Maybe meditating is what I'm doing, ostensibly just spending time with my thoughts, all alone. However, "Meditation" as I understand it rudimantly, involves "passing time" unproductively, that could readily be used in pursuit of far more expansive existence.....
When I did meditate, it was addictive. Once you got into a meditative state, you don't want to ;eave it. It has come in very handy when I had to stay very still for a CT or MRI.
I'd love to meditate - just can't do it The only thing I can achieve is deep breathing - if you're stressed, breath in deep through the nose, hold for a couple of seconds then exhale slowly. This really does work - its just 'remembering' to do it !
I am the same @Patsy Faye, my mind just keeps kicking in, no matter how much I keep letting thoughts go, I tend to fall asleep before getting into the meditative state Daydreaming is as close as I get to it. I think the idea behind meditation @Frank Sanoica is to clear your mind and stop wasting energy on worrying thoughts and anxieties, so life becomes easier and you can achieve your goals more easily, or at least not be so worried if you don't. I think guru's live in the meditative state pretty much permanently @Don Alaska ,that should be easy for you
“Realize deeply that the present moment is all you have. Make the NOW the primary focus of your life.” ― Eckhart Tolle, The Power of Now: A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment Tolle thinks many of our problems come from living in the past and trying to live in the future. He promotes living in the Now.very hard to do and takes much practice..Try looking him up his books are very good read also.
Hi Terry ! You've described the art so well @Terry Page And Gloria - the quote is so accurate ! @Gloria Mitchell
Yes I bought the "Power of Now" when it came out in 2010 @Gloria Mitchell and loved it, then somehow lost the plot for some years, then picked up on Nondualism, and followed Rupert Spira, this worked well for me and I slipped in and out of being at one with it all. I shifted into the material world again and nowadays I drift through life in my dotage, enjoying many moments and a glass of beer............. I do keep going back to Spira at times, because he makes sense of it all, I guess as Buddha said they are many paths..... https://non-duality.rupertspira.com/home Here are a few of Rupert Spira videos, see what you think
Well I listened in part to several of them maybe it's been so long since I've studied Tolle but I don't know I guess I guess this guy falls along the same route he just explains it somewhat differently
Yes ultimately I guess it all comes down to the same truth, when you are ready to hear it, it doesn't matter which path you took to get there
I don't meditate but I do enjoy quiet moments where I'm able to reflect on and contemplate various things in my life and the world around me. IMO we don't get enough quiet time free from distraction in today's world.
I took Transcendental Meditation lessons twenty years ago. There was no religious requirements, just a programmed ritual for twenty minutes twice a day. I have been at it ever since and it is a little haven in which to escape twice a day, There's no magic, no instant relief from worries but it helps to place them in perspective and refer to the old saying 'Place your worries on hold for six months to find most of them have disappeared.'