Meditation: If you want to be happy... |
- If you want to be happy...
- In a troubled world, this is what has kept me grounded ��
- Story time: meditation disrupted by neighbor practicing piano
- How do I know if I am being mindful or suppressing experience?
- Does anyone know a meditation to boost energy levels?
- Did Vipassana helped you in overcoming your social anxiety??
- Felt lightheaded/like I was going to pass out while meditating – good or bad?
- Simply being present is meditation.
- I want to get some peace of mind but bad feelings are interfering...
- Candle visualisation
- After meditation
- Is Kundalini Awakening only for ladies?
- Today i had beef with people and had a pretty dark day.
- Better Way to Maximise Sensory Immersion Through Meditation?
- I don’t understand.
- Meditation for self acceptance?
- Avoid the present moment
- A Beautiful Experience
- Meditation on Antidepressants, someone?
- Struggling to stay focused
- Is it possible for a yoga or meditation practitioner at some stage in their journey to not dream at all in their sleep ?
- What are some tricks for spending more time in meditation?
| Posted: 11 Aug 2021 09:11 PM PDT be happy on purpose! When you wake up in the morning you can't just wait and see what kind of day you'll have. You have to decide what kind of day you'll have. Higher thoughts. Higher energies. Higher vibrations. Higher frequencies. [link] [comments] |
| In a troubled world, this is what has kept me grounded �� Posted: 11 Aug 2021 11:45 PM PDT Afternoon all, I just wanted to share my experience for others to maybe read and help them decide how to go forward in this crazy world we find our self's in. Lock down one came along and the weather was sweet, I won't lie eaither I don't really like people and I carried on working so for there to be so few people about I found this bliss. But it was all the honey moon phase everything was new and crazy and wasn't until the grind started and I realised this wasn't gunna be the same ever again. At first I turned to drinking and smoking in the sunshine not giving a care in the world, this was ok for the time everyone else was doing it why can't I. But then one day it clicked, if this is gunna be it then I can't do this for ever at some point I'm gunna need my body in fighting fit shape. Because from where I am standing this world is about to go supernova! So I have always been a spiritual person, and I have always loved the teachings of buddha have many crystals and little figures of the smiling man around my house. I also did try in my early 20's to get into a good rhythm of meditation and exercise, but well British unis are like Magaluf these days so that wasn't gunna happen was it. But then the minute hand got that bit closer to mid night and I knew deep down that my generation was gunna face somthing as big as they did back in the 1940s, I knew I had to be strong not just physically but mentally as well to be able to handle the shift change in this society that is to come in the next decade. So here we are the reason for the big clearance of bull shit habits I had in life, the crazy thing is I managed to cold turkey smoking ciggies, smoking weed and drinking all in one hit. Yes I might of had a couple of ciggies since then but in reality the 360 change I have done has landed me on a different dimension. All thanks to meditation and exsersice, I wouldn't look back now. Without fail daily I meditate for atleast 20 minutes, I get aggy if I leave it to late in the day like I used to with ciggies but what has really made me happy is the fact I feel stronger mentally and physically it makes me now look at the world and feel like yeah when shit goes down I'm ready 🙏 So in summary people it's never to late, and this world is crying out for people to wake up and start making huge changes at a local level and that level starts with you... [link] [comments] |
| Story time: meditation disrupted by neighbor practicing piano Posted: 12 Aug 2021 03:18 AM PDT (Hi, I'm new here, I wrote this last night after my meditation session; I hope session reports are okay?) I show up at my dojo a little too late. I get onto my cushion, still sweating from my bike ride. I spend a few minutes settling down and getting acquainted with the sweat dripping down my face. Then something happens. On the floor above us, someone starts playing piano, and after a few warmup movements, they break out into song. The piano playing is fluid. The voice - a teen girls voice? - sounds better than mine, but still very much a learning voice. This calm piano and singing arrangement reverberates through the dojo. I think about this girl and her earnest practicing. How she is unaware that there are four monks underneath her, accepting her into their space. How can they not? Meditation is about accepting what is there, and here she is, undeniably, disruptively with us. I can hear some of my fellow practitioners stirring and I imagine I feel their frustration. We are all joined in this beautiful awkward moment together. We are witnessing her in a vulnerable moment, which becomes our vulnerable moment and we are holding all of it. The fragile beauty of it catches me and tears start running down my face. I feel waves of loving kindness for this girl that I don't know, but am momentarily connected with. Eventually, she stops playing and normal house sounds take over. Thrown back onto myself, I get bored. I can't focus on my breath, I can't lean into myself. The beauty of the moment is gone, and being with myself suddenly feels like a sad alternative. Something feels wrong, and I'm displeased. How come I think a person I don't know is the source of a beautiful moment, and I am not? I even play piano and sing, I was doing it five minutes before I left. It was the reason I was a little late! How come my playing and singing isn't a vulnerable fleeting wonder? Then I realize something. The girl is still upstairs, cleaning up dishes and talking to her mom. But she is no longer wondrous, not because she has left, but because my attention has left her. It was me who made the moment, it was me that held it. The beautiful things I see are beautiful because I bring seeing to them. The people I love are loveable because I bring love to them. Once again, I flow full of loving kindness, but this time it's for me. [link] [comments] |
| How do I know if I am being mindful or suppressing experience? Posted: 11 Aug 2021 09:20 PM PDT I have been practicing meditation and mindfulness for almost a year. I am confused about where the line is between thoughts and emotions. I am able to recognize when my thoughts are fueling my emotions and I am able to name my emotions. Sometimes I use noting for "pleasant" and "unpleasant" thoughts, emotions, experiences. I am a highly-sensitive empath - I experience a lot of "big" emotions, process things deeply, and easily pick up on others' energy. I am easily overwhelmed and I am working through a lot of grief and loss. How do I know if I am being mindful or suppressing experience? The healing process has been slow going. I am trying to be patient with myself but its hard. [link] [comments] |
| Does anyone know a meditation to boost energy levels? Posted: 11 Aug 2021 10:10 AM PDT So I have really bad energy levels in comparison to most people, does anyone know a meditation that can help with this? [link] [comments] |
| Did Vipassana helped you in overcoming your social anxiety?? Posted: 12 Aug 2021 02:46 AM PDT People who suffered from social anxiety disorder how Vipassana helped you?? [link] [comments] |
| Felt lightheaded/like I was going to pass out while meditating – good or bad? Posted: 11 Aug 2021 08:29 PM PDT This happened to me twice, but this time I still feel lightheaded after meditating for 10 minutes, it also made me feel nauseous this time add the last time it happened but I was at a meditation class the instructor said it's bad stuff leaving your head and so I thought maybe it's good, but possibly is it a lack of oxygen or blood flow to the brain? Also when I got up from meditating after 10 minutes I was sweating like crazy on my forehead. Now my head feels weird just like halfway between good and bad, still kind of shitty though [link] [comments] |
| Simply being present is meditation. Posted: 11 Aug 2021 05:46 AM PDT Being completely here and now is meditation, It's simple as that. There are many methods and techniques of meditation, but they're all just tools to bring your awareness back to the present moment. The technique or method doesn't matter, in fact, you can get lost and consumed by techniques so it's better to drop them because since meditation is being present, you can just be present without any method. This way everything you do becomes a meditation, Just remain aware of your "inner body" right here and now. The inner body can act as an anchor in the present, and actually the energy and presence you can sense in the body is you. Once this is understood, it becomes easier to just observe the thoughts that will inevitably come and go. Everything comes and goes, except awareness itself, which is what I am. If you are not present, you are not meditating, even if you're sitting cross-legged with your eyes closed. [link] [comments] |
| I want to get some peace of mind but bad feelings are interfering... Posted: 11 Aug 2021 02:08 PM PDT I want to be more peaceful in life, i usually feel too much dreadful and unable to act the way i want, cause my wants are twisted. There are people, like coworkers that are really close to our "boss" and because of that they get privileged and i get screwed with their problems. Sometimes I really try to think straight but my thoughts wont let me, i feel like I want to harm them, i feel like I want to cause them suffering, i want them to learn the lesson and Never repeat it again. As you can probably imagine these are toxic thoughts about situations that are out of my control and I can't change/prevent. I don't really know what exactly im looking for here, maybe people who overcame these demons and have a way, or maybe just an outsider's perspective upon this subject. Feel free to comment anything related here. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 11 Aug 2021 10:52 PM PDT I'm wondering if anyone knows of books or online resources that specifically teach visualisation meditation techniques? I've very briefly mentioned in the past I got the idea to visualise a candle flame and this would sometimes cause me to have pleasant sensations in the forehead area. If there is a technique like this I would like to learn more about it and the benefits Thanks [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 11 Aug 2021 06:45 PM PDT I've basically gotten mindfulness meditation down pat, but what should I do after to retain the peace. I've heard keeping a journal helps, which I'm going to do. People say to actively be mindful of things you do, but when I do that, I feel like I lose the peace I just gained. How do I fix that? [link] [comments] |
| Is Kundalini Awakening only for ladies? Posted: 11 Aug 2021 10:04 PM PDT I am a 30yo male who has taken an interest in Kundalini awakening. Wanted to know if guys can try this too? Tried finding this question online but there are no findings on this. Thanks! [link] [comments] |
| Today i had beef with people and had a pretty dark day. Posted: 11 Aug 2021 06:49 AM PDT I feel like today i wasted my months of meditation sessions. I was worried about my health and then things went pretty rough and i couldn't control myself and my reactions. I wonder if you guys had very aggresive days even after years of meditating and developing your spirit? Thank you :) [link] [comments] |
| Better Way to Maximise Sensory Immersion Through Meditation? Posted: 11 Aug 2021 03:01 PM PDT I was thinking, when I do seated meditation just returning my focus to posture and breath isn't really sufficient objects of focus for me. I don't have problems like a lot of people do maintaining posture or remembering to be aware on posture/breath. Like mantras and burning candle meditations, posture/breathing awareness are too dull sensation wise, not because I can't sit through boredom/frustration but retrospectively looking at the meditation session I don't feel like I really felt maximum sensory immersion the way meditation practitioners describe being "in the moment". I was wondering if anyone tried sustaining a physically demanding position like the bottom of a push up or a deep squat with tight core/heels on the ground then combining that with very deep breathing? Physical sensation is immense in these positions after you've been holding them for a while and the body definitely demands that you keep breathing but I have never tried turning these poses into meditations before. Has anyone tried exploring extreme sensations in order to enhance their meditation practice? Cold baths? Isometric contraction? Deep stretches? Self-inflicted pain? Adrenaline fuelled experiences? [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 11 Aug 2021 02:26 AM PDT How am I supposed to interact with the voice in my head if I AM the voice in my head? I understand my consciousness is just awareness, and my inner dialogue develops as I was integrated my life experience and grew up, but how am I supposed to do anything with my inner dialogue if I have to use my inner dialogue to do that? How can you get anything done with no internal dialogue? What is thinking, if not internally speaking? I use images and feelings and concepts in my thoughts as well, but I don't understand this dialogue-ception going on. I have to use my inner dialogue, to affect my inner dialogue? [link] [comments] |
| Meditation for self acceptance? Posted: 11 Aug 2021 06:36 PM PDT Hey guys I'm new to this and I have some questions regarding emotions and self resistance. So I was always taught to suppress my emotions, now I'm really ashamed of them and have a lot of mental resistance to things. How could I meditate to stop resisting things? Because when I think of focusing on the breath and diverting the attention from thoughts, isn't that just consciously resisting or what? I got no idea I doubt too many things. Basically I want to let my emotions flow, get in touch with myself. Thanks guys! [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 11 Aug 2021 07:46 AM PDT We are subconsciously taught to focus on the future or past and forget the present. When you were still in 1st grade, you were focused on being in the 2nd grade, when you got in the 2nd grade you were focused on being in the 3rd grade …. Then comes university, you were focused on being the time you would get a job. The process goes on and on again till death. You are always focused on the next level not living fully. We always live for where we are not, we are not focused on the present moment (THE NOW). Time is an illusion there is only the present moment (THE NOW). Every time you experience time it is the present moment. If we focus on the present moment then everything is ok. Enjoy the present moment, is there suffering right now so enjoy. Meditation helps to focus on the present. A lot of our devices want to remove our attention from the present moment. Meditation help improves the function of the right hemisphere of the brain. Our brain creates this illusion of time; the right hemisphere of the brain only experiences everything at the present moment it only knows the now. The left hemisphere takes the now and creates a series of events past, present and future. If you were to have stroke and the left hemisphere damaged you would have no concept of future or past you would only care about the present moment. There is a lady who had this kind of stroke her name is Jill Bolte Taylor. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 11 Aug 2021 04:42 PM PDT I was outside reading "voices of insight" edited by Sharon salzberg I went to get up after finishing my chapter I noticed a pigeon limping, I slowly backed away and sat back down, I took a meditative position, the pigeon looked into my eyes as I looked into his, I thought to myself "it's okay I won't hurt you we are the same for we both breath in the same air, we eat, sleep, and move about" in this moment I felt so much compassion and love for this animal as it was wounded, it slowly approaching me limping while looking into my eyes, he got closer then I closed my eyes to think, I imagined yellow in my mind then he flew away, truly a beautiful moment! [link] [comments] |
| Meditation on Antidepressants, someone? Posted: 11 Aug 2021 04:46 AM PDT Before being on Paroxetine I noticed that in my 20min meditations I could get very aware of the breath in the last minutes, but it seems that nowadays I can't do it. I simply can't concentrate on the breath. For the majority of my meditation session I have almost no thoughts at all so it's hard to practise the "when distracted get back to the breath". My meditations seem useless. I do notice that I'm way less anxious due to meditation, but my practise isn't as deep as it was before [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 11 Aug 2021 03:56 PM PDT I find meditation to be very difficult. I just can't focus on my breath for more than a few seconds. My mind wanders so much, I start daydreaming very easily. Any tips? I've been trying for months and I feel like I've made very little progress [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 11 Aug 2021 09:42 AM PDT I was watching a video of Sadhguru where he says - "I have not dreamt for a long time. There's simply no dream. When I sleep, I sleep like everything is dead". So I was wondering, does anyone here have no dreams at all in their sleep ? Is that possible ? By the way, i dont mean people who just forget their dreams when they wake up. I guess that's different. [link] [comments] |
| What are some tricks for spending more time in meditation? Posted: 11 Aug 2021 11:48 AM PDT I have no constraints stopping me only my mind. How can I trick myself into staying in meditation for longer periods of time? What helps you? Thanks. [link] [comments] |
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