Meditation: I did it guys. I can meditate for 25-45 minutes. |
- I did it guys. I can meditate for 25-45 minutes.
- Is the “third eye” is just a metaphor for awareness itself?
- Nothing and nobody can make you happy.
- Insight timer helped anxiety
- How to bring back the power?!
- Keep feeding yourself, keep meditating
- Being around other people appears to be more rewarding after meditating.
- I feel like suffocating when meditating
- Finally! A solid breakthrough...
- Weird anxiety experience
- Any tips?
- Meditation & Breathing exercise
- Yesterday I had the most impressive meditation ever
- Wonderful self realization podcast!
- Relaxing Sleep Music- Meditation Music, Peaceful Piano Music, calming mu...
- Struggling with meditation
- Why is it so hard to do nothing?
- How do I start?
- I CANT STOP DRINKING AND IM SCARED OF TAKING MY MEDS SHOULD I GO TO REHAB?!
- Which episode in a meditation app do you revisit the most?
- Seeking input
- What are your meditation goals?
| I did it guys. I can meditate for 25-45 minutes. Posted: 09 Jun 2021 07:27 PM PDT I meditated on my breath for quiet some time and then I switched over to telling myself over and over again that I am not my body nor my mind. I somewhat stayed in a meditative state after coming out of meditation. I felt like I could've meditated longer. I feel like asking, well now what. My moms is quiet. So what? My mind is completely in tune with what happens to what I pay attention to and the occasional thought. It's as if I am thoughtless. I want plan for the future and learn from the past as well. But, idk. My ex therapist discovered this tendency, I think, for me to not show up in my own life. Idk. Someone tell me something! [link] [comments] |
| Is the “third eye” is just a metaphor for awareness itself? Posted: 09 Jun 2021 11:30 AM PDT I was smoking a little bit and was reading about the third eye and I realized something that seems obvious now but I never realized before: your "third eye" is just a metaphor for default awareness, and instead of "opening" your third eye, it's more like "noticing" your third eye. Awareness is the medium in which existence is experienced. Awareness is a spotlight that "sees" everything, from colors, emotion, heartbreak, et cetera. I never understood what people meant when they said "watch the watcher" or "try to look at your eyes." I think I do now. Does this sound right? [link] [comments] |
| Nothing and nobody can make you happy. Posted: 10 Jun 2021 06:30 AM PDT Things may seem to make you happy, like getting into a new relationship or getting whatever it is you think will make you happy, but these things can't make you happy. They've actually never made anyone happy. Nothing can make you happy because happiness doesn't come from the outside, it's within you. So external things can only trigger the happiness that's already in you but they can't cause you to be truly happy. Happiness is actually your true nature, it's just that we've been conditioned to live in the past and the future, and to treat the present moment as a means to an end (which is crazy because life is always now). Most of us are always trying to get somewhere else, instead of fully being where we are. While eating breakfast we think about lunch, while eating lunch we think about dinner and so on. All this is done by the mind just to avoid the present moment because in the present there is no mind, which means death for the mind and death is it's greatest fear. In fact, all of the mind's fears are really just the fear of death (ego-death). The fact that nothing can make you happy is actually good news though because it means that you don't have to depend on people, places and things to make you happy. Happiness is who you truly are, and you can only be your true self in the present moment. I'll share with you some a quote from a song I wrote called 'Everything Is Fine':
The above lines are talking about peace (or happiness) that isn't dependent on external things. It's always there sometimes in the background and sometimes in the foreground but it is always present. This is real peace. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 10 Jun 2021 01:43 AM PDT I've been getting really bad anxiety about starting a new job, and the anxiety led to a few nights of insomnia where I couldn't sleep at all. Yesterday I tried a meditation for anxiety on insight timer, before I went to bed, and it was like magic. I had my first proper nights sleep in days. I think I'm going to sign up for the full subscription This is the first time meditation has had such a good impact on me, and I've been meditating for years [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 10 Jun 2021 06:24 AM PDT Hello, recently i started meditating. Yesterday I was meditating to music for hours, some rap,trap beats. I really got into it, I tried listening to every detail of the music and tried to think nothing about but how the music feels. I got very energetic and put on an actual rap song, and then i felt super powerful, i looked in the mirror and my pupils were very dilated, the music started to feel better suddenly and I thought I could hear every note of it, felt clean, my body felt light, everything just felt great! Even doing push ups felt amazing, later I got horny like I've never been before, wtf? Then everything was over in 3 hours.. It's really hard to explain how this energy felt, felt like I was the shit, I can do everything I want, fear disapeared.. Can you feel this powerful through meditation? If yes, how to bring it back? [link] [comments] |
| Keep feeding yourself, keep meditating Posted: 10 Jun 2021 04:30 AM PDT Sometimes I felt very peaceful. That was because of the many meditations, texts I read, and the way of life. But sometimes I stopped reading and meditating. And after a few days, I immediately felt that I was becoming less peaceful. So my message is therefore to keep feeding yourself. And by that I mean, keep meditating. When you water a plant, you have to keep watering the plant to keep the plant alive. When you are in good physical shape, you have to keep training to maintain this physical shape. When you are peaceful, you have to keep practicing to stay peaceful. Here is a telegram channel in which you will get a daily reminder to rest for a moment. [link] [comments] |
| Being around other people appears to be more rewarding after meditating. Posted: 10 Jun 2021 01:31 AM PDT I don't know what it is, but as someone who has experienced a lot of social trauma and had come, largely, to be put off by human interaction - I did have good reason to be honest- I have found investing in social time to be unrewarding and even painful. As a misanthrope, I never thought that I would find coping strategies which make these instances more meaningful, but it seems that if I meditate before attending some gathering, it becomes a lot more tolerable and even pleasant in some cases. I have done a lot of reading on the science of meditation and it does seem to strengthen your anterior cingulate, which is the part of the brain which deals (along with other areas) with processing perception and meaning. I suppose if you have a generally more positive perception after exercising parts of your brain which deal with this concept, you are going to find it easier to relate to people and enjoy their company, despite the historical shortcomings of their impression in my/your own life. I now try to meditate before any social gathering and it does generally improve my enjoyment of them. I wondered if anyone else has had similar experiences? [link] [comments] |
| I feel like suffocating when meditating Posted: 10 Jun 2021 06:33 AM PDT Somehow my post before can't be seen so I write it again. When I meditate, I sit in Lotus position with my back straight but just for 1-2 minutes my In breath began to become shallow and shallow. Another thing happens is my throat have a tightness, make the air couldn't get through unless I stir myself or swallow, but then after a short time It will come back to that situation. I want to say that I tend to concentration meditation more although I do aware the being of in breath and out breath, that's why I need to sit still but I can't, I can't even breath peacefully. When I tried to slouch my back i thinks it's better but I think you can't do that in meditation. Is anyone know how can I overcome this ? I really want to meditate. [link] [comments] |
| Finally! A solid breakthrough... Posted: 09 Jun 2021 11:54 AM PDT Today I finally had such a wonderful breakthrough / realization that I had to share it. I've been meditating for quite some time now and I spend several hours each day with Zazen and mantra meditation. But, one distraction that has been a constant is my neighbors 6 dogs who bark incessantly, sometimes for 4 to 6 hours straight. Because of this I often wear earbuds and require some kind of background noise to drowned them out. I've known for a long time that I should strive for a point where the sound of dogs just being dogs doesn't bother or distract me, but in actuality it's INCREDIBLY difficult. I've spent the last couple of years contemplating the idea of "seeing" God in everything. I would say I've made wonderful progress and being loving and kind with myself and the circumstances that I find myself in has helped tremendously. I can even say that I've experienced "wonderfully blissful" migraine headaches and toothaches, realizing they are Just experiences. But the dog thing has eluded me. I've been reading Thich Naht Hanh's book "Living Buddha, Living Christ" and maybe that helped, but this morning while sitting on my patio before I settled into a 2 hour Zazen session the dogs started up. This time I didn't think, "here we go again" and reach for my headphones. I just felt different, or more accurately indifferent. I decided to settle in and just sit. Low and behold, I let the barking mix in with the sound of the wind chimes and birds chirping. Before I knew it I realized I was smiling and almost laughing out loud. An hour had passed in a blink of an eye and I felt completely joyous. In retrospect, I know that the dogs barking was such an annoyance because I've attached all the negative ideas and actions of my neighbors to their dogs and it all just became one big ball of tension. Somehow, without really trying I was able to let dogs barking Just be dogs barking, nothing more, nothing else. I'm kinda hoping that they're going to be barking later on when I go outside so I can enjoy their serenade again. I truly hope that everyone can find this level of tranquility in their lives and find peace in EVERYTHING. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 10 Jun 2021 04:40 AM PDT I was meditating and suddenly i felt a lot of anxiety about the fact that we humans have heads. I am afraid that meditation is making me crazy or is this normal? [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 10 Jun 2021 04:37 AM PDT Hello! I am new in this, I started the meditation 3 days ago. I know it is complicated at first. What can I do to avoid falling asleep? When I am meditating I feel when I start to fall asleep and then I wake up and try to stay focused on my breathing but suddenly it happens again. Thanks! [link] [comments] |
| Meditation & Breathing exercise Posted: 10 Jun 2021 03:45 AM PDT If anyone is interested in knowing more about the Sudarshan Kriya and the Online Meditation and Breath Workshop (also called the Happiness Program) of the Art of Living, please DM and we shall be happy to share information! We do have these Workshops every month and can assist you with informationthank you [link] [comments] |
| Yesterday I had the most impressive meditation ever Posted: 09 Jun 2021 04:54 PM PDT As usual I was mediating, I meditated for around 15min thats not much but its a time that works for me, I felt extremely relaxed during this session like ive never been before(ive never been high but I feel like it would be like this), when I opened my eyes it was weird I felt happy, the world seemed like it had more "contrast" or "detail" ive noticed things I had never noticed and I felt fulfilled and happy, so I just laid in my bed and relaxed it was a wonderful experience this sensation of more contrast and detail took around 30min to fade, I meditate daily but ive never experienced this before [link] [comments] |
| Wonderful self realization podcast! Posted: 09 Jun 2021 07:58 PM PDT A dear friend of mine from India has started a podcast this year explaining the Gita, self realization, monk stories, etc. that she learned in India as a young lady. She has tried to make it relevant to westerners. Please consider supporting her honest efforts to help people be better people by listening to her podcast, "Mind the Mind". Thank you and good luck on your journey! https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy80OTc3NjFkOC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw?ep=14 [link] [comments] |
| Relaxing Sleep Music- Meditation Music, Peaceful Piano Music, calming mu... Posted: 10 Jun 2021 01:21 AM PDT |
| Posted: 10 Jun 2021 01:15 AM PDT It's been a while now that i've been trying to meditate for 5 minute - 20 minutes a session. And i still can't focus on my breath for more than 1 minute ... Is there a specific type of meditation for people like me? Because my mind doesn't stop from going from a strong emotion to another, or whatever distraction i have seems to be extremely strong. I try to focus on the air that comes in and out of my nose and count from 1 to 10 until timer is done, also whenever i check my state of mind it seems to be always not awake and always sleepy. Am i doing something wrong? [link] [comments] |
| Why is it so hard to do nothing? Posted: 09 Jun 2021 02:32 PM PDT If meditation is doing nothing, why is it so hard to make it a habit? I can do more difficult and tiring tasks regularly, but I cannot do meditation more than 3 days in a row. I constantly postpone it. Could it be because of a lot of unnecessary techniques, philosophies and religions added to it? [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 09 Jun 2021 06:55 PM PDT I know you guys probably get blasted with people trying to start on this thread so, sorry. But I really think meditation could help me with a lot of my issues with my own mental health and life in general but I have no idea how to start. I find it difficult to just sit without the mind wandering. [link] [comments] |
| I CANT STOP DRINKING AND IM SCARED OF TAKING MY MEDS SHOULD I GO TO REHAB?! Posted: 09 Jun 2021 04:34 PM PDT Ok so I was diagnosed with bipolar 1 back in January I also have BPD, PTSD & Panic disorder after being diagnosed I went into a deep depression where instead of taking the meds I've been prescribed I binge drink everyday to numb myself ( basically 2 bottles of wine a day) it's almost like I'm terrified of being on meds I don't wanna feel like not myself or a zombie & I've been going to a outpatient program but I keep having to call out because everyday I wake up feeling like complete shit ( I wake with a panic attack or hungover every morning) I'm sure the alcohol is destroying my body. I'm still extremely depressed & my moods are a roller coaster. And I keep lying to the outpatient psychiatrist that I'm taking my meds but truth is I'm scared to start my meds and I can't stop drinking SHOULD I JUST GO INTO A REAL REHAB INPATIENT PLACE? [link] [comments] |
| Which episode in a meditation app do you revisit the most? Posted: 09 Jun 2021 11:57 PM PDT |
| Posted: 09 Jun 2021 11:28 PM PDT "If you feel that your dreams aren't coming true, you might think that you need to do more, or to think and strategize more. In fact, what you might need is less - less noise coming to you from both inside and outside - so that you have the space for your heart's truest intention to germinate and flourish." Thich Nhat Hanh, in "Silence". Any thoughts? I have been trying to "make it" in my field for god knows how long. I keep going back to the drawing board, mind you, trying different things not the same things, but nothing works. Should I just stop? [link] [comments] |
| What are your meditation goals? Posted: 09 Jun 2021 07:24 PM PDT |
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