4 life and connecting with the divinity



So far just been meditation as an act of being
Like the air, thoughts and feelings come and go, they don't stick to air
Focused meditation might get me psychotic
What are your methods, thoughts and preferences?

this is political and religious discussion meng

There is no religiosity in my meditation. I sit and focus on the breathe. The mind wanders, and I bring attention back to the breathe. Pretty simple.

That sounds like a masochistic practice though that can be religious too

... I have no idea what you are talking about.

I used to meditate more regularly. I mostly do "living meditation" nowadays, i.e. just being mindful throughout my day. My time has become to valuable to spend sitting, though it taught me to be mindful more effortlessly.

Spending more time being mindful (i.e. aware, lucid, paying attention to your unfiltered experience) of your mind in your daily life can be very life-transforming. Most people are on auto-pilot most of their life.

This post was edited by Voyaging on Jun 27 2015 12:59pm

I know that's why I'm telling it to you, last time i let it pass

This post was edited by BebebBurns on Jun 27 2015 12:57pm

A very important distinction is between mindfulness and concentration. Mindfulness is more important. Read more here: http://www.urbandharma.org/udharma4/mpe14.html

That is an excerpt from Mindfulness in Plain English which is IMO the best book on meditation ever written. It's a purely practical book that is written with incredibly clarity and succinctness. Even if you've read other books on meditation, you should still read this one.

If I were to make a list of the 50 books everyone must read, it would be on the list without question. It's one of the most life-changing books I've ever read.

The entire book is available online for free here: http://www.urbandharma.org/udharma4/mpe1-4.html

Highly, highly recommended.

You haven't told me anything. The "talk bullshit and claim it's wisdom" speak doesn't work on this forum.

Do you have anything to say?



I've read Mindfulness in Plain English, it was definitely a good book. It reaffirmed my idea of meditation that I learned from Eckhart Tolle... which is that religiosity is only a distraction in meditation.

This post was edited by IceMage on Jun 27 2015 01:20pm

Second link googling meditation masochism
http://pioushippie.blogspot.fi/2011/05/my-tryst-with-masochistic-meditation.html
Good luck
Have fun