Meditation

Bowser

Bowser

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I've been trying meditation for the past couple months. It is interesting in that it gives me time to slow down, clear my head and feel what is going on inside. I'm curious if others have tried it and what their experience might be.
 
I have meditated almost every day for about 6 months and I feel great. I notice improved memory, great deals of passive pleasure, and developed deep hd vission.
 
Dooles said:
I can't focus on my thoughts, I always think about my work, problems etc
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Some suggest observing your thoughts as though they were driftwood floating on water. I find that if I simply observe a thought passing, my mind eventually clears. Trying to chase them away seems to cause more to arise. There are also breathing techniques that people use as a focal point. It's a calm place once you find it.
 
Bowser said:
Some suggest observing your thoughts as though they were driftwood floating on water. I find that if I simply observe a thought passing, my mind eventually clears. Trying to chase them away seems to cause more to arise. There are also breathing techniques that people use as a focal point. It's a calm place once you find it.
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Maybe you are right :O
 
Neysh said:
Maybe you are right :O
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Everyone has their own approach. Watched a video on Netflix that interviewed various people about their meditation practices. Each approach was different from the other, yet the results are surprisingly the same.
 
river said:
Meditation seems to be a very important thing to do .
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I started at work while on my lunch breaks. Not searching for any answers, just feeling what was going on inside. It is very relaxing.
 
<----------started meditating circa early '70s
I've found that I can control pain through meditation as well as using the process to clear my mind.
Nice tool.
 
spidergoat said:
Worst thing you could do. Sitting still is horribly destructive to the body.
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I find it very comfortable, but I'm not a Yoga practitioner. I have a special pillow on which I sit, I cross my legs but don't force my knees to the floor, I relax my back and let it arch naturally. I see no reason why a person shouldn't be able to meditate while sitting in a chair.
 
Lack of movement itself is the destructive part. Not whether or not you are comfortable. And it's a crock of shit if you are doing it to achieve some kind of inner peace.
 
spidergoat said:
Lack of movement itself is the destructive part. Not whether or not you are comfortable. And it's a crock of shit if you are doing it to achieve some kind of inner peace.
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So sleeping is destructive? Also, why do you think meditation is a crock? It's a way to get in touch with your self. I would spend hours working a high-stress job, but found 30 minutes of peace just sitting in the grass outside during my lunch break.
 
Sleeping is destructive if you do it too much, even though some period of sleep is necessary.

Where is yourself that you have to go looking around for it?
 
Bowser said:
It's easy to associate with those things that cause stress.
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It should be easier not to associate, since it involves the lack of something. Namely, our conception, which can be translated as thought, of self.
 
The body rests, but it doesn't meditate. Meditation as a deliberate act reinforces the conception of self.
 
spidergoat said:
It should be easier not to associate, since it involves the lack of something. Namely, our conception, which can be translated as thought, of self.
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We can be consumed by the activities around us. They become intimate and emotional. Meditation helps you find your center.
 
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