herghly
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The way I recall memories
I'm almost certain before I didn't think very visually
But now whenever I think about things or past events I'm able experience those thoughts extremely visually.
Actually , Sometimes this is scaring me a little because I never knew this is possible.
I have a feeling this is being caused by meditation and psychedelics. I"Ve been meditating for awhile but the last few weeks I have been taking it seriously and also doing self-enquiry
Since, I've started doing self-enquiry i have had two strange experiences. Both times I opened my eyes, felt like i was having a slight panic attack. I remember before both those times I was searching intensely for "I"
are these experiences normal? Not sure if i should continue or not
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My gut is telling me it's a great a idea .. my mind is trying to tell me to be cautious
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I've had a few experiences with ayahuasca and have been meditating now for a couple years. But, I have not done a meditation retreat before
I'l soon be attending a 10 day meditation retreat at the dharma.. I have the option to do a ayahuasca ceremony a few days before the retreat.
I think doing the ayahuasca being the retreat will really open me up more, for better or worse
Part of me is saying this is a great idea, going straight in to the knowledge and part of me thinks this could be too much
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When asking the questions for example
Who am i?
Answer: My body
How do you know you are your body?
Is that correct?
Do you actually try to answer and go meta on it?
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@Speedscarlet Thanks , I'm actually reading that book now. The book is the reason why I have started doing concentration practice and noting meditation
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16 hours ago, pluto said:More than all the material wealth in the world combined
But how do i eat!?
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Hey guys
ive been doing 20-30 minutes of do nothing meditation daily .
Ive recently startered doing concentration practice and noting and labelling meditation.
I do noting and labelling for 10 minutes after my do nothing meditation. I've watched Leo's video but I still have a few questions
I do noting and labelling with my eyes closed. It's usually " feel " sensations that arises , my feet , feeling of my butt on chair those type of things. Sometimes I hear something then I note and label them.
Is bad to note and label something again ? Example this morning when I was doing this I noted and labeled the sound of my aircon a few times and I noted , labeled the feel my butt on the chair a few times
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11 hours ago, Speedscarlet said:@herghly it was probably deleted by one of the moderators. They like deleting esoteric threads.
That's a shame .
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https://www.actualized.org/forum/topic/9635-secrets-of-concentration-part-1/
are there any other good threads talking about concentration practice?
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Hhaha okay.. I'm actually worried I don't have the flexibility to sit cross leggged on the ground for long periods of time
how did you guys deal with it ?
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Thank you both for replying
9 hours ago, Outer said:Use only one pillow to sit on for the meditation, otherwise you'll start building a castle to sit on and distract, there will be pain but just focus on the meditation instructions, that's the most important tip I can give.
This is something I'm worried about , not sure if I can sit on the a pillow for long hours. During my daily meditation I always sit on a chair
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I am just worried, 10 days is a long time! specially no talking.
I'm sure it will be highly beneficial, im just feeling nervous
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I've been mediating now for roughly 2 years and also have had handful of psychedelic experiences
I mediate daily but I'm still nervous for this 10 day retreats , it's 10 days no speaking just basically mediating all day .
Any advice from those of you who have attrended a retreat before ?
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Don't know but I suspect it would be too much too fast
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Thank you for replying
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18 minutes ago, Leo Gura said:Easy solution to this: send nudes below the face. So no one but you two know it is you.
Sounds like Leo has sent some nudes before
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My other idea is just to do 5 minutes of Wim hof breathing before I start meditation
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I've been doing mindfulness meditation the last two years for around 20 mins everyday .
Im thinking about replacing my mindfulness meditation practice with 30 minutes of Wim hof method for the next few moths .
what do you guys think of using Wim hof method as a form of meditation ?
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I;ve done it a few times. Not a big fan. I feel like it would only be useful if you can regularly use it
Took me around 40 mins just to get used to being inside
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@Leo Gura What do you suggest? if you had to choose between self-inquiry or loving kindness meditation ?
I know i should do both but if i do 20 mins mindfulness mediation , 20 mins loving kindness , 20 mins self-inquiry
thats 1 hour before my day starts
BUT LEO!
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I spent a few months working intensely on self inquiry using the Chan Buddhist way of self-inquiry using Huatou
After a recent ayahuasca experience it showed me i need to learn how to LOVE more. Since that trip I have replaced my self-inquiry with loving kindness meditatio.
This is also something i often read about in Buddhist / Hindu texts that you need to radiate love before you can get serious results with Self-inquiry.
The reason i replaced self-inquiry with loving kindness is i feel like right now it is more important for me than self-inquiry and also I limited time and willpower
Currently daily i do
20 minutes mindful
20 minutes loving kindness
5 minutes affirmations
5 minutes visualization
if i also do 10-20 minutes of self-inquiry my morning routine is too long
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@Sage_Elias How long do you do affirmations for?
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Keep it simple, use wordpress
http://www.wpbeginner.com/guides/
Why don't you start a youtube channel?
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I spoke about the experience with my friends who don't have any knowledge of mystical experiences. They tried to tell me I was just thinking to much, scared myself and i should stop being i go crazy