Meditation

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jp_bl_68

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Do any of you meditate? If so, how do you meditate and in what ways do you feel it improves your health/life/state of mind etc.?


I've been wondering if it's possible to recreate some of the stimulating effects of caffeine through meditation.

I find that a single energy drink/espresso can really stimulate my mind. I become more alert, more creative, and generally more interested in what's going on around me.

It'd be great if I could achieve this state of mind without caffeine*. I think meditation could be the answer. What do you think?






*I'm not a caffeine addict, before anyone asks. I don't drink coffee any more, I rarely drink tea and I almost never touch energy drinks.
 
For me personally

Lie down in complete silence on your back (or however you are comfortable) and don't move at all. Complete darkness helps but make sure you don't just fall asleep. Resist any impulse to move, this is imperative. and concentrate on breathing. Eventually after half an hour or an hour you will feel very... different. For me my body starts to feel like its levitating sometimes and my mind doesn't know if I'm awake or not... its hard to explain.. but you can definitely go places in your mind where you wouldn't be able to just at the drop of a hat.
 
mushroomsoup said:
For me personally

Lie down in complete silence on your back (or however you are comfortable) and don't move at all. Complete darkness helps but make sure you don't just fall asleep. Resist any impulse to move, this is imperative. and concentrate on breathing. Eventually after half an hour or an hour you will feel very... different. For me my body starts to feel like its levitating sometimes and my mind doesn't know if I'm awake or not... its hard to explain.. but you can definitely go places in your mind where you wouldn't be able to just at the drop of a hat.
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This, it can take a lot of practice before it really starts to work though.

You need to clear your mind totally of all thought, but it's really easy to start thinking about something without realising, then you have to clear your mind again. The annoying bit is when you start to feel really different, then you start thinking "omg this is it, it's working" and you snap yourself out of it. :rolleyes:
 
I find a lot of peace in lucid dreaming, which is quite easy to do once you get the knack of it. I've never been able to completely control snapping into it though, it always banks on a certain awareness cropping up during the latter part of dreams.
 
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