Do you meditate?
Do you meditate?
I do vipassana. For a few years. It's a big deal to me. Bigger than science and money.
What style of meditation do you do? What do you think about it?
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For the last year and a half. I started with Transcendental meditation. Then Vipasana in January and right not I’m learning Zen from “The Way” meditation app by Zen master and poet Henry Shukman. It’s actually very good and instructional. He’s created a series of paths that teach you step by step not only how to meditate but also how to expand awareness.
The first 12 are free and then there’s a monthly subscription. If you don’t have the money you can tell them and they will offer a much lower yearly discount or give it to you for free.
I highly recommend it.
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Nice. Thanks.
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Yes, it's pretty important to me for mental hygiene and self-control.
But what do you mean it's "a bigger deal than science"? Do you do science as well?
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I mean it's realer. Yes I do science.
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Don't know what it's called, I just let my thoughts go and focus on the sensations of my senses. I do this all the time except when I specifically need to think, which isn't super often, so I'd say I meditate like 80% of my day.
And yeah it's probably the single most important thing I did in my life. Went from constant anxiety to constant peace of mind.
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HemiSync treats me very well.
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I do guided meditations that you'll find on a mental health focused app if that makes any sense. 😅 I mainly use it to help me relax before I go to bed. I've been doing this for a couple years now and I enjoy it.
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What do you consider as meditation? Most forms of "grounding" cause me to have a panic attack.
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By meditation I mean a method for cultivating awareness. Basically the Buddhist/Yogic definition of the term. Concentration Meditation and Open Awareness.
What do you do when you do "grounding"?
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I try to. Not sure which one I do. I basically close my eyes and focus on the environment around me. When my mind starts wandering I go back to focusing on the sounds around me. 15 minutes, twice a day.
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Every day, as often as possible. I do waking meditation while I work. It improves focus and concentration, and makes the hours fly by.
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I don't understand how that would work while working. How can I think of nothing when I have to focus on tasks.
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You don't necessarily have to think about "nothing". Just think about what's right in front of you, and then the next thing and the next thing. Be present in this each moment, and then let that moment go, so that you can be present in the next one. Time flies by, but you don't miss an instant. No distractions. No attachments.
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I do Buddhist-style mantra repetition. Recently I've started combining it with box breathing. It's very effective for me.
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I've done some meditation like that. Makes me sharp. Think faster. Better memory.
You?
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I don't have any "before" data, I started as an adolescent.
Helps a little with boredom, anxiety, and distractibility, though.
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You're directly replying/commenting to your own post? Can't exactly see the logic in that.
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Sorry. New lemmy app. Confusing
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Usually unintentionally
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despite yoda I try to meditate. Its one of those things were I can't for sure say I know how to do. I mainly do breath focus. A few times I have felt like I may have gotten to a state that might be meditation but its fleeting. The good thing is I feel at the very least deep breathing is good for you.