Meditation: I want to change my horrible view about life, I don't want to suicide, please help me change. |
- I want to change my horrible view about life, I don't want to suicide, please help me change.
- Just had a powerful realisation while meditating
- “The secret of life is to “die before you die” — and find that there is no death.” - Eckhart Tolle.
- Anxiety and panic attacks!
- Death is a great surgery. Your being is taken away from the body, from the mind, from the heart, and finally from that individual self.
- Relaxation for those who may need it with everything going on in the world.
- Learning how to write stories has been very eye opening
- Tingling on nose in deep meditation
- I don’t understand meditation
- Looking for help on emotional numbness
- Trouble meditating with anxiety
- Can meditation fix this
- If someone can answer this question about the human mind/buddhism, I think my mental health problems will be solved.
- Those of you (us) who are struggling to establish a regular practice, what do you to say to yourself when you miss yet another day of meditation?
- There is a meditation technique that I used to do as a kid. I used to sit back, close my eyes, feel as if "natural" energy is flowing from the outside through me and into my palms where I collect them into a sphere.
- MN 119: Kayagata-sati Sutta — Mindfulness Immersed in the Body
- Meditation is like tending to a gardem
- Any breathing exercises to reduce brain inflammation?
- Can't Think When Thinking About Thinking
- Guidance
- i cant calm my mind to even close my eyes
- Drug interaction question
- Experiencing tingling in my face and hands and ringing in ears after deep breathing
- What to feel
| I want to change my horrible view about life, I don't want to suicide, please help me change. Posted: 18 Jul 2021 11:15 AM PDT I'm 21M, I'm writing in this sub because I feel at home here and I've been helped previously by you guys, also I started meditation some weeks ago. My story : I have very sever OCD and my main OCD theme is fearing that we might be in hell already. I have many intrusive thoughts telling me that I'm living in hell and everytime I think about all the suffering there is in the world I can only imagine that this universe is a hell created by an evil God. I can't see how a God can exist and be good seeing there's hundreds of million of people starving and the whole mechanism of survival of species is to other animals. The world seems SO cruel. There's so much suffering everywhere. I'm desperately trying to see things in a different way but it's so hard and I'm so depressed that I'm very close to suicide at this point and have been for months. I am so heartbroken because I don't want to break my parents heart with my suicide, but I'm so tired of this dystopian universe and existence, I can't handle it for much longer. [link] [comments] |
| Just had a powerful realisation while meditating Posted: 18 Jul 2021 05:45 PM PDT Hello everyone! I'm not sure if this is the right place to post this experience, but I just thought I'd share. while meditating in silent darkness for the first time in months, I found my mind wandering towards the subject of unconditional love. Recently, I've been finding it very hard to love unconditionally due to how horrible and nasty people can be sometimes. Then as I began getting deeper and deeper into the meditation, I decided to imagine the most horrible and nasty human being I could possibly think of, to see if I could love them in this state. And instead of trying to force the feeling of unconditional love onto them, I instead just accepted them for what they are. It was in this moment I realised that acceptance IS love. You can't force the feeling of love itself, and even if you could, the feeling is impermanent. But acceptance is forever if you can just let go! If you can accept, then love will just come naturally. Bad people need acceptance too. Maybe they turned out that way simply because they lacked acceptance. And what is the alternative? Resisting how things truly are will only lead to more suffering. Acceptance is how you can transmute negative feelings such as hate, or fear, into love. Just let go of your preconceived notions of how a person should be, and you can literally love anybody. I hope somebody else finds this as profound as I did, and if anybody has anything to add then please do not hesitate to do so. Thanks everyone! [link] [comments] |
| “The secret of life is to “die before you die” — and find that there is no death.” - Eckhart Tolle. Posted: 18 Jul 2021 03:25 AM PDT |
| Posted: 18 Jul 2021 09:33 PM PDT Has meditation helped anyone with anxiety and panic?? [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 18 Jul 2021 07:38 AM PDT A conscious man/woman dies in a totally conscious way, step by step. His/her death is simply dropping the body, the mind, the heart, and finally, the individual center, into the universal whole. Each thing is perfectly done in alertness. You are alive, and unaware of life. You are unconscious in life; that's why at the ultimate peak of life you become totally unconscious. A man of awareness is conscious in his life; that's why at the moment of death he becomes fully conscious. Your death says everything about your life. Your death is the ultimate declaration of your existence, how you have lived. If you fall in a coma, that means you lived in unconsciousness, you have not lived at all. You have been postponing: tomorrow, always tomorrow…. It depends on you, not on the process of death. It depends on you to prepare. Death is a great celebration if you prepare. But unprepared, you have to become unconscious. And it is good of existence that it makes you unconscious, completely unconscious before death, because death is a great surgery. Your being is taken away from the body, from the mind, from the heart, and finally from that individual self. This is the greatest surgery. Anesthesia is needed; existence provides it. [link] [comments] |
| Relaxation for those who may need it with everything going on in the world. Posted: 19 Jul 2021 12:11 AM PDT Hi there, I just started a youtube channel with sounds and videos of nature for meditation and relaxation for those who may need it with everything going on in the world. I feel we need to be able to spend time to relax and destress to help keep the mind healthy, any watches appreciated. Thanks [link] [comments] |
| Learning how to write stories has been very eye opening Posted: 18 Jul 2021 01:35 PM PDT I have always enjoyed writing stories and essays, but recently I have been wanting to refine my skills and actually learn the craft of constructing character arcs and story structures (by reading the book Story by Robert McKee which I highly recommend). It has really opened my eyes to how we construct false narratives of our own lives by implicitly creating story arcs for ourselves. When you write a good story you have in your mind, or at least have some intuition, where you want the character to be at the end and how each event changes the character in every scene. When you see a movie on the screen or read a book, it all comes together for a reason, because it was designed as such. It's why we hate the GoT ending but love Avatar the last airbender. Think about avatar for example: every character has an internal struggle with the world and by the end they have changed their sense of self in relation to it. Or Ratatouille with Remi's struggle between family and independence. Any good story has this. It is interesting how seemingly hard wired these formulations are in our psyches in the way we think about our own lives, even though they are just heuristics that are actually not real. These structures can be very helpful and guiding, but also can become prisons if we believe them to be real. The truth is we are not the heroes of our own stories, we are just people. If we were heroes, then what does that make everyone else? Side characters? Meditation cuts through the illusion of narrative and brings us closer to reality. Thought I'd share. [link] [comments] |
| Tingling on nose in deep meditation Posted: 18 Jul 2021 10:34 PM PDT I have been practicing deep meditation for 6 months now. I meditate twice a day. Once after work and just before bed. I always have a deeper meditation experience when I'm more relaxed and cozy in bed. I find with meditating I've been having more frequent, intense, and note worthy dreams as well as better quality of sleep. Last night while I was meditating, I felt as if I had tiny hairs sprouting from the middle of my nose and then slowly move outwards to my face. Not your typical eyebrow itch, nose itch, or forehead itch. This was a buzzing, tingling sensation. Is this my brain tricking me? Is my body falling asleep while my mind is still awake and aware? What are your thoughts? [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 18 Jul 2021 07:10 AM PDT I've tried meditation as I know many people reccomend it and say it really calms them down and collects them. I just don't understand what you're supposed to be thinking about when your meditating. Your breath ? Your problems flowing out of you ? Solutions to your problems ? I feel as though I get a bit bored when meditating [link] [comments] |
| Looking for help on emotional numbness Posted: 18 Jul 2021 04:36 PM PDT Hey. Brief background, I've been dealing with anhedonia and apathy / emotional numbness for a very long time now (9 years). I did not feel as emotionally numb until about three months ago (was still bad), where I think a stressful event might've caused me to shut down more and more. It's gotten so bad to the point I really can't feel connected to any of the words I say. Talking with friends and other people feel real forced as the connection to anything that's said, either from me or them is just not there. I'm trying my best to really "accept" my emotional numbness and not try to resist it, as it might be a defense mechanism, but how do I deal with the fact that there are people who are trying to socialize with me and I have to "force" and fake my emotions and personality out? I cannot feel a bit of my old personality and it's hard to not think negatively about that fact that I'm no longer me. Every time I have to socialize with people that I used to socialize with when I had my old personality reminds me of how different things are now, how difficult it is to talk as if I'm still the old me. I cannot laugh at things without it feeling forced, and even the laughter feels devoid of connection. I've been really trying to incorporate meditation in and just observe, but my mind is normally just blank. Any ideas on if meditation can help me alleviate a bit of the emotional numbness? At least back before the full numbness I've started to experience some months ago? [link] [comments] |
| Trouble meditating with anxiety Posted: 18 Jul 2021 11:22 AM PDT I can't meditate. I can't close my eyes, listen to the guided meditation, and pay attention to my breath for just three minutes. All my worries and anxieties surface and I open my eyes, feel the urge to open Reddit, anything. I come out of it feeling less refreshed and better and more like feeling like I got a shot---something I know I should do, but which isn't fun. I'm sure many of you may have had similar issues before. From your experience, how do I fix this? [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 19 Jul 2021 12:44 AM PDT I have suffered from drug abuse in the past and other rough things. Everyday I just keep telling myself the sad stories that happened and I cannot do anything about it. How can I fix this? Is there any method. I cannot afford therapy. Stories include how I have helped people in their lowest and nobody helped me during my depression. I don't think I am depresses now but I can't get out of this loop. Please help. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 19 Jul 2021 12:31 AM PDT This to me is the most fundamental question about the human mind and emotions. As I see it, there are two "minds" or ways of being, and I don't quite understand how buddhism fits into both of these and I feel like I get conflicting advice from psychologists about the correct way to "be". I will illustrate the two minds through a scenario. Mind #1: The "controller". The controller mind notices and directs focus. It notices that you are succombing to sadness so it tries to rationalize. "Hey, I shouldn't think of all the bad things. I had a pretty good day. What can I think about that was good?" You then force yourself to think about something else. The issue with the controller mind: You then become very mind focused. You are focused on your thoughts and not really in your body. It also takes effort. The positive: You are no longer feeling despair. You are more engaging in social situations because you are controlling your energy. You distract yourself from the sadness. Mind #2: The "flow" The issue: You feel like you aren't in control. Bad moods persist. You withdraw in social situations. I have been told by a counsellor that I need to allow my thoughts and feelings, which to me is "The Flow" mind. However, I also hear a lot of advice that your unchecked thoughts can cause you distress, which sounds like opposite advice to go with "The Controller". So which is the healthier approach? Where does buddhism fit in this? Where does repression? I swear to God, if someone can answer this question for me, I feel like it will solve a lot of my questions and distress about life. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 18 Jul 2021 06:12 AM PDT My brain believes that if I don't criticize myself for it, I won't be motivated to change it the next day. What's a good way to respond to yourself when you're not doing the work? If I'm too soft on my self, I worry I will repeat the cycle and just let myself off with an 'it's okay, you tried your best' every day that I skip meditating. [link] [comments] |
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| MN 119: Kayagata-sati Sutta — Mindfulness Immersed in the Body Posted: 18 Jul 2021 12:05 PM PDT MN 119: Kayagata-sati Sutta — Mindfulness Immersed in the Body This sutta serves as a companion to the Anapanasati Sutta, and explains the importance of establishing a broad awareness of the body in meditation to develop jhana. https://www.accesstoinsight.org/tipitaka/mn/mn.119.than.html [link] [comments] |
| Meditation is like tending to a gardem Posted: 18 Jul 2021 05:59 PM PDT It is often called cultivation of the mind. Here is a little video intro. Enjoy. url:xBTprfSkNzQ[link] [comments] |
| Any breathing exercises to reduce brain inflammation? Posted: 18 Jul 2021 05:24 PM PDT So I did some breathing excercises over the weekend and they worked surprisingly. So id like to start dipping my toes deeper into this. I've got chronic pain and brain fog in my head and one of the possible reasons this is caused by may be brain inflammation. Are there any breathing excercises to reduce it? Thanks in advance. [link] [comments] |
| Can't Think When Thinking About Thinking Posted: 18 Jul 2021 07:31 AM PDT Okay, so I have actually absolutely no idea what this problem is, and the symptoms used to be much worse a couple months back because I couldn't stop watching my thoughts as soon as they arose, but over time it's gotten better, but I still can't seem to shake it completely. I was just reading a random Reddit post from 5 years ago about thinking about thinking (as you do) and came across a comment with no response that literally perfectly describes it: "Is it normal that when you think about a thought it immediately stops? I know that if I don't notice what I'm thinking I can get inmerse[d] in whatever is going in my mind and drift for like minutes, but when I'm watching over what's popping out in my head, thoughts start but as soon as I notice them they like freeze." Once again, not sure what this even is, but if this has ever occured to you and you know how to fix it, please tell me, I desperately want this to stop. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 18 Jul 2021 08:34 PM PDT ive tried to meditate, project, dream, and it seems like i cant achieve any, i am a peaceful person, i am never thinking until i start to wonder , i always try to do the good thing, i never think about bad thoughts but when i do i just tell my mind to make them go away, i try the practices and i still cant seem to achieve anything, what am i doing wrong? could the use of ouid be affecting that? [link] [comments] |
| i cant calm my mind to even close my eyes Posted: 18 Jul 2021 11:25 AM PDT okay so it feels like my mind is practically racing. i have like 10 different thoughts in my head rn and i cant even calm myself enough to even close my eyes for 1 minute. i used to meditate for ~15 mins everyday but now i can barely even close my eyes. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 18 Jul 2021 08:02 PM PDT I am on Seroquel, Limictal, and venlafaxine. I binge drink all the time, and smoke weed. Although I know its stupid I can't stop and don't want to nor have money to go to treatment, so instead of calling me stupid I already know that, I just want to see if there are any drugs that I shouldn't mix with my meds. Also does anyone know of a chart like "tripsit" that has more prescription medications on it like antipsychotics and mood stabilizers? Also what are the risks of smoking and drinking on these medications? Is it simply the medications don't work as well or is it more physical? [link] [comments] |
| Experiencing tingling in my face and hands and ringing in ears after deep breathing Posted: 18 Jul 2021 07:57 PM PDT I have been practicing deep breathing for an hour a day for the last 4 days. When I finish, I notice my hands and sometimes my head tingle/vibrate. Is this normal? I also having ringing in my ears afterwards. And when I get up to walk, it's...weird... [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 18 Jul 2021 07:55 PM PDT I'm somewhat new to meditating and was wondering what should it feel like. I want to make sure I'm doing it right. [link] [comments] |
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