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post 1663979963 07-06-2022, 10:45 AM
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just tried meditating. didnt work. how to do it?

Been pretty stressful lately also this fağgy song got stuck to my ears driving me crazy. Also got the kung flu havent went out in two days.

Anyways tried meditating by sitting on a bed. Then fell asleep. This was 2 hours ago.

Reporting from a beer place now, couldnt stay in any more.

How tf do I meditate?
post 1663980003 07-06-2022, 10:46 AM
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I liked guided meditation. I usually do it for sleep though, but that's where I'd start.

You can find some good stuff on YouTube!
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post 1663980213 07-06-2022, 10:50 AM
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Originally Posted By redraider86⏩
I liked guided meditation. I usually do it for sleep though, but that's where I'd start.

You can find some good stuff on YouTube!
I need the misc way of doing it. Dont really want to hear about best Trivago deals or the new I-Samsung or whatever in middle of youtube guided meditation
post 1663980233 07-06-2022, 10:50 AM
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Yeah it takes some time and starting off the right environment. Its actually super hard to stay awake and relieve your mind of wandering thoughts. So thats why they tell you to focus on your breath.

Guided medication as Redraider recommends is a great start.

But like most things....it takes time. You cant just try it once and say "doesnt work"
Thats like a fat dude going to the gym for an hour and looking in the mirror to see results.
post 1663980293 07-06-2022, 10:51 AM
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Originally Posted By Sinan09400⏩
I need the misc way of doing it. Dont really want to hear about best Trivago deals or the new I-Samsung or whatever in middle of youtube guided meditation
So buy an app.
post 1663980423 07-06-2022, 10:52 AM
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Originally Posted By donblaximus⏩
Yeah it takes some time and starting off the right environment. Its actually super hard to stay awake and relieve your mind of wandering thoughts. So thats why they tell you to focus on your breath.

Guided medication as Redraider recommends is a great start.

But like most things....it takes time. You cant just try it once and say "doesnt work"
Thats like a fat dude going to the gym for an hour and looking in the mirror to see results.
Yeah got it.

Sadly my house is usually very loud. The cars honk all the time also just under my apartment there are like 20 bars& clubs that blast music all the time.

Earplugs maybe
post 1663980813 07-06-2022, 10:59 AM
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Originally Posted By Sinan09400⏩
Been pretty stressful lately also this fağgy song got stuck to my ears driving me crazy. Also got the kung flu havent went out in two days.

Anyways tried meditating by sitting on a bed. Then fell asleep. This was 2 hours ago.

Reporting from a beer place now, couldnt stay in any more.

How tf do I meditate?
The purpose of meditation is to not think about anything in order to remove anxiety producing thoughts and things like that.

Some people will say a word over and over.

Some will count a sequence of number s over and over.

The idea is to make what you're thinking meaningless. So, if you said "cupcakes" a thousand times it would be a nonsense word blocking out other thoughts. When you finally aren't thinking you are meditating.

I find lifting weights a form of meditation because while I am lifting I can't think about much because I am concentrating on the lift and counting reps. If I'm jogging or biking, in the gym, I tend to think a lot so that does not work.

Whatever you are doing when you are not thinking you are in a meditative state.
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post 1663980893 07-06-2022, 11:00 AM
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Headspace is a great app. has 2 minute, 5 minute and 10 minute sessions

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post 1663981503 07-06-2022, 11:11 AM
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Anyone done TM (transcendental meditation)? Went to a seminar once but they tried to get me to sign up for some expensive program.
post 1663981873 07-06-2022, 11:16 AM
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post 1663982113 07-06-2022, 11:19 AM
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Originally Posted By anonkunbrah⏩
It really helps to COOM before you do it
If itll release the stress enough then following up with a meditation will be pointless
post 1663982543 07-06-2022, 11:24 AM
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If you fell asleep doing it worked. I do sleep-guided meditations and its nite nite for me.
post 1663982723 07-06-2022, 11:26 AM
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How do you know it didn't work?
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post 1663983193 07-06-2022, 11:33 AM
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a common mistake people make is trying to think of nothing which is counterproductive. instead let everything enter your main but...i really don't know how to explain it but let everything melt and just float in your mind.
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post 1663984463 07-06-2022, 11:54 AM
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Dont try to think of nothing, you'll be focusing and stress out

Instead, let your hand off the steering wheel of your thoughts and let the movie play on it's own.

Dont think the thought

Let any images, sounds, feelings, come to you, do not focus on them, and let them slip by and relax
post 1663986823 07-06-2022, 12:31 PM
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Originally Posted By Sinan09400⏩
Yeah got it.

Sadly my house is usually very loud. The cars honk all the time also just under my apartment there are like 20 bars& clubs that blast music all the time.

Earplugs maybe
yup thats tough. Or maybe try early morning/late night.

Additionally you can try to find a temple. Those places are built for that. ONe of the best experiences I ad was getting into deep meditation at one that my mom brought me to. I was there for 2 hours, it literally felt like 10 mins but I was not asleep. Was one of the most peaceful and calming experiences of my life. I went back a few times to try to replicate that feeling but couldnt get there. Its a trip man.
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Beating myself with a stick, while shouting i Hate this ego and this body. Surprisingly i feel super great afterwards! I really get in touch with my true self. My sesshins last from 10 minutes to 1 hour. If i can't find a spot, public bathrooms works quite ok, also if you dont have a stick, using a belt or anything that inflicts a 6/10 on the medium pain scale should cut it! Happy meditation
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Originally Posted By Sinan09400⏩
I need the misc way of doing it. Dont really want to hear about best Trivago deals or the new I-Samsung or whatever in middle of youtube guided meditation
https://forum.obnoxiousbrutes.com/showt...696663&page=20
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Originally Posted By jamalfudge⏩
How do you know it didn't work?
You wake up under the kitchen table with an eaten corn cob in your ass.
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idk seems like a waste of time whenever ive tried it
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Try visualizing something.

When I was first learning to meditate I would visualize a Stop sign, thinking of every single little detail. As though it would come to life the moment you made it "real".

Everytime my mind wondered I would visualize that to re-center myself.
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IMO the goal of mediation is that there is no goal - so just sit there and observe your thoughts and emotions and let them pass... with enough practise you'll be more mindful, less compulsive, and have less care for anything, but be better at everything.
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