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So, along with my ADA practice for lucid dreaming, I also wanted to try out some seated meditation. I've been doing it the passed couple days and it doesn't seem to be too difficult for me to get into a relaxed mind. I've been able to go without conscious thought for several minutes at a time and I'm probably being conservative. When I get to this state it feels as if I'm so comfortable I could sit there for hours. My question is, what now? Do I just continue to expand that time and see how long I can stay quiet minded or is there something else I should be moving on to now? I have pretty much zero interest in the spiritual or religious aspects of meditation. I'm really just looking to sharpen the mind and enhance more of my brain's potential. Any comments, tips, suggestions are more than welcome and much appreciated. |
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You are not your thoughts...
The more you practice, the more you'll change your brain's function and structure. Neuroplasticity at work. For me the biggest benefits are a reduction in the default mode network activity (all the internal chatter/Story of Me) which leads to more clarity and focus and enhanced recovery of the amygdala to baseline which results in a reduction of the duration of negative emotional responses/stress. Both are of great benefit for living more in the Here & Now. |
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one thing you can do is once you have put yourself in a mode of concentration, you can start passively observing your thoughts, emotions, environment, and senses. dont get lost in them, but allow them to happen before you. acknowledge them, and move on to the next thing, and acknowledge that. it can help the sharpness of ada, or at least it helps me do that. |
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Sounds like you're a natural Kingyoshi. |
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Only the ladder is real. The climb is all there is.
Hmm, well second day meditating and...hmm, not sure how to explain that session. Shit just got real, or not real. Not really sure exactly what that was. I probably should have done some research into this before actually meditating. |
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Last edited by KingYoshi; 03-11-2015 at 08:36 PM.
Lucid Count(527+) - DILD(266+) DEILD(110+) WILD(150+) EILD(1)
All Day Awareness, A DILD Tutorial by KingYoshi
KingYoshi's WILD Guide
KingYoshi's New Dream Journal: My World is Different
KingYoshi's Old Dream Journal: Journey into the Mind
Do you have any particular concerns? It is possible for certain "special effects/noise" to occur during meditation sessions if one is able to relax more thoroughly. There is an overlap between wilding and meditation, so it could be that you experienced something related? |
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Only the ladder is real. The climb is all there is.
I'm glad you said that. It did remind me of a WILD a little bit. I wouldn't say there is a concern/problem. I just wasn't expecting anything like that. Just made me wonder if I want to keep going with it like I had initially planned. Thanks, I'll definitely check out her experiments. |
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Lucid Count(527+) - DILD(266+) DEILD(110+) WILD(150+) EILD(1)
All Day Awareness, A DILD Tutorial by KingYoshi
KingYoshi's WILD Guide
KingYoshi's New Dream Journal: My World is Different
KingYoshi's Old Dream Journal: Journey into the Mind
From your OP I assume you're seated while meditating? One thing I know is if I allow myself to slouch forward it shallows out breathing and can lead to drowsiness. |
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