I used meditate a couple of times a day. . . .?
Oct.21, 2007 in
Meditation questions
Ice Tuna asked:
and I was able to reach of state of no thought or the void. However I can’t seem to meditate anymore it’s rather frustrating has anyone ever experienced something like this ? What should I do ?
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and I was able to reach of state of no thought or the void. However I can’t seem to meditate anymore it’s rather frustrating has anyone ever experienced something like this ? What should I do ?
Question posted courtesy of: Caffeinated Content
October 23rd, 2007 at 3:15 pm
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October 26th, 2007 at 2:29 am
Start with shorter sessions and work your way back up to where you use to be.
October 26th, 2007 at 5:00 pm
Don’t try to recapture the old experience. You have changed. What you experience will change as well. Meditate, but see it as something new.
October 29th, 2007 at 12:19 am
Stress is problem. Try to seek out a professional meditation expert or (if that’s too much $$), try checking out some books.
I used to meditate a lot, but the same thing happened to me. Its because of stress or just too much stuff going on in life. I saw a specialist and they suggested organizing your stresses from worst to least, then meditate on them in that order, or eliminate those stresses one by one.
October 30th, 2007 at 8:45 pm
I did, too. And it was great. But now life has gotten a little more busy, and I can’ really find the time, or just can’t be bothered. And I’m put off at trying because I can’t reach the same higher state as well anymore, either.
November 1st, 2007 at 11:24 pm
Did you stop meditating for awhile? You may just be rusty at it from disuse. One of those things you have to keep up like a muscle or it will get weaker.
November 2nd, 2007 at 2:13 pm
Try a new meditation method. There are at least a hundred special ones, not like the ordinary method you might have worked on.
Check out Osho’s “Book of Secrets”; visit >http://www.osho.com<
Enjoy!
November 4th, 2007 at 12:22 am
‘Beginning Mindfulness: Learning The Way of Awareness:
A Ten Week Course.’ By: Andrew Weiss is an excellent Beginner’s Book on Meditation. A Beginner/Intermediate Book on Meditation called ‘Mindfulness in Plain English’
By: Henepola Gunaratana is located at the below website:
Chapter 7 is devoted to explaining/teaching what to do with our Mind. And Chapters 10 - 12 explain how to deal effectively with problems and distractions such as unwanted and distracting thoughts. Hope all this helps. Encourage you to keep practicing daily.
November 7th, 2007 at 7:57 am
Try try again. When we first attempt something that is hard for us, we are trying to follow the steps exactly and get it just right. Once we have a bit of success, it is perfectly normal for us to backslide in our skill, as we get a bit sloppy or don’t follow the steps as closely. Returning to basics can help get your practice back on track.
I personally believe I need more exercise when I have difficulty meditating. Walking and yoga can be very helpful as the practice can be meditative in itself.
Don’t force it or get frustrated. This is the ebb and flow of all things. It will come.
Peace!
November 8th, 2007 at 5:17 am
As you can see there are MANY opinions above.
I have a different take on meditation. That it should lead to contemplation of the nature of your relationship with reality - lead you back to the awareness of and experience of the authentic Self or your essential nature which is synonymous with your purpose.
Reality is the failsafe system. It mirrors the contents of consciousness. What is happening in your experience of reality - that you do NOT like, shows you what needs to be contemplated in order to discover the source or cause and reframe the belief.
When your subconscious beliefs (conditioned ego) are no longer controlling your thoughts, feelings, perceptions and reactions? You are home. Being and reality synchronize.
I realize that this is probably as clear as mud. Contact me if you are interested and I’ll clarify.