Thread: mirror meditation

lol ive tried a bit of this, the periods for which they stare differs depending on how crazy you are

it hurts my eyes too much after a while, have never done it for longer than 10mins, it always feels like something is gonna happen though,

im sure the girls will have plenty of input on "mirror meditation"

You're recommending us to take drugs? That's just stupid.

haha...i bet girls do know alot of about it and yea i was only doing it for about 10 mins, it got really wierd tho...

as for the other post, dont post unless you have something useful to say about this topic, please.

You're recommending us to take drugs? That's just stupid.

why? =]

"doctors" do it all the time :p and their drugs are far more harmful

Originally Posted by Keiju

why? =]

"doctors" do it all the time :p and their drugs are far more harmful

eexxxxxactly...haha

I've heard of this. Apparently staring into a mirror for long periods of time can induce hallucinations or something. I've been meaning to try it for a while. I'd like to know if it has a name.

Mirrors really creep me out when I think about them too much. I had to do a lot of self portraits back in design school. Try studying yourself in the mirror for hours on end with dramatic lighting while trying to hold a fixed expression. Makes you want to go turn the TV on to ease the freaky-tension.

good god, you think weed makes this cool, try it on some psilocybe mushrooms.

Mind-blowing.

It is very trippy, and it sometimes causes me to hallucinate. My perception of what my face looks like starts doing crazy stuff, and I look like all kinds of other people I have never seen. I used to do that a lot in the third grade. I would do it with my mother's panty hose on my head, and then I would really look like some weird shit. Staring at my face in the mirror for a while also causes me to trip out over what I look like. It is difficult to explain the feeling, but it has something to do with having a better understanding of what I look like and feeling like it is a rare time that I REALLY get to understand what I am. That is probably because most of the time I am looking in a mirror, I am focussing on the facial hair I am shaving off or the way I need to comb my hair. When I look into the mirror to trip myself out, it is the only type of occasion when I stare into a mirror and think specifically about how the complete picture I am seeing is the same as what I am. I usually don't think about it like that, so when I do, it seems really bizarre. I highly recommend it.

u think this is wierd? try staring at a mirror in complete darkness with maybe a little light. crazy stuff

i have done this a couple of times it is shit scary my face sarts twisting and turns into some kind of ugly crazy blog of reflection

Originally Posted by Jdeadevil

You're recommending us to take drugs? That's just stupid.

If you consider weed a drug you might as well consider tea, and herbal medicines drugs.

I have done this many times when high, and it gives you a very introspective, and reminiscent view on your life. You can actually feel uneasy, as it feels you are looking at a different person. And you can start face morphing hallucinations, which are always fun.

actually try looking at a pictue of anyone and their face will morph too, not just your reflection

lol i already do this and i find it very interesting.everyone should look at themselves deeper

So it works without drugs? Stuff like this interests me but i've always been too scared to try it.

This thread is funny.

Originally Posted by DreamGuy

So it works without drugs? Stuff like this interests me but i've always been too scared to try it.

lol. yes, no drugs and how is it scary?

I did this last night while in the bath because I don't have a mirror in my room.
The first time, I was just starting to see faces when a drop of water comes from the shower and gives me a hell of shock I think because I was focusing so hard.
So I try it again and after about 20 seconds I start to see my face sort of get fatter then my eyes disappear and I start to see another face that i don't even know, but my eyes start to water too much and I blink and everything goes back to normal.
Going to try again later and see if I can not blink while looking into the mirror,

If you don't blink, and focus just on your face, you won't believe what will happen once you reach the who is that stage.

yeah its really cool though a little freaky the first couple of times you do it.

That is weird.. I was thinking about this a couple of days ago and wondered if anyone does it.
It sure is strange looking at someone/thing else.

This is actually a mediation technique. It is a dream yoga practice. There is nothing to be afraid of. Your subconscious just starts projecting images. It will happen if you stare at anything in a concentrated way. In a mirror is the best though. You can actually get past your subconscious if you have strong enough concentration powers by ignoring everything except the depth of your pupils. Who is that in there?
The Tibetan technique is to project divine images onto your reflection. Like different Buddhas and such. It helps you to assume a divine form in dreaming.

huh.uh...what do you mean a divine form in dreaming?

In tibetan yoga they have deities. They are aspects of enlightenment. For instance there is the medicine buddha, Vajrayogini, Vajrapani, Samantabadra,etc. These are all considered aspects of the enlightened mind. The point is to identify with them. To unify with them and realize that You are Vajrapani, etc. For example, you would unify with Vajrapani to be more powerful, in an enlightened way. Vajrapani means lightning fist. Or you would merge with Medicine Buddha to heal people or be healed. The way you do this is by visualizing the deity in front of you and above with laser beams coming from his third eye to your third eye, from his throat to your throat, from his heart to your heart. Then he descends into your third eye, throat, heart, and you shapeshift into his form. There are female deities as well. The point of Tantra Buddhism is to transform your mind into the mind of a Buddha, your Body into the Body of a Buddha, and your speech into the Speech of a Buddha, so you have right thoughts, right actions, and right words. If you are successful you will have created an illusory body (dream body) that will survive death and can visit others in their dreams.