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Nice one

I just realized that the lyrics in this song were kinda spiritual

What I do is 20 minutes of focus oriented meditation (following my breath, etc), then I proceed to the 20 minutes of self-inquiry. It works for me because at first my mind is quite messy but at the end of the first 20 minutes, it usually calms down and I can relatively focus on the self-inquiry.

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to the first question:

Rupert Spira is da man

I'd be neat to have a chat with Rupert Spira

Pretty much what these guys said. I think you should just be mindful about it and observe it without any judgement. Check out Leo's video about 'Awareness alone is curative' if you haven't already.

Day 13 here I experienced a few minor positive changes but It's getting a bit harder (no pun intended)

Check out 'The Power Of Now' by Eckhart Tolle. He explained this perfectly.

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Although it's not necessary but I'd say it's worth buying a zafu or some sort of cushion "designed for meditation". My legs and hips are not flexible yet to sit in a burmese position comfortably so I still use a chair (not that there's anything wrong with it) and I also use my cushion so it's more comfortable and it gives me a nice balance.

Mind = blown (pun inteded) Anyway, awesome video

A few weeks ago I did my usual daily meditation. It was 20 minutes long and the technique I used was do nothing. I did it in the evening and funny thing is, I was a bit tired so my awareness was kinda "cloudy". Therefore I couldn't really focus and I almost fell asleep (since then I know that evening is not good for me to meditate). Anyway, after ~10 minutes it hit me out of the blue. I woke up immediately, my awareness was perfectly clear and my breath quickened. It was pure euphoria/bliss. I was just staring at my cupboard and I felt genuinely happy. It lasted like ~5 minutes. Another important thing to notice is that it had a sort of sexual vibe to it. Can't really explain that any better. Do you guys have any idea what this experience might have been? Another thing that is weird for me is that particular session was pretty bad because of my tiredness and yet, something like this happened.

Mind = blown

Pretty good to read that you're progressing. Keep it up! I've also started a nofap period but I'm only on my 5th day.

Enlightenment in a nutshell: ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

This book is what I'm going to read next

What a time to be alive

Music is a huge part of my life and I quite like to listen to music mindfully. What I mean by that is I actually pay attention to basically everything in that particular track no matter the genre. The instruments, effects, rhythms, you name it. Bass is my favourite one because 1. I'm a bass player 2. You really have to pay close attention to it because the bass is mixed in such a way that you can bearly hear it so you really need to focus.

Just thought I'd share this article with you. I know, I know, it's nothing new and this topic is way deeper but in my opinion this article sums up why personalities don't exist in an everyday language. Pretty cool read if you ask me. https://unfckyourbrain.com/personality-doesnt-exist/

Maybe try to do a session in the morning as well. Right after you got up, drank some water, etc. Granted, you have to wake up a bit earlier so make sure your sleeping routine is sorted out. It's worth it though because you'll set the tone for the day.

That's a pretty neat idea!

I've thought about this before and this guy makes total sense.