bodleingGreater Manchester, England UK13,810 posts
There are diferent forms of meditation gilly. I use TM, which with a little training can be used by anyone.
As for what goes through your mind, the answer is nothing. Thats the whole point. To be able to shut down the constant chatter and reach a state of stillness, rejuvenates the mind, body and soul to bring about a calm and heightened sense of awareness. Just try to relax, close your eyes and think of absolutely nothing. Your mind will not let you, it never stops. If you can achieve this state of 'stillness' for say about twenty minutes twice a day, you have found you nirvana.
ClaayerWild Wild South West, Cornwall, England UK15,888 posts
bodleing: There are diferent forms of meditation gilly. I use TM, which with a little training can be used by anyone.
As for what goes through your mind, the answer is nothing. Thats the whole point. To be able to shut down the constant chatter and reach a state of stillness, rejuvenates the mind, body and soul to bring about a calm and heightened sense of awareness. Just try to relax, close your eyes and think of absolutely nothing. Your mind will not let you, it never stops. If you can achieve this state of 'stillness' for say about twenty minutes twice a day, you have found you nirvana.
I can do that..
I used to suffer with insomnia years ago.. until someone taught me how to find that 'stillness'.. until my head is absolutely empty.
It took me AGES to master it.. (really it did).. and I found it reeeeally frustrating at first. Now it's sooooooo easy for me.. almost like flipping the off switch.
I used to learn how get to sleep. I've done it for donkeys years now tho.. I don't even know how long. 15yrs ish? ...
I think I could go into the Guinness book of records for the fastest person to fall asleep.. If I want too.. I seem to be able to do it in 2mins flat. haha
I used to suffer with insomnia years ago.. until someone taught me how to find that 'stillness'.. until my head is absolutely empty.
It took me AGES to master it.. (really it did).. and I found it reeeeally frustrating at first. Now it's sooooooo easy for me.. almost like flipping the off switch.
I used to learn how get to sleep. I've done it for donkeys years now tho.. I don't even know how long. 15yrs ish? ...
I think I could go into the Guinness book of records for the fastest person to fall asleep.. If I want too.. I seem to be able to do it in 2mins flat. haha
So........after much practice you learned how to empty your head completely!
Is there a meditation technique for filling one's head? I can think of a few who might need it!
ClaayerWild Wild South West, Cornwall, England UK15,888 posts
I leant mine initially by laying there.. and instead of letting thoughts float about scrambling about in my head.. I would imagine them being more organised.
So that instead.. all I could see with my eyes in my head.. was BLACK..
I wouldn't allow my eyes (inside my head) to look left or right...up or down.. just straight ahead.
Then I would imagine that any thoughts .. (like shopping.. worries.. music.. whatever).. would slide in from the left or right.. almost like a Pc desktop.. with a black background.. and white words.. sliding in from one side (or the other) towards the middle of the screen.
Each time those thoughts tried to sliiiiiiide in from the side.. I'd put an invisible hand/block in front of them.. and push them back the way they came. So that it went back to only blackness.. and absolutely still.
If my mind was particularly 'busy'.. the thoughts would slide in fast.. one after the other.. but them more I pushed them back the slower they got. Until none came forwards.
Thats how I learnt.. and that's how I still do it.. but I can do it like breathing now.. it's almost 'natural' for me to do it now.
ClaayerWild Wild South West, Cornwall, England UK15,888 posts
I was just thinking.. the hardest part for me.. the part that took the longest.. was learning how to not move my eyes.. to only see the 'black' ... and to organise that the thoughts slide in from the sides... and don't just scramble about in there.
gillyloves69OPlondon, Greater London, England UK7,359 posts
bodleing: There are diferent forms of meditation gilly. I use TM, which with a little training can be used by anyone.
As for what goes through your mind, the answer is nothing. Thats the whole point. To be able to shut down the constant chatter and reach a state of stillness, rejuvenates the mind, body and soul to bring about a calm and heightened sense of awareness. Just try to relax, close your eyes and think of absolutely nothing. Your mind will not let you, it never stops. If you can achieve this state of 'stillness' for say about twenty minutes twice a day, you have found you nirvana.
thanks graham i'll try that later in the steam sauna room
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