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Re: Meditation! [Re: Kickle]
    #12182553 - 03/11/10 10:52 AM (14 years, 21 days ago)

Summary of this weeks goals

The basic guideline in this practice is to become mindfully aware of whatever is most predominant in our moment-by-moment experience. So if the mind is being repeatedly drawn to a particular place, to particular thoughts, feelings, or bodily sensations, we deliberately and intentionally take a gentle and friendly awareness to that place. That is the first step.

The second step is to notice, as best we can, how we are relating to whatever arises in that place. Often, we can be with an arising thought, feeling, or bodily sensations, but in a nonaccepting, reactive way. If we like it, we tend to hold onto it; we become attached. If we do not like it, because it is painful, unpleasant, or uncomfortable in some way, we tend to contract, to push away out of fear, irritation, or annoyance. Each of these responses is the opposite of acceptance.

The easiest way to relax is, first, to stop trying to make things different. Accepting experience means simply allowing space for whatever is going on, rather than trying to create some other state. Through acceptance, we settle back into awareness of what is present. We let it be—we simply notice and observe whatever is already present. This is the way to relate to experiences that have a strong pull on our attention.

For example, if you notice that your awareness keeps being pulled away from the breath (or other focus of attention) to particular sensations in the body associate with physical discomfort, emotions, or feelings, the first step is to become mindfully aware of those physical sensations, to deliberately move your focus of awareness to the part of the body where those sensations are strongest. The breath provides a useful vehicle to do this—just as you practiced in the body scan, you can take a gentle and friendly awareness to that part of the body by “breathing into” that part on the inbreath, and “breathing out” from it on the outbreath.

Once  your attention has moved to the bodily sensations and you have th item in the field of awareness, say to yourself, “It's OK. Whatever it is, it's OK. Let me feel it.” Then, just stay with the awareness of these bodily sensations and your relationship to them, breathing with them, accepting them, letting them be. It may be helpful to repeat, “It's OK. Whatever it is, it's OK. Let me feeling it,” using each outbreath to soften and open to the sensations of  which you are aware.

Acceptance is not resignation: Acceptance, as a vital first step, allows us to become fully aware of difficulties, and then, if appropriate, to respond in a skillful way rather than to react in a knee-jerk fashion, by automatically running off some of our old (often unhelpful) strategies for dealing with difficulties.


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    #12182569 - 03/11/10 10:58 AM (14 years, 21 days ago)

Using the Breathing Space--Extended Instructions

When you are troubled in thoughts or feelings:

1. Awareness
Observe--bring the focus of awareness to your inner experience and notice what is happening in your thoughts, feelings, and bodily sensations.

Describe, acknowledge, identify--put experiences into words, for example, say in your mind, "A feeling of anger is arising" or "Self-critical thoughts are here."

2. Redirecting Attention
Gently Redirect your full attention to the breath

Follow the breath all the way in and all the way out.

Try noting "at the back of your mind," "Breathing in....breathing out..." or counting, "Inhaling, one.....exhaling, one; inhaling, two... etc."

3. Expanding Attention
Allow your attention to expand to the whole body--especially to any sense of discomfort, tension, or resistance. If these sensations are there, then take your awareness there by "breathing into them" on the inbreath. Then, breathe out from those sensations, softening and opening with the outbreath. Say to yourself on the outbreath, "It's OK. Whatever it is, it's OK. Let me feel it."

Become aware of and adjust your posture and facial expression.

As best you can, bring this expanded awareness to the next moments of your day.


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    #12182595 - 03/11/10 11:03 AM (14 years, 21 days ago)

Homework for Week 5

1. Pratice Sitting Meditation daily (alternate days: Sitting Meditation Tape on even days, no tape (sitting with silence for 30-40 minutes) on odd days) and record your reactions.

2. 3-Minute Breathing Space: Practice three times a day at times that you have decided in advance. Record each time you do the practice, noting any comments/difficulties.

3. 3-Minute Breathing Space: Practice whenever you ntice unpleasant feelings. Record each time you need to use this practice


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    #12218016 - 03/17/10 11:09 AM (14 years, 15 days ago)

:rose:

When I think about a rose, I imagine an object that just exists.
While it exists, it is aware of the sun, of water, of the nutrients from the soil.
Those things that help it to be what it is.
To bloom and be beautiful...

Buddhism has been described as a rose.
As that which allows you to bloom and be beautiful.

Now, when I think about what a rose is aware of,
I have to wonder, what is a human aware of?
What is it that is natural for us, and can thus help us blossom?

I settle on three types of things:
The physical: sun, food, water... just as for the plant
The mental: thoughts, dreams, desires
The sensational: touch, smell, taste, sound, etc.

Ultimately, I don't understand an effort to remove thoughts.
Or a desire to write them off as useless and unreal.
They are, to me, a part of what makes us beautiful.
A part of human nature.

It's when we stop actually seeing what we think, that thought does not help us be beautiful.
It is only when we forget thoughts are there, that they cannot help us.
That's why I cultivate mindfulness -- that's why I pay attention to my thoughts.
Because I want to experience the nourishment of thought.

This is all tied together in the present.
Experiencing everything that is brought to you, right now.
If its a thought, let the thought nourish you.
If its the taste of food, let that taste and the food nourish you.
If its the feelings of pain, let that pain nourish you.

It is all temporary, and it is all helping you to become the most beautiful rose you can be.
Embrace it. Embrace yourself. Let your beauty shine out.

http://www.shroomery.org/forums/showflat.php/Number/12205499
The rest of the thread is a nice read as well
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    #12218190 - 03/17/10 11:43 AM (14 years, 15 days ago)

++++++++ WEEK 6+++++++++
Since I bumped it, I may as well start the next week a bit early.

Are Thoughts, Facts?

Think briefly about the following situations, and their influence over our interpretation.

Situation 1: “You are feeling down because you've just had a quarrel with a colleague at work. Shortly afterward, you see another colleague in the General Office and he or she rushes off quickly, saying he or she couldn't stop. What do you think?”

Situation 2: You are feeling happy because you and a work colleague have just been praised for good work. Shortly afterward, you see another colleague in the General Office and he or she rushes off quickly, saying he or she couldn't stop. What do you think?”

For most, thoughts differ depending on their feelings/mood. It's important to note this. We bring to our thoughts of the world, our mood. It doesn't necessarily reflect the reality, either. In both of the above scenarios, the actual event is the same. But in thought, the event can unfold very differently depending on our mood.

Even if this situation was too contrived for you to get such an effect, look for this in your own life. Notice when you are feeling bad, take the time to step back and really see if your thoughts about what is occurring are justified by what is.

“When we lose ourselves in thought, thought sweeps up our mind and carries it away, and in a very short time we can be carried far indeed. We hop a train of association not knowing that we have hopped on, and certainly not knowing the destination. Somewhere down the line we may wake up and realize that we have been thinking, that we have been taken for a ride. And when we step down from the train, it may be in a very different state of mind from where we jumped aboard.” – Joseph Goldstein


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    #12218199 - 03/17/10 11:44 AM (14 years, 15 days ago)

Session 6 Summary

Our thoughts can have very powerful effects on how we feel and what we do. Often those thoughts are triggered and run off quite automatically. By becoming aware, over and over again, of the thoughts and images passing through the mind and letting go of them as we return our attention to the breath and the moment, it is possible to get some distance and perspective on them. This can allow us to see that there may be other ways to think about situations, freeing us from the tyranny of the old thought patterns that automatically “pop into mind.” Most importantly, we may eventually come to realize deep “in our bones” that all thoughts are only mental events (including the thoughts that say they are not!), that thoughts are not facts, and that we are not our thoughts.

Thoughts and images can often provide us with an indication of what is going on deeper in the mind; we can “get hold of them,” so that we can look them over from a number of different perspectives, and by becoming very familiar with our own “top ten” habitual, automatic, unhelpful thinking patterns, we can more easily become aware of (and change) the processes that may lead us into downward mood spirals.

It is particularly important to become aware of thoughts that may block or undermine practice, such as “There's no point in doing this” or “It's not going to work, so why bother?” Such pessimistic, hopeless thought patterns are one of the most characteristic features of depressed mood states, and one of the main factors that stop us taking actions that would help us. It follows that it is particularly important to recognize such thoughts as “negative thinking” and not automatically give up on efforts to apply skillful means to change the way we feel.


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    #12218254 - 03/17/10 11:56 AM (14 years, 15 days ago)

Ways You Can See Your Thoughts Differently

Here are some of the things you can do with your thoughts:

1.Just watch them come in and leave, without feeling that you have to follow them.

2.View your thought as a mental event rather than a fact. It may be true that this event often occurs with other feelings. It is tempting to think of it as being true. But it is still up to you to decide whether it is true and how you want to deal with it.

3.Write your thoughts down on paper. This lets you see them in a way that is less emotional and overwhelming. Also, the pause between having the thought and writing it down can give you a moment to reflect on its meaning.

4.Ask yourself the following questions: Did this thought just pop into my head automatically? Does it fit with the facts of the situation? Is there something about it that I can question? How would I have thought about it in another time, in another mood? Are there alternatives?

5.For particularly difficult thoughts, it may be helpful to take another look at them intentionally, in a balanced, open state of mind, as part of your sitting practice: Let your “wise mind” give its perspective.


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    #12218261 - 03/17/10 11:57 AM (14 years, 15 days ago)

When You Become Aware of Negative Thoughts

When you become aware of negative thoughts and images in your mind, hold them in awareness, with an attitude of gentle interest and curiosity, perhaps expanding awareness to include one or more of the following (go back to the breath after each one):

Perhaps I am confusing a thought with a fact?

Perhaps I am jumping to conclusions?

Perhaps I am thinking in black-and-white terms?

Perhaps I am condemning myself totally because of one thing?

Perhaps I am concentrating on my weaknesses and forgetting my strengths?

Perhaps I am blaming myself for something that isn't my fault?

Perhaps I am judging myself?

Perhaps I am setting unrealistically high standards for myself, so that I will fall?

Perhaps I am mind reading/crystal ball gazing?

Perhaps I am expecting perfection?

Perhaps I am overestimating disaster?

The keynote attitude to take with your thoughts is a gentle interest and curiosity.


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    #12218422 - 03/17/10 12:28 PM (14 years, 15 days ago)

Relating to Thoughts: Part I

It is remarkable how liberating it feels to be able to see that your thoughts are just thoughts and not “you” or “reality.” For instance, if you have the thought that you must get a certain number of things done today and you don't recognize it as a thought, but act as if it's “the truth,” then you have created in that moment a reality in which you really believe that those things must all be done today.

One patient, Peter, who'd had a heart attack and wanted to prevent another one, came to a dramatic realization of this one night, when he found himself washing his car at 10 o'clock at night with the floodlights on in the driveway. It struck him that he didn't have to be doing this. It was just the inevitable result of a whole day spent trying to fit everything in that he thought needed doing. As he saw what he was doing to himself, he also saw that he had been unable to question the truth of his original conviction that everything had to get done today, because he was already so completely caught up in believing it.

If you find yourself behaving in similar ways, it is likely that you will also feel driven, tense, and anxious without even knowing why, just as Peter did. So if the thought of how much you have to get done today comes up while you are meditating, you will have to be very attentive to it as a thought or you may be up and doing things before you know it, without any awareness that you decided to stop sitting simply because a thought came through your mind.

On the other hand, when such a thought comes up, if you are able to step back from it and see it clearly, then you will be able to prioritize things and make sensible decisions about what really does need doing. You will know when to call it quits during the day. So the simple act of recognizing your thoughts as thoughts can free you from the distorted reality they often create and allow for more clear-sightedness and a greater sense of manageability in your life.

This liberation from the tyranny of the thinking mind comes directly out of the meditation practice itself. When we spend some time each day in a state of nondoing, observing the flow of the breath and the activity of our mind and body, without getting caught up in the activity, we are cultivating calmness and mindfulness hand in hand. As the mind develops stability and is less caught up in the content of thinking, we strengthen the mind's ability to concentrate and to be calm. And if each time we recognize a thought as a thought when it arises and register its content, then each time we let go of it and come back to our breathing and a sense of our body, we are strengthening mindfulness. We come to know ourselves better and become more accepting of ourselves, not as we would like to be, but as we actually are.


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    #12218503 - 03/17/10 12:44 PM (14 years, 15 days ago)

Relating to Thoughts: Part II

The thinking level of mind pervades our lives; consciously or unconsciously, we all spend much or most of our lives there. But meditation is a different process that does not involve discursive thought or reflection. Because meditation is not thought, through the continuous process of silent observation, new kind of understanding emerge.

We do not need to fight with thoughts or struggle against them or judge them. Rather, we can simply choose not to follow the thoughts once we are aware that they have arisen.

When we lose ourselves in thought, identification is strong. Thought sweeps our mind and carries it away, and, in a very short time, we can be carried far indeed. We hop a train of association, not knowing that we have hopped on, and certainly not knowing the destination. Somewhere down the line, we may wake up and realize that we have been thinking, that we have been taken for a ride. And when we step down from the train, it may be in a very different mental environment from where we jumped aboard.

Take a few moments right now to look directly at the thoughts arising in your mind. As an exercise, you might close your eyes and imagine yourself sitting in a cinema watching an empty screen. Simply wait for thoughts to arise. Because you are not doing anything except waiting for thoughts to appear, you may become aware of them very quickly. What exactly are they? What happens to them? Thoughts are like magic displays that seem real when we are lost in them  but then vanish upon inspection.

But what about the strong thoughts that affect us? We are watching, watching, watching, and then, all of the sudden—whoosh!--We are gone, lost in a thought. What is that about? What are the mind states or the particular kinds of thoughts that catch us again and again, so that we forget that they are just empty phenomena passing on?

It is amazing to observe how much power we give unknowingly to uninvited thoughts: “Do this, say that, remembe; plan, obsess, judge.” They have the potential to drive us quite crazy, and they often do!

The kinds of thoughts we have, and their impact in our lives, depend on our understanding of things. If we are in the clear, powerful space of just seeing thoughts arise and pass, then it does not really matter what kind of thinking appears in the mind; we can see our thoughts as the passing show that they are.

From thoughts come actions. From actions come all sorts of consequences. In which thoughts will we invest? Our great task is to see them clearly, so that we can choose which ones to act on and which simply to let be.


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    #12218997 - 03/17/10 02:09 PM (14 years, 15 days ago)

Homework for Week 6

note: if you have downloaded the audio files already you will not need to download them again.


1.Practice with your own selection from the following tapes:
Body Scan
Sitting Meditation
Yoga 1
Yoga 2
for a minimum of 40 minutes a day (e.g., 20 + 20, 30 + 10, etc.). Record your reactions.

2.3-Minute Breathing Space: Practice three times a day at times you have determined in advance. Record each time you do this practice, and note any difficulties/comments.

3.3-Minute Breathing Space: Whenever you notice unpleasant thoughts or feelings (paying particular attention to thoughts)--If negative thoughts are still around after the breathing space, then write them down. You might like to use some of the ideas presented above to get a different perspective on these thoughts.

4.Note situations in which you use the breath as an anchor to handle the situation as it is happening, and situations in which you use mindfulness practice to deal with the issues later.

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    #12257002 - 03/23/10 05:28 PM (14 years, 9 days ago)

Thank you so much for making this thread, i just started meditation and all the info you have posted has really helped me focus on my techniques, so keep up the good work. also keep posting the homework because i enjoy doing it. :thumbup:


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    #12262086 - 03/24/10 12:07 PM (14 years, 8 days ago)

:smile: Thanks for the encouragement

Week 7

“The Summer Day”

Who made this world?
Who made the swan, and the black bear?
Who made the grasshopper?
This grasshopper, I mean--
the one who has flung herself onto the grass,
the one who is eating sugar out of my hand,
who is moving her jaws back and forth instead of up and down--
who is grazing around with her enormous and complicated eyes.
Now she lifts her pale forearms and thoroughly washes her face.
Now she snaps her wings open, and floats away.
I don't know exactly what a prayer is.
I do know how to pay attention, how to fall down
into the grass, how to kneel down in the gass,
how to be idle and blessed, how to stroll through the fields,
which is what I have been doing all day.
Tell me, what else should I have done?
Doesn't everything die at last, and too soon?
Tell me, what is it you plan to do
with your one wild and precious life?


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    #12262102 - 03/24/10 12:08 PM (14 years, 8 days ago)

Summary of Week 7 Goals

What we actually do with our time from moment to moment, from hour to hour, from one year to the next, can be a very powerful influence affecting our general well-being and our ability to deal skillfully with depressed mood.

You might like to try asking yourself these questions:

1.Of the things that I do, what nourishes me, what increases my sense of actually being alive and present, rather than merely existing? (up activities)

2.Of the thing that I do, what drains me, what decreases my sense of actually being alive and present, what makes me feel I am merely existing, or worse? (down activities)

3.Accepting that there are some aspects of life that I simply cannot change, am I consciously choosing to increase the time and effort I give up to activities and to decrease the time and effort I give to down activities?

By being actually present in more of our moment and making mindful decisions about what we really need in each of those moments, we can use activity to become more aware and alert, and to regulate mood.

This is true for dealing with both the regular pattern of our daily lives an periods of low mood that may lead to depression—we can use our day-by-day experience to discover and cultivate activities that we can use as tools to cope with periods of worsening mood. Having these tools already available means that we will be more likely to persist with them in the face of negative thoughts such as “Why bother with anything?” that are simply part of the territory of depressed mood.

For example, one of the simplest ways to take care of your physical and mental well-being is to take  daily physical exercise—as a minimum, aim for three brisk, 10-minute walks a day and also, if at all possible, other types of exercise, such as mindful stretching, yoga, swimming, jogging, and so on. Once exercise is in your daily routine, it is a readily available response to depressed moods as they arise. The breathing space provides a way to remind us to use activity to deal with unpleasant feelings as they arise.


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    #12262104 - 03/24/10 12:08 PM (14 years, 8 days ago)

Using the Breathing Space: The Action Step

After reconnecting with an expanded awareness in the breathing space, it may feel appropriate to take some considered action. In dealing with depressed feelings, the following activities may be particularly helpful:

1.Do something pleasurable
2.Do something that will give you a sense of satisfaction or mastery
3.Act mindfully

Ask yourself: What do I need for myself right now? How can I best take care of myself right now?
Try some of the follow:

1.Do something pleasurable.
be kind to your body: Have a nice hot bath, have a nap, treat yourself to your favorite food without feeling guilty; have your favorite hot drink; give  yourself a facial or manicure. (Adjust as fits your lifestyle)

Engage in enjoyable activities: Go for a walk (maybe with a dog or a friend); visit a friend; do your favorite hobby; do some gardening; take some exercise; phone a friend; spend time with someone you like; cook a meal; go shopping; watch something funny or uplifting on TV; read something that gives you pleasure; listen to music that makes you feel good. Whatever is enjoyable for you.

2.Do something that gives you a sense of mastery, satisfaction, achievement, or control.
Clean the house; clear out a cupboard or drawer; catch up on letter writing; do some work; pay a bill; do something that you have been putting off doing; take some exercise (note: It is especially important to congratulate yourself whenever you complete a task or part of a task and to break tasks down into smaller steps and only tackle one step at a time)

3.Act mindfully
Focus your entire attention on just what you are doing right now; keep yourself in the very moment you are in; put your mind in the present (e.g., “Now I am walking down the stairs...now I can feel the banister beneath my hand...now I'm walking into the kitchen...now I'm turning on the light...”); be aware of your breathing as you do other things; be aware of the contact of your feet with the floor as you walk.

Remember

1.Try to perform your action as an experiment. Try not to prejudge how you will feel after it is completed. Keep an open mind about whether doing this will be helpful in any way.
2.Consider a range of activities and don't limit yourself to a favorite few. Sometimes trying new behaviors can be interesting in itself. “Exploring” and “inquiring” often work against “withdrawal” and “retreat.”
3.Don't expect miracles. Try to carry out what you have planned as best you can. Putting extra pressure on yourself by expecting this to alter things dramatically in an instant may be unrealistic. Let things unfold naturally.


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    #12262119 - 03/24/10 12:10 PM (14 years, 8 days ago)

Homework for Week 7

1.From all the different forms of formal mindfulness practice you have experienced, settle on a form of practice that you intend to use on a regular, daily basis for the next 5 weeks. Use this practice on a daily basis this week, and record your reactions.

2.3-Minute Breathing Space: Practice three times a day at times you have decided in advance. Record each time you do this practice and write down and comments/difficulties.

3.3-Minute Breathing Space: Practice whenever you notice unpleasant thoughts or feelings. Record each time you do this, and note any comments/difficulties.

Since this is the second to last session, it is important to begin thinking about how you will be incorporating practice into your life. Mindfulness is a blade that will dull over time. One needs to keep it sharp with practice. Daily efforts towards cultivating mindfulness, for any amount of time, will be more beneficial than one long effort on the weekends. Begin considering ways to keep yourself mindful, be it through continued meditations, yoga, or your own creative blend.


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    #12282708 - 03/27/10 12:47 PM (14 years, 5 days ago)

Is anyone noticing anything new or different in their lives?
I'd love to hear some feedback of how practice is going.

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Re: Meditation! [Re: Kickle]
    #12289561 - 03/28/10 08:20 PM (14 years, 4 days ago)

I m not sure if it's the meditation but everyday i just seem to enjoy life more and i seem to have a lot more energy. I also seem to be slightly more confident and out going. I have been meditating for only several weeks so it might be something else but it could very well be the meditation.

I also seem to feel closer to friends and family, like I care more about them and how they live their lives. I must admit I enjoy this new state that i m in and it seems that others have noticed as well, saying things like I m more open and free in a sense.

I usually meditate the longest before i go to bed and when i wake up(shorter though cause i m a busy guy in the morning) and it helps me achieve lucid dreaming easier so that definitively a plus right there.

i will update my progress after this is over to see any more changes.


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Re: Meditation! [Re: Shroom lover]
    #12296003 - 03/29/10 10:37 PM (14 years, 3 days ago)

:grin:
Enjoy the process.


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Re: Meditation! [Re: Chronic7]
    #12319657 - 04/02/10 06:44 PM (13 years, 11 months ago)

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Chronic777 said:
Meditation is fun :grin:

I rarely sit anymore, but meditation is all i am
Eating happens in meditation, sleeping happens in meditation, posting here, happens in meditation
I dont do any of those things, those things happen in meditation, in awareness
No moment when awareness is not






Ahh words of wisdom!


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