Coping with this cruel world.

[beachguy in thongs]

Ganj, with the counting, breath in for eight seconds, hold for eight, breath out for eight, hold for eight. Or six.

[Ganj]

Is this a breathing relaxation technique?

[robert42]

You're going to have thoughts through the meditation process, right?

at first u will the more u do it the more u sit hour ages without a single thought, since i quit pot i meditate 4 for at least 2 hours a day - not all at once.

meditation is a great way to focus im also into self hypnosis - Very interesting.

Ive been listening to Alan Watts Audio Books recently too. a gr8 listen/read.

Let me stop u from drowning said the monkey to the fish as he took him from the river and carried him up the tree

[robert42]

Ganj, with the counting, breath in for eight seconds, hold for eight, breath out for eight, hold for eight. Or six.

One technique is:

Breathe in for 6 Seconds - Hold For 2 - Out for 8 seconds

The more u do it the easier it is to do without trying

[JunkYard]

First, you must understand yourself in this world--in order to build a paradigm of strategies to cope. Peace, must first come from within before it can project itself.

Judging eyes--confused, frustrated, hateful--is all you. You've burdened this world, becoming a thinker for everyone.

Some suggestions:

1st, love yourself...

2nd, learn to love others.

3rd, live like you were dying. (Because you are)

4th, live like the world actually needs you, and know that, even you, can make a difference in the lives of others...

5th, accept, and embrace the hardships, and allow them build character.

6th, accept the fact that you will die one day, and make peace with this fact.

7th, I have a good measure of inner peace from the other six suggestions I made, so maybe this is the point in life where I can actually benefit from the peace within, and continue to press onward.

We're all different, though, so find what workes for you personally...

Peace,

(Btw, what is the purpose of meditation? You guys keep going on about it, and I'm curious.)