Why would you want to quiet your mind? You want serenity, throught understanding and clear vision. If you make an effort to quiet your mind it'll...
If you're inconfortable with 10 minutes, meditate less. Find the right amount of time, that is, what's right for you, and meditate slighlty less....
I agree. But the fact that you are ''thinking about nothing'' doesn't make it meditation. You can be thinking at hight speed and still be...
There is no TRUE spiritual experience, there is no HIGHTER state of mind. You just explore reality throught the wonders of attention, wich is...
Weed is not the way to go to meditate, simply because you don't experience reality throught your normal state, you experience it from behind the weed.
If you feel the need to get up and do something, just be with this feeling of urgency, soak it with attention. In fact, a wandering wind can be a...
Don't dismiss ANYTHING in meditation. Never. Always listen to what your body tells you.
WE are.
Yes, you can experience this feeling if you pay attention, if you take you care of yourself and of your surrounding, if you love, wich is also...
Some meditation can kill your sense of personnality while others can strenghten it. In your case I strongly recommend you stay away from concepts...
Good, enjoy! When your mind ''cleans'' itself from all the stress of the day, that is when you see the thoughts appear. It's the first step. Do...
I agree It's good thing to be able to let go. What I find amusing is that some people think that meditation is difficult, but really? It is a...
Hell, you don't even need to keep your spine straight. I have had wonderful meditation laying twisted on by bed, or sitting like a sloth in a couch.
Just enjoy it.
Have you considered that it's not a problem related specifically to meditation? Maybe some health problem... I don't know, just asking?
It is good that he shows some interest for meditation. I suggest he meditates on something he's naturally comfortable with. That'll motivate him....
^^^^ I agree. You're trying to hard. Meditation is gentle. AND it's an innate ability. You don't really learn to do it. You only allow yourself to...
Start by sitting, or lying, and just do nothing. You may or may not close your eyes. Allow yourself to just be, things, thoughts emotions might...
Just like the rest.
The world doesn't come from your thought. Your perception of it does. And if the world was the tought of some super-entity, it wouldn't matter....
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