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A Meditation Thread

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Hi,
First of all just reading your article brought me into a meditative state (greatly appreciated :) ).
I understand that meditation can be difficult to understand because it takes alot of practice that in turn becomes wisdom.
Throughout my daily life i want to become more relaxed and enjoy life as it is, not too serious but at the same time i always do my best because i want to achieve greatness. This greatness is for me to set goals and achieve them or at least strive to achieve and move the post.

You gave me a reminder to actually practice sitting meditation more often because, i feel like the skill that i learned from meditation always fade if i dont keep practicing. And this is the same with everything else.
We give so much importance to life that we forget how to rest. If we understand that rest is one of our basic needs that also will help you to create a better life for yourself in many ways.
 
Yes, indeed. In the end, our brains are a lot like muscles - very formable, but also subject to "use it or loose it". If possible, it is best to meditate every day. Much better to do 10 minutes every day than 70 minutes once a week.

I found talks by respected teachers very good for motivation. Shinzen Young has a ton of great material on Youtube. Also, you might like Mingyur's stuff:

A guided meditation
Practice Archives - Tergar Learning Community More guided meditations by Mingyur

Very different style than Shinzen's, but I like them both a lot.
 
This thread has continued to bring a greater light, collectivelly, within the community here. Much of the aim of any true, heartfelt endeavor is the specificity of sheerest intent and the degree of focused attention towards the artful science of deep meditation. Sweeter than honey, sweeter than wine! :thumb_up:
 
I had forgot all about this thread. Bump.

I fell off my meditation and am currently getting back into it on a regular basis. It makes me feel better to sit quietly and breathe. Many teachers out there and I would like to reference some here and there, I don't want to overload here with info. I would like to share what has helped me with my meditation. I will start with Jiddu Krishnamurti. If you have a teacher or a certain way that you like to approach meditation I would certainly love to hear about it.

Jiddu Krishanmurti has a great way to approach meditation. What is meditation? I do not know what meditation is. Start not knowing.

Below are a few videos on the topic of meditation. He has talked about meditation extensively throughout his career. I highly recommend you give him a listen.




 
I sit on the ground and observe the ants. I roll around in the grass and cuddle with the cats. I sit at a fire at night, my spiritual being engulfed by flames. I fish in clear water, waiting for the pike to strike, time dissolving into eternity. I observe butterflies chasing each other, shattering perceptions. I had deer approach within a couple of feet, arresting my mind in its tracks.

Meditation, to me, is letting go of time and purpose. To quiet the mind and let your heart absorb the steady beat of reflected reality.

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rkba said:
I sit on the ground and observe the ants. I roll around in the grass and cuddle with the cats. I sit at a fire at night, my spiritual being engulfed by flames. I fish in clear water, waiting for the pike to strike, time dissolving into eternity. I observe butterflies chasing each other, shattering perceptions. I had deer approach within a couple of feet, arresting my mind in its tracks.

Meditation, to me, is letting go of time and purpose. To quiet the mind and let your heart absorb the steady beat of reflected reality.

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This is beautiful! Masterful articulation on the topic. Thank you for this rkba!
 
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Why is he telling us these things? Just curious…
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I think to really understand that you would have to read up a bit on his history. I think he meditated for something like 25 years straight if memory serves me right. He was to be the leader of religious a group, the group adopted him as a child and was raised to be it's leader, kind of like the Dalai lama, when it was time for him to take up as it's leader he instead dismantled the whole group. He is a very interesting dude to me. . I think the why he is telling us these things is because he wanted to reduce suffering in the world. He is a rather vigorous thinker and his wisdom, for me, is often hard to grasp. Anyhow.. I enjoyed his thoughts about meditation the most.
 
Sometimes when you've seen so much, it can be difficult to contain it all, and words pour out of you like a river 😄 humanity!!! please hear me! pull me back in... do you know what I'm talking about? I'm pretty far out!! anyone?? ...


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