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What keeps you centered?

i would venture to say a combination of god, the right people, music, shelter, plants trees animals birds sky water earth fire night day sun space the unverse

and you.
 
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rollingX. at one point i would have said drugs, and i still believe psychedelics like mushrooms and k can center you in profoundly religious ways, but it is only temporary.
 
two stupid fucking things, actually.

when i like myself, my mind keeps me centered. i love thinking, i love writing, i love reading. i hate the world, but i like to think about the interesting things happening, and even be idealistic and hope i can change some of it.

when i don't like myself: illegal drugs and (more commonly) LOTS of alcohol. i'm cynical always, but when i hate me i'm even more so. i still hold myself in the same stead as i did before...just everyone else drops a notch (or ten) as well, so we all suck. hate it.

when i'm fucked up it's only the messed up perspective which keeps me sane because i realise that it means that i'm not alone, despite the fact that we can do nothing - 'it tkaes an army of millions to hold us back' (but we're still fucked).

well, i thin k that sums it up ;)
 
Money keeps me centered. My life revolves around it and I do whatever I can to make and save it.

Just remember, all the money is made in the purchase, not the sale.
 
Time alone.
also trying to learn my purpose, that is if I do have one. When I say purpose, i mean in the sense of life direction, or better yet if I have a specific calling in life.
The possibility that this exists and that I have to find it and knowing the only way I can find it is by lving, learning and understanding.
Also knowing that I am only human and I do have my limitations. I just need to learn them all whilst remembering that my imagination has no limits.

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How do you define grounded as opposed to centred?
Do you define being grounded as having your feet planted firmly on the ground and not having your head stuck in the clouds, or living in an ethereal world.
Is being centred living at peace and in harmony with all living things in your social environment?
 
My meditative practice, and the fact that I keep making progress, becoming more and more alive to and in love with reality. Ok, that sounds kind of lame, but the change in my consciousness really has been incredible. I don't know if that qualifies as religion, contemplation, or the quest for (self) knowledge... it's in between all three.

I don't feel like meditation is something that I hold onto like a comforting blanket though, it's more like it's eroding my need to hold on to anything.

Music is also a major support but it's kind of augmenting my meditative progress more than anything else.

Pot used to be a co-support but I don't really care about it much now that I'm in a better place.
 
^^

What meditation(S) do you use?

Im usuing vipanassa and it certainly helps with lowering and quieting the level of unnecessary BS thoughts.Defintely the way forward IMO.
 
if i was going to meditate i certainly would'nt fuck about researching the specifics, i'd sit my ass down and figure it out myself!
 
I'd have to agree with onetwothreefour. It depends on my mood. Sometimes I can be so happy and optimistic and fascinated by everything around me. At times like that, even if things are bad, it's just thinking about how one day everything will work out and be good that keeps me centered. And thinking/talking about my personal theories of life with people and trying to pass along what wisdom I might have.

Then there are times when I think things won't get better, and I don't care. That's when I just wish I could go out and party and do drugs and just have fun.

I'm not even sure how "centered" I am...so I don't know if I answered this right. If everything feels like it's messed up really bad, I think I usually just have an anxiety attack or eat something lol.
 
I don't know if you can even call it meditation exactly... I try to reach enough mental calm that all of my emotional shit can come into consciousness to be processed. It's a slow and very difficult process but IMO for the vast majority there's really no other way to genuine change and spiritual progress. (hey a few get lucky and instantly have their egos dissolve... but that seems to be somewhat destabilizing as well.)

I don't go in for meditation styles that take you away from your crap these days... they make you feel good and can be reassuring but you don't get much done.

PS - I realize this makes me sound pissed off - I'm a little tipsy and I had some very difficult stuff just come to the surface. Interesting to see what my consciousness will be like once it dissolves.
 
i can't really tell what keeps me centered. All i know is what doesn't. school is a distraction. I think i would feel more centered if i never had to go to college and could just devote all my time to being creative. That would center my ass for good. but it'll never be like that and knowing that doesn't center me one bit! :p
 
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