I Was Wrong About Meditation

[Rilles]

Meditation is not only about feeling good. Its going deep into your psyche like a gravedigger and pulling up all the dead relatives you thought you had forgotten about. I have felt very agitated and off balance the past few weeks purging some shit. 8 Months In. 

[molosku]

21 minutes ago, Rilles said:

Meditation is not only about feeling good. Its going deep into your psyche like a gravedigger and pulling up all the dead relatives you thought you had forgotten about. I have felt very agitated and off balance the past few weeks purging some shit. 8 Months In. 

The results make you feel good, the practise itself often times doesn't. Same with sports i guess

[Rilles]

@molosku

For me the practice is sweet and the sporadic mindfulness during the day is too but its intermixed with feelings of annoyance and madness, i feel like i have multiple personalities in the span of 5 mins, but only inside my mind though. I’m not REALLY nuts.  I guess you could call it internal moodswings

Edited September 12, 2018 by Rilles

[Joseph Maynor]

Meditation is the best thing you can do as a daily spiritual practice.  Then exercise (cardio and resistance), adequate sleep, and excellent diet.  Those are the big four.

Edited September 12, 2018 by Joseph Maynor

[Rilles]

@Joseph Maynor Yes! The most important habit I’ve ever started, by far. I could write pages and pages about the benefits. Unfortunately people wouldnt understand unless they themselves did it daily.

[How to be wise]

@Rilles No. Meditation will not purge your shit! There have been many people who have meditated for decades and were still raging inside. You can’t just quiet your mind. It has been tried and tested by hundreds of people. It’s a dead end. You need to investigate the thoughts that are causing your suffering. Inquiry, not meditation. That is the only way to let them go. Check out The Work of Byron Katie for more on that.

Edited September 12, 2018 by How to be wise

[Rilles]

@How to be wise Im doing both meditation and self-inquiry. 

[Shin]

The best moment are when you've done a huge lifestyle/career change , and when you move somewhere where you don't know anyone.

That sweet loneliness melted with deep hollowness, best feelings to inquire !

[Joseph Maynor]

1 hour ago, Rilles said:

@Joseph Maynor Yes! The most important habit I’ve ever started, by far. I could write pages and pages about the benefits. Unfortunately people wouldnt understand unless they themselves did it daily.

Meditation is amazing when done daily for months on end.  1 hour of do nothing meditation per day is what I do.  I like to do it in the morning if possible.  And then do my exercise routine and cook some breakfast.   I'll eat a snack before I meditate (a couple of raw carrots usually, just enough to take the edge off hunger when I wake up).  Meditation does a lot of very beneficial things for you on the Path.  I'm a fan.  I wanna meditate for the rest of my life.  It makes you feel good and it builds your keen mindfulness.

Video on point to watch:

 

Edited September 12, 2018 by Joseph Maynor

[Nahm]

@Rilles ??