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[MEGA] Meditation

Raw Evil said:
I've seen mentioned on this board that Kundalini is "not a toy" - I have always been intrigued by this. Near I can tell, it seems somewhat akin to ego death. Is this anywhere near accurate, or am I way off? :).
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Yeah i will second that Kundalini is 'not a toy', the reasons behind this is because your activley awakening and channeling the natural energy of 'self' where self is the universal consciousness.

There's a lot of documented side-effects and negative symptoms of Kundalini Awakenings, particularly in western culture ranging from physical to mental. It's often recommended that a person seeking to awaken there Kundalini seek a Guru to teach them how to properly channel the energy to reduce the risk of psychosis and other symptoms, of course this is not always possible.

Yup, your right.. it is akin to ego death.. your basically forcing ego death to occur through meditation.. which is profound beyond words.
 
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Raw Evil said:
I have a question: if I find myself frequently in a state of "meditative self-inquiry" - such that I spend a great deal of time pondering the nature of self/awareness/existence in between day-to-day activities - do I have much to gain from meditation other than relaxation? I have so far discovered that it is quite good for this, but find that any attempt to focus my attention breaks the meditative state, leaving me to start over.
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After a high dose of MDMA I had a persisting geometric pattern on my floor almost identical to your DP, thanks for the memories :P
 
I thought i would bump this in asking advice, rather then create a new thread.

About a week ago i was practicing meditation, usually my sessions involve raising Kundalini Energy upwards through my chakras, my first few experience's were explosive and very intense, leaving me overwhelmed, over the past year they've calmed down and balanced out, but not without very full on psychological,emotional and spiritual changes that have left me very raw, beaten down, insane and changed.

During this session however, as i felt the energy at my spine raising upwards through my chakra's i noticed it got stuck between my heart and throat.. which i believe to be blockages, this is the first time i've been aware enough to actually notice where exactly the energy is flowing.. in the past i've been unable to tell.

I was wondering if anyone had insight into how to go about this?
 
Running kundalini energy is supposed to dissolve or dislodge blockages.

I think it is important to avoid hostile environments and negative people when you have been running kundalini. Feeling a need to be defensive or to close down from engaging hostility can result in unpleasant states and getting energetically stuck imo. I also do not believe in the usefulness of trying to run kundalini all the time. I see it as more of a maintenance program then as something that is good to utilize everyday.

Many sources advise against kundalini based practices except under the supervision of an experienced practitioner because of the potential to end up in a manic or psychotic state. I'm not sure how reasonable or over cautious such advice is but seemed to be worth mentioning.
 
Good Knowledge Shared by all. I'm new to this forum and so to this discussion but I'm a bit expert in meditation. I research a lot about meditation but then found it was something that I was practicing even when i had no concept about meditation. I will reveal more secrets here as its just a start now. Keep sharing dears
 
Yeah... its a common problem with students that they lose peace of mind during the exam days as they take tension. I personally recommend and I used to do same when I was of that age, that I used to put my books aside for a while and used to close eyes to meditate... It given a lot of calm and peace every time
 
hey.. i wanted to ask something about meditation

am i just wasting my time? i'm not making any progression. my life has always been filled with depression and anxiety and my goal is to get rid of that.

but when i meditate i'm never able to concentrate/focus for long. my mind always wanders and i give in to either frustration or boredom.

what am i doing wrong? am i just too weak and undisciplined for meditation to work on me?
 
The reason for meditating with the beginner's mind is to learn how your mind works. Don't force it. When your mind wanders, as soon as you realize it's wandering to the past or future or what you "should" be doing, accept that your mind has wandered and let the thought go. Then return to focusing on now.

The art of focus comes with practice. And patience with yourself.
 
breakeven60k said:
when i meditate i'm never able to concentrate/focus for long. my mind always wanders and i give in to either frustration or boredom.

what am i doing wrong? am i just too weak and undisciplined for meditation to work on me?
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Certainly not. It takes a lot of practice to calm the mind at will.

It sounds like you've already made some progress: you've seen how distractable the mind is. As S_L said, the trick is in accepting that distraction has happened, and being OK with it. It takes many failures of concentration to learn good concentration. It will come with experience :)
 
Meditation? What meditation? No meditation is necessary.




Yes, that was meant to be a useful contribution to this thread. :P
 
^ True. But there's no good reason to quiet the mind. You even admitted it in your previous post -- you instruct the meditating person to accept that his or her mind has wandered [because a peaceful mind is no better than a wandering mind]. Ultimately, there's no good reason to do anything at all, because all things are perfection, although oftentimes disguised as flaw.

Unless you can "see this truth", you can never really quiet your mind.

But, by all means, ignore this post. Your ignorance can't possibly hurt you. Because nothing can. ;)
 
TheAppleCore said:
^ True. But there's no good reason to quiet the mind. You even admitted it in your previous post -- you instruct the meditating person to accept that his or her mind has wandered [because a peaceful mind is no better than a wandering mind]. Ultimately, there's no good reason to do anything at all, because all things are perfection, although oftentimes disguised as flaw.

Unless you can "see this truth", you can never really quiet your mind.

But, by all means, ignore this post. Your ignorance can't possibly hurt you. Because nothing can. ;)
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"My" ignorance is the same as "your" ignorance. Welcome to the club.

There's also no good reason to avoid quieting the mind. I didn't say to make it silent. I mean to bring it to what my mom would call a "low roar". Whispering to the person on your right while watching a live play. To converse and question the whispers that arise. To study them, learning about the flow and skipping of your emotions as they pass with the wandering thoughts.
 
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