Are you able to just sit?

[Carl-Richard]

Are you are able to just sit, for 1 hour, 2 hours, maybe even 6 hours? If not, why? Is it because of your thoughts? Let go of the thoughts. Is it because of something you have to do? Let go of it. If you are unable to let go of these things, why?

1. Is your attention seemingly drifting outside your awareness, back to thoughts, back to things you have to do? Focus your attention on an object (the breath counts).

2. Does your physical body hurt when sitting for that long? Learn to sit better (fix your posture, fix your seat, fix your legs, fix your breathing). Does it still hurt? Take a break; rest is important.

3. Are your thoughts sticky and associated with unresolved emotions, problems, scenarios? Fix the source, either by solving the problem or planning how you will pursue solving the problem, or drop it, give it up. To give it up, when the thoughts arise, tell yourself that whatever happens, you will be ok.

Here you go, I just derived meditation for you.

[UnbornTao]

It's been a while since I last meditated or did nothing for more than an hour while sitting. I actually find it harder to do now than I used to - not that I feel guilty about it.

I wanted to make a few excuses to justify it, for whatever that's worth.  

I see meditation as a healing exercise in which one learns to control his/her mind, become more aware, experience state shifts, have insight, and so on.

Edited 1 hour ago by UnbornTao

[Sugarcoat]

25 minutes ago, UnbornTao said:

I actually find it hard to sit for more than an hour. I wanted to make some excuses to justify that, but I haven't really done it as of late. 

Everyone cannot be ultra mega super mystic…

[Sugarcoat]

I have thought about this too, why do I find it frustrating to sit still for long?

One thing that comes to mind is that I have impulses. And to resist those impulses seem to cause a certain friction in me that can feel frustrating. Like I’m going against my natural flow, meanwhile following the impulse is me going with my flow.

 It can be the most simple impulse, like the impulse to look around me at the enviroment rather than having my eyes closed. It can be the impulse to say something to someone, the impulse to move my fingers around.

I think it’s very biological, those impulses seem biological . So us humans are made to be active. We have active minds that are made to get input from external enviroment, to get no input except your own breath and the black under your eyes feels off. 

 

Edited yesterday at 05:43 PM by Sugarcoat

[PurpleTree]

I can’t but mostly because of bodily issues.

[Carl-Richard]

1 hour ago, Sugarcoat said:

I have thought about this too, why do I find it frustrating to sit still for long?

One thing that comes to mind is that I have impulses. And to resist those impulses seem to cause a certain friction in me that can feel frustrating. Like I’m going against my natural flow, meanwhile following the impulse is me going with my flow.

 It can be the most simple impulse, like the impulse to look around me at the enviroment rather than having my eyes closed. It can be the impulse to say something to someone, the impulse to move my fingers around.

I think it’s very biological, those impulses seem biological . So us humans are made to be active. We have active minds that are made to get input from external enviroment, to get no input except your own breath and the black under your eyes feels off. 

Yet some "humans" sit still for 13 days without needing those things.

[Schizophonia]

What's the point ?

[Sugarcoat]

13 minutes ago, Carl-Richard said:

Yet some "humans" sit still for 13 days without needing those things.

Yes ofc those exist. But I bet you that they, at least in the beginning stages, encountered a lot of frustration and resistance and restlessness within them. But the difference being that they persevered through that and didn’t let it stop them and eventually overcame  it, meanwhile the average person would give in.

 

Then maybe there are exceptions, genetic freaks who can instantly sit still without the frustration. That’s something to study 

[Carl-Richard]

1 hour ago, Sugarcoat said:

Then maybe there are exceptions, genetic freaks who can instantly sit still without the frustration. That’s something to study 

Or genetic freaks who just sit down and suddenly hours pass without them noticing.

 

Edited yesterday at 09:08 PM by Carl-Richard

[Sugarcoat]

Just now, Carl-Richard said:

Or genetic freaks who just sit down and suddenly hours pass without them noticing.

 

Lmao ultra mega mystics

[Carl-Richard]

1 hour ago, Schizophonia said:

What's the point ?

What's the point of being Enlightened?

[Schizophonia]

13 minutes ago, Carl-Richard said:

What's the point of being Enlightened?

1)It's an hobby.

2)It helps you manifest desires