Meditation
1 month ago
I want to learn how to meditate without going over my to-do list in my head.
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How to learn how to meditate
It made me
feel at peace
 "I will use this for the rest of my life!"
How I did it: First, I bought a few books on mediation and tried to follow their instructions. I practiced for a while and felt okay with it. Then, I looked in the phone book for places that teach people how to meditate. I went there and got one on one instruction. I left there with confidence and peace of mind. Today, I am still learning but finding it easier to quiet my mind. Lessons & tips: The best tip I have to offer is to not judge yourself for not being able to quiet your mind in the beginning. It took me a while to let my thoughts pass with out staying with them. Resources: The book that inspired me the most was "Friendship with God" by Neale Donald Walsch and visiting my local Zen Center.
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5 months ago
I will attend a class to learn to meditate or listen to the mediation podcasts on my iPod.
yay!!
6 months ago
My cousin came to visit me last night who I haven’t seen for about a year & she said there’s a Buddhist centre just around the corner from my house that she goes to & they teach meditation for free the first three Saturday mornings of each month so I will be starting next month woohoooo
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6 months ago
Is really workin for me!!
Well, for the last two days anyways. I’m also reading “A New Earth” by Eckard Tolle which is helping me understand ego and to stop identifying with it. That’s helping me a lot
I still have a ways to go, but I am finding moments of success where I am just aware of my breath, in the moment and at peace. I have more moments of thoughts flitting into my mind. I am getting pretty good about noticing them, acknowledging them, and letting them go instead of following them down a trail of thoughts.
I think this could change my life.
smiley pants I am a Self-Knowing Tree Hugging Self-Improver
Progress?
8 months ago
My son put “How to Meditate” with Pema Chodron on my i.pod today. If I was really dedicated, I would listen to it. However, the trouble with being a student, a mom and an employee is that if I ever do have time to close my eyes, I usually fall asleep. ;)
paisleypaige Non illegitimi te carborundum
As Flash
8 months ago
has helped me see the light and that sitting crossed legged is not the only way to meditate, it has opened a whole new world for me and i feel more relaxed and there is a kind of peace that is slowly creeping in; getting my writing back on track, means writinig Morning Pages. They are a form of meditation. I like sitting there in bed, the sun has not even risen yet, and I am writing my thoughts, random as they flow through me un-checked. What’s better, is it makes my meditating time better, more enhanced. This past two weeks have been beautiful.
ShinraDesu is still alive and kicking...sort of...
I started this goal
9 months ago
I started a few days ago and It’s going the way I expected.It’s too early to see any results but the very fact that I’m meditating is a positive sign so I’ll try to stay optimistic.See ya!
