like I had just won a "war" with peace and conquering this "trauma bond." I had invisioned myself as a warrior, telling myself positive phrases reliving my past experiences. My question is, what the HELL did I experience? and is this normal for a first timer? I'm honestly overwhelmed at how positively doing this ONE time has done for my mental health and I've already began looking into Buddhism!? [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 03 Apr 2021 10:16 PM PDT I am meditating everyday now. Only twenty minutes today. I am finding often that I am cutting my sit time short, simply because it feels over. I am doing well with keeping my attention on my breathing, but it doesn't seem that interesting. My mind does wander, but I do my best not to engage my thoughts. Instead, I bring my attention back to my breathing. It just feels like breathing in the dark. I guess this is called dullness. So that's it. I will keep doing it. I am reading The Mind Illuminated, and it says the first step is to establish a routine. Keeping my sit time short is helping me to keep doing it everyday, so I guess I am doing that part right. I have done some longer sits, but it still just feels like breathing in the dark. [link] [comments] |
| Weird sensation during meditations Posted: 03 Apr 2021 08:15 PM PDT It's been a strange feeling to articulate but i'll do my best to describe it. Lately during my meditations, I have been feeling like I am sitting face to face with a wall or even like I have a clothe wrapped around my head. (Spiritual body head) Like there is some type of blockage. Has anyone else had the same experience or something similar? Any advice on how I can clear. I recently tried breathe work, deep inhales and exhales in attempts to inflate the "wrapping"and pop it. Or breathing to maybe push myself away from the "wall". I also tried to physically take my hands and break through it. Any guidance would be appreciated. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 03 Apr 2021 06:58 PM PDT Hello! I have been trying to practice meditation and due to having aphantasia (not seeing images in my head) I am really struggling. It is very hard to quiet my mind when I can't picture something to help me focus. Anyone else struggle with this that can give me some advice? [link] [comments] |
| What Does it Mean by Spiritual Awareness? Posted: 03 Apr 2021 05:41 PM PDT The Ancient Greek aphorism "Know Thyself" invites us to self-reflect; to look at ourselves and to understand our true nature, and having done so, to live our true nature. But what is our true nature? Are we simply the body that we come into this world with, that ages with time and withers away after death? Are we the mind that grows astute with intellectual pursuits only to evaporate at the time of death? Are we our emotions that change as frequently as the weather? Or is there much more to our "selves"? Is there something more constant, more powerful that defines our true self? Saints and spiritual Masters, since time immemorial, have come to remind us that we are much more than the body that we see with our physical eyes, much more than our mind or emotions. They tell us that our true self is the spirit or soul. They tell us that the soul is a part of God, the Creator and that it is the Power that enlivens the body, that animates us, that makes us tick. When this Power leaves us, the body becomes motionless, and we are proclaimed dead. Saints also tell us that there is a way for each of us to experience our true nature. It is not an intellectual pursuit, but one of practice, wherein we can have a direct experience of our true self. Currently, we are asleep and ignorant of this truth. To become spiritually aware is to awaken to our true nature as spirit, to experience our true self. Spirituality is the process of discovering our true self. We normally think that perception is possible only through our bodily sense organs. Nevertheless, when we become spiritually aware, we recognize that we can perceive with the spirit. An empowered soul is a soul that has recognized itself and is aware that it is the essence of who we really are, that is the guiding power behind the body and mind.–SANT RAJINDER SINGH JI MAHARAJ [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 03 Apr 2021 05:34 PM PDT Seen a lot of info online on how certain frequencies can affect the brain in various ways, but I've never really used them before properly. Anyone here had experience with binaurals? [link] [comments] |
| I am a Buddhist and meditation has a religious purpose Posted: 04 Apr 2021 12:33 AM PDT Some of you may have heard of the 8-fold path of Buddhism, this is a sequential series of steps and right thought or "meditation" is not first. The first step is called "Right view" which involves seeing the reality as it truly is, as described by the flawless wisdom being called the Buddha. Aspects of right view would include a belief in reincarnation, realms, that karma makes reality and gods and randomness do not exist, that freedom from suffering is possible and that the Buddha is the true sage, superior to all others who peddle half-truths like Christianity or HInduism. Without right view all meditation is going to do for you is lead to delusion. Secular meditation may make you a calmer person as you throw old ladies from their homes to get rich in reverse mortgage scams, etc. [link] [comments] |
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| Posted: 03 Apr 2021 01:29 PM PDT Hi all, I have had a lot of success with my meditation practice when I use Youtube to listen to 'god frequency', 'kundalini activation' etc. It gets annoying when ads start playing or I get a text message, or distraction, also I don't know which Youtube videos are good and which are maybe bad frequencies. Is there any solution to this? Does anyone else have this problem? [link] [comments] |
| Managing and even overcoming our anxiety is possible with breath-work Posted: 03 Apr 2021 12:02 PM PDT Hey all, when learning how to manage and maybe even overcome Anxiety; its important to understand how to using "grounding anchors" such as breath-work to take you out of your head and back to the present moment. Some people like to use rocks, jewelry, coins, and other tactile objects to meet emulate their anchors. This free mindfulness and mental wellness resource specializes in guided meditations that incorporates breathing techniques for us to kickstart our mindful journeys to rewarding ends. I'd love to hear your reflections on the experience of using breathwork; for new comers feel free to try the exercises in the brief meditation I've linked. [link] [comments] |
| I meditated for the first time in two months today and I feel good Posted: 03 Apr 2021 08:40 AM PDT It has been two months without meditation. Because when I was having anxiety episodes, I didn't want to meditate, and when I was feeling fine, I didn't see the need to meditate. Today I've been feeling anxious and for some reason I thought about meditating for a bit. It was good. While meditating I thought about my boyfriend that I miss very much that I can't see for a long time because of lockdown #3, and I felt lots of love and I smiled and cried at the same time. I don't know, I just feel good and glad I meditated again today. I want to keep it going. [link] [comments] |
| Question: jolting awake involuntarily Posted: 03 Apr 2021 08:36 PM PDT Hey guys! I don't get to meditate as often as I like bc of my baby. Today I found myself with time and went into a guided meditation. I knew I was in Alpha state, but as I felt myself really get into and possibly about to go into Theta, I jolted awake. I was bummed because it ruined the whole process for me, any thoughts as to if it's normal?? I tried restarting from the beginning but fell asleep, I tried laying down bc I thought maybe my head was feeling too heavy to sit up. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 03 Apr 2021 05:07 AM PDT This is a question I've started asking myself, in order to bring myself into the present. It's making such a difference to my days, and making things that I've found quite hard a lot easier. Often when I do chores, I'm angry and resentful. I think about all the things I would rather be doing. I huff and puff, and get distracted, and the whole task takes ages and is stressful and annoying. So I don't really do a great job on the chore. Then often when I try to relax, or do fun things, I'm worried and tense. I think about all the things I need to do, or 'should' be doing, and how little time I have to do them, and why aren't I doing them NOW god damn it! Am I lazy or something? So I don't really get to relax. Now if I'm washing dishes, for example, whenever my mind wonders, or I get angry or resentful, I've tried saying to myself "now I am…washing dishes". And I gently bring my attention back to the present moment, and the task in hand. This is what I'm doing right now. And if I'm relaxing and watching TV, I say to myself 'now I am…watching TV', and I pay attention to the fact I am relaxing. This is what I'm doing right now. It makes life a lot simpler, because now I only have to concentrate on one thing at a time. I'm worrying less about what I 'should' be doing, because I know everything has its time and place, and I know when I'm doing what I need to do, I will be concentrated and present. Unfortunately surfing the internet is a terrible counter to this! [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 03 Apr 2021 05:31 PM PDT Hello, my friends! I've been fascinated with sacred geometry, all that "Taoist" ideology, etc. I realized that the more I went deeper in understanding the states of consciousness leaning towards that side of geometry, I felt a comfort / anxiety. I try to use visual stimuli to meditate and reach "elevated" states bc I have a lot of difficulty in pure concentration, so I need sound or visual stimuli and any little thing gets in the way, so much that I never got past the famous "veil", and I know it's me holding myself. But has anyone here ever had experiences with fractal / geometric stimuli and even with this "melancholy nostalgia" when meditating? [link] [comments] |
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