What are your meditation techniques?

[Gandalf_The_Grey]

There are many many techniques in meditaiton out there, and I'm curious to know what you guys practice. Meditation basically means "the art of concentration", and there are many things to concentrate on. I've only recently realized this though, and have only experimented with different points of focus as of late. Most people seem to stay with breath meditaiton, which is a great form, but there is so much more to explore.

For instance, a week ago I was having a lot of trouble getting myself motivated to study microeconomics. So I did my first meditaiton straying outside the basics, and meditated on drive (the drive to accomplish things). I started with breath meditation to focus myself, the centered my mind on the concept of being driven. I started to feel this ball of energy behind my solar plexus that seemed to energize my whole being, and by the time I came out of it I had all this energy to get things done. Worked beautifully.

What things do you meditate on? I encourage everybody to describe how to practice their particular skill.

Gandalf_The_Grey Reviewed by Gandalf_The_Grey on 09-03-2007. What are your meditation techniques? There are many many techniques in meditaiton out there, and I'm curious to know what you guys practice. Meditation basically means "the art of concentration", and there are many things to concentrate on. I've only recently realized this though, and have only experimented with different points of focus as of late. Most people seem to stay with breath meditaiton, which is a great form, but there is so much more to explore. For instance, a week ago I was having a lot of trouble getting myself Rating: 5

[Inferius]

My favorite: Committing to the act. It's one of those things like drinking water where you know it'll have a great effect but the actual act is avoided like your creepy uncle lester.

Otherwise... I like to put my head in wierd positions, and then pretend my vision is like a tv and i'm sitting back in my head watching it theatre style. Like upside down on a detailed rug in the sunlight.

Imagination is very very fun, I can get tranced in to first-person adventures or kung-fu or giant wonderlands, w/e.

I like to attempt kundalini, it started happening on it's own when I woke up, but died down when I decided to stop taking everything so seriously.
It's fun, you can do things with your mind you never thought possible, levitating objects or creating psiballs and stuff. Lot of practice.

Most often, the simple act of increasing joy/euphoria/appreciation is enough for me, I do it until I break into laughter that I can't stop. Afterwards I always feel like I'm five years old again. It's not like theres a single way to do anything, there's so much creative power that as long as your comfortable anything is possible with enough relaxation/focus.

Anyone ever do Watsu?
It's where you trust someone enough to close your eyes and let them take over your body in a pool. They stretch it and swing you and it feels absolutely incredible after you consciously eliminate all tension within the body. I've only had it twice but it was awesome each time. Close to ego-death.

[Coelho]

It's fun, you can do things with your mind you never thought possible, levitating objects or creating psiballs and stuff.

Does it actually works? Did you make this things by yourself? If so, i would like to know more details...

And Gandalf, i used to do some meditation long ago... right now im too lazy to type it all, but soon i will come back here and explain.

Nice thread, by the way! :thumbsup:

[Inferius]

Does it actually works? Did you make this things by yourself? If so, i would like to know more details...

And Gandalf, i used to do some meditation long ago... right now im too lazy to type it all, but soon i will come back here and explain.

Nice thread, by the way! :thumbsup:

They're called Siddhis or siddhus. General powers that start becoming apparent along with an incredibly strong synchronistic enhancement in your life.

I gave up on the psiballs, they take weeks to perfect and I could barely levitate objects after a week of experimentation. Heres a link:
http://www.psipog.net

You read don juan, what he's saying isn't just about the ability to think, but to completely re-wire your brain so that all the bullshit loses it's hold and you can understand everything. There are other worlds. Magic is as real as anything else.
The same electric force in "magic" is running your computer screen right now. It's all the same basic principles of energy.

It's when we idolize and conform to an individual communitory way that we usually stop dead in our progression. The more you allow different algorithms of social consciousness concept to sink in, the easier it is when the that final lock-peice is picked in your brain and a moment of intellectual rapture evolves like a lightning storm.

[clovisman]

I use the HeartMath approach to meditation- a breath process- deep breath focusing on the heart as the center- focusing the mind on love and appreciation- breathe in love and exhale appreciation- HeartMath was developed my Doc Childer who is the director of the HeartMath institute in Bolder Creek California- smoking a litte herb helps put the mind and body into a receptive state

[Iambreathingin]

They did a study where they had water particles viewd up close ,all messy and shit. Then they had some people meditate on them, and the particles took on fantastic patterns. My mate has a book full of the pictures.

They also put words underneath the glasses of water. The word hate turned the particles into chaos, and love turned them into a flowing calm kinda thing. Note that change only occured when a human was present to observe the word, and he didn't need to to be anyone wiht knoledge, jsut somone who knew the differnce bewteen hate and love in their minds eye.

Intresting stuff. I've started using some memory techniques for college, but I think meditation will work better. I'll give it a real go.

sidenote: The best mediation takes place in teh absence of cannbis, whic his abit like cheating. Ever noticed how you can only focus on one thing at once when high, and forget what you're talking about alot? It's to do with the shift in what you can focus on at any one time, so it's alot like a form of meditation, only very easy to achive. Comprable to sterois for muscles in a bizzare sense...

[snowblind]

the teachings of don jaun is wikid.

i start off with breathing to focus my mind. then depending on what i want to achieve i usually either in the morning concentrate on my muscles growing and breathing and working stonger and efficentely, starting at the toes all the way to my brain where i imagine it working and firing at full speed. works great to energise me.

in the evening i start with breathing and kinda do the opposite. but i finish with my mind imaginig it is like a cup i can turn all the way round and slowly empty all the water out of it. i find this really relaxing to help me sleep peacefully and not think before bed.

[Gandalf_The_Grey]

the teachings of don jaun is wikid.

i start off with breathing to focus my mind. then depending on what i want to achieve i usually either in the morning concentrate on my muscles growing and breathing and working stonger and efficentely, starting at the toes all the way to my brain where i imagine it working and firing at full speed. works great to energise me.

Snowblind, I really like this idea! I've never thought of trying it, but this sounds like it would increase oxygen flow to the muscles which is exactly what I need. Thanks for sharing!

I use the HeartMath approach to meditation- a breath process- deep breath focusing on the heart as the center- focusing the mind on love and appreciation- breathe in love and exhale appreciation- HeartMath was developed my Doc Childer who is the director of the HeartMath institute in Bolder Creek California- smoking a litte herb helps put the mind and body into a receptive state

I'll have to give this one a try too Clovisman. Lately I've been looking inward to see what's been stressing me so much, and there's a huge amount of negativity. That's not to say there's not a huge amount of compassion and other good things, but I feel I need to cleanse myself of this bad energy in my subconscious. I will hence give your method a try today.



BTW, I also have a problem with being really introverted around other people. I feel this constant need to shut others out and not let anybody know anything about me intimately. I think it's a defense mechanism, and chronic pain has been reafirming this defensive mindset. So does anybody know a good meditation for extroverting ones self?

[Coelho]

You read don juan, what he's saying isn't just about the ability to think, but to completely re-wire your brain so that all the bullshit loses it's hold and you can understand everything. There are other worlds. Magic is as real as anything else.

Yes, i did read... but even if i try to believe that everything that is said there is real, im still a scientist, with a skeptical mind, so for me thats still only a book, until i have enough evidence...
Of course, in my everyday life i noticed that LOTS of things mentioned there are actually real, but, for me, disobeying the physical laws is just something too good for being true, and thats why i ask if it actually works...
But, if you say so, i feel more inclinated to believe, until i do it myself.
And thanks for the link! :thumbsup:

BTW, I also have a problem with being really introverted around other people. I feel this constant need to shut others out and not let anybody know anything about me intimately. I think it's a defense mechanism, and chronic pain has been reafirming this defensive mindset. So does anybody know a good meditation for extroverting ones self?

Man... im much like you in this aspect... im very introverted also... but may ask you, are you unhappy because of this?
I say that because, in my case, i dont speak to people because i dont want to... i have very little interest in people, thats why i dont make many efforts in socializing... if they talk to me, good. if they dont, better.
If you want be more extrovert, you must have interest in people, so your attention will be more atracted by people than by your own thoughts...
I would also suggest to read about don Juan's "controled folly". For me its the best way for dealing with people, and weed certainly helps me with doing that...


PS. Somewhat off topic, but your saruman's quote always makes me LOL! :S2:

[Gandalf_The_Grey]

Yes, i did read... but even if i try to believe that everything that is said there is real, im still a scientist, with a skeptical mind, so for me thats still only a book, until i have enough evidence...
Of course, in my everyday life i noticed that LOTS of things mentioned there are actually real, but, for me, disobeying the physical laws is just something too good for being true, and thats why i ask if it actually works...
But, if you say so, i feel more inclinated to believe, until i do it myself.
And thanks for the link! :thumbsup:

Coelho you and I have some very similar ways of thinking:thumbsup:. I'm a major skeptic about everything, my father raised me to be a critical thinker and I'm sure some genetic play their part too. I believe in having an open mind, but I don't belief that entailes throwing logic to the wind and "just believing". To me an open mind is one that consideres everything, never writes something off, but never believes something until every possibility has been considered. Even then one has to consider the possibility that there's something you failed to consider in your analysis, hence leaving all options open even after coming to a conclusion. Good to have another like-minded member here:thumbsup::jointsmile:

Man... im much like you in this aspect... im very introverted also... but may ask you, are you unhappy because of this?
I say that because, in my case, i dont speak to people because i dont want to... i have very little interest in people, thats why i dont make many efforts in socializing... if they talk to me, good. if they dont, better.
If you want be more extrovert, you must have interest in people, so your attention will be more atracted by people than by your own thoughts...
I would also suggest to read about don Juan's "controled folly". For me its the best way for dealing with people, and weed certainly helps me with doing that...

Hmmmm, that's an interesting question. I'm not really interested in making meaningless small talk, but I also realize how miserable this attitude has made me at times because of the social isolation. At first I just went totally introverted in highschool because I was bullied all to hell, and when I became invisible they left me alone. Then by the time I was out it just became conditioned habbit. So right now I'm trying to reprogram myself, part of the reason why I'm going into business administration tomorrow because it's the antithesis of my nature.
What you said really interested me though. You're right in that I have to take more interest in the person I'm talking to. I do to a degree, but most of the time I feel it's up to me to think of things to say. And considering most of the time I'm thinking about intellectually heavier stuff like politics, biology, philosophy, or just reading, my social skills could definately use some work. I'll take what you said in mind though, and try to center conversion around the person rather than intellectual crap nobody else wants to hear about lol. Thanks man.

PS. Somewhat off topic, but your saruman's quote always makes me LOL! :S2:

Glad you enjoy it!