Meditation: Meditation is much better than Weed or any drug that exists ! |
- Meditation is much better than Weed or any drug that exists !
- My Experience With Daily Meditation (7 years)
- What's your meditation routine?
- Send help
- I really didn't expect this much from meditation!
- Looking for a Meditation Accountability Partner (:
- What next? After 3 1/2 years of Headspace.....
- What is the practiced meditator’s outlook on psychiatric medication and illness?
- My experience with sessions of meditating
- I have an original Muse and am considering a Muse 2. Has anyone used both and have some feedback on any new features, or whether you think it's worth upgrading?
- Meditate all day long.
- Trying to “make space” for feelings, thoughts and sensations of anxiety, but it’s hard
- What is Vipassana meditation? What is it to watch the breath?
- Cried tears of gratitude while meditating
- How effective are mudras?
- i fail to get answers through meditation
- How to manage difficult and intrusive thoughts?
- Is the flow state an active form of moving meditation?
- Any explanations?
- There is no identity to withhold
- Gratitude towards body
- Heard of Balance?
- Can you feel every moment is unique?
| Meditation is much better than Weed or any drug that exists ! Posted: 24 Jul 2021 10:24 PM PDT Cannabis is the only drug that i have tried and honestly i really liked it overall, makes me happy and relaxed etc.. was just a mild doses, haven't smoked a lot ( was dosing once a week ) for like 2 months iirc, then i have stopped smoking it for 1 year because it was really hard to get and expensive in our country. so i have returned to meditation recently, i used to meditate a lot 3 years ago, Thanks to knowing Lucid Dreaming and Astral Projection :) .. so i can now compare Weed Effects to Meditation Effects, that post will help many people who really wanna quit Weed. There are many effects of Mediation which are similar to Cannabis, You can check Psychonaut's Effects of both here : https://psychonautwiki.org/wiki/Meditation - https://psychonautwiki.org/wiki/Cannabis The Most Profound Effects of Mediation Are : -Increased Attention and Immersion towards anything that i do, like noticing the little details in sounds or sight, that makes me really immersed in TV Shows or YT Videos which i really used to stop watching shortly after starting it because it doesn't " interest me " although i clicked to watch it LOL, maybe because i have ADHD ? i don't know because i haven't diagnosed with it yet.. but Meditation have really helped me to chill and watch anything from the start to the end ! which is mind blowing for me !!, i used to watch movies and say meh w/e and do something else, the same thing with music too. -Feeling of Relaxation and Contentment : that one is very profound with meditation and that's for sure ! most of the us meditate to feel calm or just to relax and i can say that it's TRULY WORKING !! better than any drug, or at least for me .. and yes deep breaths can be really powerful in making us calm and reducing our stress / anxiety ! :). -Seeing world as a new ( Novelty Enhancement ) : i LOVED that feeling so much with Weed and i was surprised that Mediation can makes us appreciate life and every little thing on it like nature and colors, EVERYTHING is more beautiful !! -Visual Acuity : that is related to Novelty Enhancement ( kinda ) because after mediation sessions i can see more clearly , for example the camera reflections of the eyes is really sharp and clear, i really notice it more in Movie shots, and it makes the colors Vibrant and Beautiful :) funny how Weed didn't really make my vision sharper, just overall sensitivity to light which makes it brighter lol -Introspection : i love to examine most of the things i see or hear, like the house stuff ( Pictures or tools ) or after i finish watching a movie i just wanna search about it to learn more and get knowledge about what i am looking at or hear which is really interesting for me because i used to not care about anything at all. -Kindness and Love to everyone : LOVE is very important, with a meditative state you will be more forgiving and kind, the small things that used to bother you won't make you angry or at least "less angrier" if that makes sense :). -Music ! : and that's for sure, because Mediation enhance our Senses just like Weed does, i can notice the details in sounds or any track that i am listening to :) it's REALLY mind blowing for me because after quitting weed i felt like i can't listen to music the same way as i did while high .. lol that was truly false .. you don't need drugs to enjoy music, i am not against weed for sure, just saying my honest opinion. -Dreams ! : when i sleep without a meditative state i don't really remember the details of any dream that i have after waking up, but when i meditate at the day i dream, i remember most of the dreams and even having Lucid Dreams ( if i am lucky enough lol .. ), that's why it's very common that if you wanna remember more dreams or just having Lucid Dreams in general you should mediate for 5-10 Mins before sleeping :), Weed suppresses REM which means no Dreams at all ! and that's a BIG NO for me o-o because i really love remembering my dreams everyday after waking up , even if it's just a one dream ! The Effects are gradually intensified and stays with everyday, constant mediation sessions, the longer you meditate the more profound effects you get, there are other effects but i just wanted to write the most profound and noticed ones. So yeah mediation can gives us a really mild psychedelic effects ! but it's very noticeable :), and also without the bad / side effects of drugs like in weed i don't like being hungry all the time and having red eyes, or forget what i wanted to say lol, i don't like being dependent on something just to feel relaxed or to enjoy anything in life. so do you guys have similar effects ? i have seen some posts about the psychedelic effects of meditation but i just wanted to write my experience to share with you how powerful mediation can be ! i know that some people like to have these Enhancement through the day just like me :D and especially people who used to smoke Cannabis and want to quit :) ! [link] [comments] | ||
| My Experience With Daily Meditation (7 years) Posted: 24 Jul 2021 08:53 AM PDT I tried meditating for the first time in 2014 when I was 24 after reading a book. I sat for 5 minutes and sitting still trying to watch my breath was so uncomfortable i felt like I might explode out of the room and never do it again. But i kept sitting for 5 minutes every morning, i didnt experience any quiet, just seeing absolutely what a mess it was in there. But actually, the fact that i was so crazy in that self-box was a revelation; i was seeing the thing that ran my life- those turbulent emotional shifts and the loud frantic mind commanding the ship. That was a scary thing to notice but also eye opening. One day, my mind quieted for a few moments. When I opened my eyes I saw the room with a simple clarity and I felt happy. Then I lost that and went on with my busy day and frantic mind, back into the challenging whirlwinds of life. I should add that I had a-lot of fear towards life which followed me like a shadow. I stuttered sometimes when talking to people because i had three scary thoughts while trying to express one. So I kept meditating, i found I could sit for longer and longer periods and gradually a quiet mind would glide in effortlessly, and stay with me longer. But this is in retrospect, at the time I never had a eureka moment where i said "Wow im less neurotic!" I was also attached to meditation: i.e. here on the left is my peaceful meditation practice, and here on the right is my busy, frantic, hard life filled with tension. Its been 7 years and i sit with a fair amount of ease for 45 minutes to an hour every morning, and I would say im a calm person now. My mind quieted like a music stereo being turned down so slowly that I didnt notice the volume going down, then one day the music was just off, and is easy to turn off. The life on the left side and meditation on the right side phenomenon has also faded a bit, some days i'm present the entire day. Though im completing my various tasks; working, talking, exercising, cleaning, and socializing, i'm noticing everything in a simple field if awareness and i'm fairly quiet on the inside, and i'm centred. I notice thoughts when they come and fade like watching a thunderstorm in the summer. I had a high profile job interview 2 years ago and I enjoyed the experience, I was basically in meditation during the whole experience, and i didn't care whether or not i got the job, and it was the best job interview i've ever had, not because I "nailed it" but because I had fun doing something which would normally be very scary. I got a great job and still work there. I see now that my problems fade when my thinking about problems fade. I cant describe adequately the power and freedom that comes when you realize everything is included in your mind; a peaceful mind is a peaceful life. Before my daily practice, I could only accept a statement like that as a theory that sounds really nice. Before I had the power to place the monkey mind in the background, life was very difficult, filled with various degrees of suffering and a near constant struggle. When I was disturbed I used to chaise the carrot held out in front of me by the deranged monkey and gallop out into the world to arrange things to suit my ever shifting needs. "If X doesnt happen, im ruined!" Now i quiet my mind first. Invariably, i find the problem exists in my mind like a floating cloud, and eventually disappears without a trace. I notice that i'm not quite the doer in life, i'm more watching things being done, often calmly and happily. People haven't said, "look at that guy! hes unfazed by life!" But i do seem to keep friends easily and a few times people have commented that i'm calm. Not doing 100 things at once means the 1 thing im doing is done well. I don't chase money and security clenching my teeth and yet strangely my incomes better than ever (even if it wasn't, things would be more or less the same). I don't think a particular career path is necessarily better than another, because i've seen and know that when the mind changes, reality changes. I do good work, and i'm aware that id be fine with or without the job and the income I currently have. The same is true with my relationships- i dont need people to be as my monkey told them to be- so i have less drama and people seem to like spending time with me. I listen to people more instead of waiting for my turn to blabber. Theres freedom in that because I used to live with so much fear that work and relationships were a grind to be a "successful man people people respect". I have freedom from dramatic relationships, guilt, fear and the release from the "chasing the carrot phenomenon" most of us live because our minds are untrained and turbulent, and we havnt watched that long enough. I think that wisdom came from being willing to watch the storm. When I saw that the solid ground I used to walk and build my life on was actually quick sand, I simply stopped walking and building there. If you're early in a meditation practice and its difficult to sit, watching the crazy monkey is the very thing that will make you free! The difficulty becomes the fuel for that gradual fire. Its liberating. Dont sprint the path, try to walk it slowly [link] [comments] | ||
| What's your meditation routine? Posted: 24 Jul 2021 04:03 PM PDT
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| Posted: 24 Jul 2021 11:13 PM PDT Im new to this i'm not really sure what im doing 😕 I have been sitting here for 35 min and cannot get into it. Any tips on how to calm the mind while meditating? [link] [comments] | ||
| I really didn't expect this much from meditation! Posted: 24 Jul 2021 08:22 AM PDT Today, at the gym, I started thinking about my ex who suffered from domestic violence when she was a teen and suddenly I was struck my an emmense sense of empathy and love towards her. It was like nothing I've ever felt. I recognized her as fully human as me, not just something subjective to me. Afterwards I smoked a little marijuana and meditated. I started focusing on my breath and felt this sense of wonder about being alive. Then, as I listened to my breathing, I became empatethic towards myself in a way that made all my self-judgement disappear for a moment. Then I felt as if a dopamine rush was going through my body. Very euphoric. I never thought meditation would be like this. I also feel a little more adult, I guess. Like I could see the childish behaviour in myself and others and just accepted it with a smile. [link] [comments] | ||
| Looking for a Meditation Accountability Partner (: Posted: 24 Jul 2021 02:19 PM PDT Hello there (: I hope you're doing well, person reading this. Also, if you're reading this, you're probably also interested in an accountability partner... or you're curious about what I have to say... or you're bored... or you clicked on this by mistake... Moving on! I'm a 25 year old female (26 in a few days, eeeee :D) looking for a meditation accountability partner to help me keep on track. I love the idea of meditating regularly but I struggle so much with motivation, and routine, and doing the things I need to do. It would really help me if I could check in with someone at the end of the day to discuss our success/failure with meditation for that day, and maybe a bit of our experiences too. It would be preferable to have someone in the same or similar time zone as me (GMT +2:00) so maybe someone in Europe? But if you're from somewhere else that's OK too, as long as the time zone difference isn't too large. If you're keen on an accountability partner, send me a PM and tell me a bit about yourself and why you want to meditate regularly. I look forward to speaking with you, and have a good day further! ~ S [link] [comments] | ||
| What next? After 3 1/2 years of Headspace..... Posted: 25 Jul 2021 12:22 AM PDT Hi guys Would be super-grateful for suggestions from anyone who's either been in a similar situation or just gets where I am. I stumbled across the headspace app nearly 4 years ago and went from intrigued, to fascinated to completely hooked in about a week! I meditate for 10 minutes, early morning, every day. Probably only missed around 20 days since I stated. I've found the practice hugely beneficial..... I cope better, I'm much calmer and I deal with stuff in a much healthier way. During the period, I've been divorced after 20+ years of marriage and the changes that meditation has enabled in me made coping with that sooo much easier. So, now I'm feeling that, though it's been brilliant (headspace) - I need something new to help me go deeper and to refresh the impetus, as I feel sometimes that I'm just going through the motions..... because it's what I do every day, if you get me! I feel like I'm not getting any further, my progress has plateaued. I can commit to 10 or 15 minutes every day, and perhaps a couple of 30 minute sessions a week. Any suggestions? I've tried "Calm" and one or two other apps, didn't really like them.... I do like https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oeQfRtiY-ZM by Vishen Lakhiani from "MindValley"..... I like the visualisation element of this, though it's a bit long and I'd perhaps want a bit of variety. Anyone been in a similar place and then moved forward in a beneficial way? I'd love to hear your story and/or suggestions, whether it's good online content, books, classes or whatever! Cheers guys !! [link] [comments] | ||
| What is the practiced meditator’s outlook on psychiatric medication and illness? Posted: 24 Jul 2021 04:29 PM PDT Hey all, 17M here. Life events and worsening mental health issues have led me to re-evaluate (once again) my treatment and ultimate recovery plans. For background, I've been diagnosed with Panic Disorder, MDD, and GAD (hell, these psychiatrists…) and on top of that, I fear that my father's untimely death last week has triggered some dormant psychosis, although im constantly convinced that I am only severely overthinking by family. Anyways, my discomforts manifest themselves mainly in agoraphobia and near constant nausea and somatic (physical) symptoms that fluctuate in intensity during the day (they do not follow a definitive trend). The reclusive tendencies that result from this constant anxiety bring on my depression, or so I've reasoned. All of this is underscored by existential dread, and my questioning nature does not assist AT ALL in my healing process (at least until I adopt an innocent and curious rather than fearful outlook on ambiguity). I won't go into my experience with meds (negative). However, I would like to ask if you truly believe that my ailments can be cured by holistic and non-chemical/pharmaceutical methods, such as meditation and mindfulness practices, or something such as cold showers. Hell, I may not even be in the right sub, but I'm a longtime lurker here and would appreciate any insightful/kind words or referral to another sub from anyone. Cheers all. TL;DR — Just the title as a general question. [link] [comments] | ||
| My experience with sessions of meditating Posted: 25 Jul 2021 01:36 AM PDT When I am anxious and start meditation I become more anxious. My mother and therapist tolde me to try meditation for my anxiety and adhd. Is this normal because whenever I become more anxious while meditating I stop immediately. Any tip if advice? [link] [comments] | ||
| Posted: 25 Jul 2021 12:11 AM PDT The thing that bothers me most about the original is that it can be difficult to get it to read properly, having to adjust it 20 times before a session. I'm hoping #2 will have fixed this issue. Thanks! [link] [comments] | ||
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| Trying to “make space” for feelings, thoughts and sensations of anxiety, but it’s hard Posted: 24 Jul 2021 03:22 PM PDT After a very stressful 2020/2021, I am dealing with a sudden onset of anxiety. I am starting therapy and am exploring medical options but the discomfort I am feeling is very difficult to stand. My anxiety largely takes the form of feeling uncomfortable around people (Am I talking enough? Can they tell I'm feeling anxious?) and a feeling of meaninglessness to life. The awkwardness even happens with my wife and kids. Lately I've been feeling a pit in my stomach for a large part of the day. This week, I'm trying to learn how to not resist the physical sensations but let them be while I focus on the breath and doing things in line with my values. Im a total beginner at meditation. I've only dabbled with Headspace. Is this the right approach (vs struggling with the feelings and trying to fix them)? Does it get easier and will I see improvement? Any other advice or similar experiences to relay? One other note: for the last year I've been using edible cannabis to "take the edge off." It really turns off the loudspeaker of rumination and chatter in my head. But I don't like being reliant on it. I'm worried that it has affected my natural ability to manage anxious feelings. Anyone have experience with this? [link] [comments] | ||
| What is Vipassana meditation? What is it to watch the breath? Posted: 24 Jul 2021 06:05 PM PDT
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| Cried tears of gratitude while meditating Posted: 24 Jul 2021 06:42 AM PDT So I was doing my usual practice of 15 minutes today. I was listening to the Chant of Metta (if you haven't listened to it, I highly recommend it bc it sounds so beautiful and angelic) to practice compassion. I started thinking about all the people in my life laughing and being happy: my friends, family, coworkers, even my ex and people that I'm not too fond of. And this sense of gratitude just rushed over me on how blessed I am to live the life that I'm living right now. I also started thinking of how grateful I am to have both parents strong and healthy in the present moment (they just beat covid btw). And the tears just started flowing, I've never felt anything like this before because they were tears of genuine joy and gratitude. I feel very peaceful and at ease right now and I just wanted to share my joy and gratitude with everyone who comes across this. We're so blessed to have this life and we should really live it up to the fullest!! [link] [comments] | ||
| Posted: 24 Jul 2021 12:58 PM PDT People do them on tv shows such as the avatar, I see them in yoga books, I see it at yoga events, and people use them on their social media posts tho most don't even know the name of that mudra or the meaning of it. If they are worth putting effort into learning, are there any websites or books you'd recommend? [link] [comments] | ||
| i fail to get answers through meditation Posted: 24 Jul 2021 02:05 PM PDT 2 years ago i had a big issue in my life, so i decided to meditate and ask the "universe" about it druing meditation. when i was almost done i got the answer i need. now i have a lot more to ask about, and im living in a constant hard inner war that prevent me sometimes from meditating. everytime i try i fail horribly, i cant tell anything and cant reach anything. why is that happening? why i cant meditate like before? it feels impossible to clear my mind and shut it up for a while for me to get answers or at least have a moment of peace [link] [comments] | ||
| How to manage difficult and intrusive thoughts? Posted: 24 Jul 2021 08:01 PM PDT Hi everyone. I've been practicing meditation for about 10 minutes each day during the past month. I find stressful thoughts (e.g. recently, being excluded by friends) difficult to manage because I am habituated to rationalizing my way out of stress and painful emotions. What should I be doing instead when these thoughts and emotions surface (especially during times when I'm not practicing mediation)? [link] [comments] | ||
| Is the flow state an active form of moving meditation? Posted: 24 Jul 2021 09:01 AM PDT When was the last time you became so hyperfocused on an activity, and so immersed in the present moment you totally lost track of the clock? During a "flow state," the lag time between thought and action is so quick that the intention doesn't even register. This article talks about activating and benefiting from the flow state. https://noblesapien.com/soul/the-flow-state-how-to-harness-the-power-of-now/ [link] [comments] | ||
| Posted: 24 Jul 2021 06:00 PM PDT Hi, I'm a 24 female and I have been listening to meditation/mindfulness music for 5+ years. However, there are certain sounds/music that I hear that makes extremely emotional/sad. Im not sure what it is about the music that is making me feel this way. What do you think? Should I keep listening to meditation music that makes feel this way? I haven't heard anyone else experience this. [link] [comments] | ||
| There is no identity to withhold Posted: 24 Jul 2021 09:08 AM PDT Just to be clear, this isn't going to be a mega-spiel about the ego. It matters not (to me) that it exists or doesn't, whether or not it's a solidified series of sensations. The entire spiritual path starts to gain a selfish over-tone looking at it this way, so I try to remove the belief that anything will be enheritly gained from this activity (albiet carefully because that's still a belief). Anyway, What occurred earlier in a dedicated sit kind of filled me with joy and I wanted to share it with you all and see what you think: You're nobody, somebody, everyone and anybody. What I mean by these 4 seemingly contradictory descriptions is that we never really take these ideas into account, even conceptually. These are not identities, but they describe a way in which we're connected. To the population of the world, and the considerable absence of a conceptual self, we may consider ourselves "nobody". Nobody in the ultimate context. This is not to be mistaken with pessimistic nihilism, as that over-tone isn't realistically applicable. We're also somebody, to someone-- somewhere. Our family, friends, colleagues and peers all interact with us because we're a "somebody" to someone. The somebody you take yourself for is constantly how you mentally conclude/define yourself. You're also anybody, because you can be present and ever-changing, and anyone you want to be in the moments that exist right now. The potential in you is constantly ever-changing spontaneously. You could be "anybody else" tomorrow hypothetically speaking. Finally, you're also everyone. Not in the sense that your contracted sense of "awareness" is easily malleable and could be allocated to another meat-suit, but because there's a reflection of you in everything you experience. You're a part of our considerable humanity, like everyone else While these "insights" aren't necessarily true-nature insights, I do find that this thought process gave me a huge smile and really took weight off of my shoulders pertaining to who I thought I had to be. Could anyone else relate? Feel free to add to/destroy this post depending on it's relevance to you [link] [comments] | ||
| Posted: 24 Jul 2021 08:01 AM PDT I don't know if this is a weird thing to be asking, but I don't suppose it matters. I am fairly new to meditation. I was doing some before over the past year, but I was doing guided meditations and I don't think it was working for me. However I am currently recovering from long covid and have started meditating as part of that, and this is going much better. I do different things, bit usually something like meditating on the breath, or bodyscan or similar. Anyhow as I am now (slowly recovering) I am sort of feeling like my body has been through a lot recently, and I am now asking a lot of it (I have quite a physical job and I worked 4 days this week). I would like to do something in a meditation where I acknowledge all of this - does that make sense? Is this something that I could do in meditation? Would it just be spending time focussing on different parts of my body and acknowledging the achievement? As you may have realised this is all very new to me! I would appreciate any thoughts you may have! [link] [comments] | ||
| Posted: 24 Jul 2021 04:53 PM PDT You guys heard of that meditation app called balance ? I've been doing 5 minutes meditation exercices with it everyday and it helped me relax and remove my anxieties. And also helped me stay focused on longer meditations (30 minutes ones that I'm listening to for my incoming past life regression) [link] [comments] | ||
| Can you feel every moment is unique? Posted: 24 Jul 2021 10:39 AM PDT I mean not intellectually knowing but feeling. [link] [comments] |
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