I haven’t been meditating in a while and I can tell.
I’ve started getting back to it a few days ago and I immediately notice just how much I’ve been needing it.
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Try sleep 🤯
Good reminder to start again for me too. Glad to hear it is helping
Interesting
I haven't meditated for a few months because of allergic rhinitis in the spring. I started meditating again last week. My turbulent heart has calmed down.
"When water is still, it is clear. How much more so is a person."
Funny quote since it is only true in unnatural bodies of water and not for long. In natural water the flowing water is clear and still water turns to muck.
I don't want to exist in an unnatural state, I want to exist in a natural state.
I think this metaphor really has depth.
If you start to do the practice in your daily activities you will realize that you have been practicing entering the state of flow. Sitting around thinking about breathing all day isn't a natural state for a human.
Stationary practice has a place, but it is not the end. Use that skill to build a more useful skill on top of it.
I try to have moments throughout the day where i let everything flow in. There are a few access points that work really well for me. Eyes open or closed, a few aware breaths, focusing on what i hear, focusing on what i see, feeling my body, a thought like "what would it feel like, if i didn't believe my thoughts [about this situation]". Sometimes it's really helpful just to have a moment between actions, say when i drive somewhere and don't immediately get out of the car after arriving or having a moment where i just sit/stand before eating my meal or after the kids fall asleep or before i start climbing. I think that's what thankfulness is actually, just accepting the situation as it is and fully being in the moment. I think different strategies work for different people, but i just noticed it had a bigger impact on me this way, than meditating for 20 minutes everyday
Meditation and training the mind is the most important thing I’ve learned in life.
What kind of meditation practice do you prefer, Pablo?
Nice to meet you bro 😉🤝
Where does one even start. I’ve never meditated before
Sit down somewhere, close your eyes and pay attention to your breath. When a thought comes into your head, say to yourself “thoughts,” let go of it and go back to paying attention to your breath.
You’ll likely start with a few seconds between noticing that thoughts arise, with practice you’ll find more space between the thoughts.
There are many ways to meditate, this is a simplification of one.
Enjoy!
Thanks!
This isn't exactly true for most beginners. 15 years of practicing off and on, here is what I learned.
You'll likely go a while before noticing at first. After practicing a bit it will feel like you've gotten worse because you are having more thought interruptions.
This is an illusion. You aren't having more thought interruptions, you're getting better at noticing them. The "goal" is the skill of noticing and refocusing not the time between thoughts. As you continue to practice the time between thoughts will increase naturally but you can't work on that directly the same way you can't force yourself to have an insight by thinking harder.
Eventually you can move away from dedicated practice time toward practicing all the time in your daily activities. You will find if you go deep enough that you have been practicing the skill of entering a "flow" state.
One thing to keep in mind is that the western concept of meditation with the religion removed is marketed to you heavily by corporations as a tool for improving focus, mental clarity, and productivity. It can do those things. They market it because they want you to meditate on your time so you work harder for them with less burnout. Please don't meditate so you can be a better wage and tax slave. Please don't skip this valuable practice because someone else wants to use it against you. Meditate for yourself. Use any gains you achieve in life to turn towards building a better you in other ways.
Yes to all of this.
Meditation is a gift you give to yourself.
meditation is a way to reintegrate your mind in your body and be again together.
Same here. Had a break of like three years. Feels like my mind is all over the place.
that sounds fun .
the cheeky little gets noisy ay
The dao that can be said (dao’d) is not the true (whole) dao.
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