Meditation
of all the goals I have set for myself, this one seems to be the most difficult to the point where I have clearly ignored it. There is lots for me to improve on and achieve but everything else is straight forward to me. My sparring needs work, my spear form is terribly rusty,I have some research to accomplish,etc. etc. however, meditation has me stumped.
I know the basics, I have done a little research on it but I am just not sure how to get it going and keep it going.
One definition described the goal of meditation as "enjoying the emptiness".
Sounds good, no pain involved, your supposed to be comfortable and most of all you are not supposed to think!
I remember as a color belt, the first time I tried it. All that ran through my head was ..."is it over yet...if I look like I am relaxed and focused they will leave me alone...I have got to get up early for work tomorrow..is that paint on the mat?...blah, blah ,blah."
The closest I seem to get is with practicing Tai Chi. I am focused yet relaxed.
I think it is tough to let yourself stay motionless physically and mentally when the rest of your day is just the opposite. Isn't that what sleep is for?Is there a way to meditate while you sleep? If I can figure that out I will try a figure out a way to do pushups while I sleep!
I am being silly, of course, I know people who enjoy the benefits of regular meditation. They are well natured, calm individuals who mysteriously seem to manage the level of stress in their lives.
Now I think I am on to something worth pursuing.
Of course like everything, repetitive practice is key but do people meditate differently? How did these individuals get started. I imagine in small steps... I will be working on this further, I anticipate there will be some ..no.. lots of frustration so I am open to others experiences.
So here I go , ....I suppose turning off the computer would help.
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Meditation is so much more than emptiness and remaining motionless. Your Tai Chi is obviously a form of moving meditation. My best meditative states are accomplished while riding my motorcycle. I would think your own riding would be a way to achieve this state.
I highly recommend formal Alpha Training to help you with this process. I can give you more information on that when I see you next. Good Post
I took a meditation class with Gerta Krebs who is a high energy in your face eighty year old woman. My first day she leans over me in front of twenty eight strangers and says in her thick German accent, "you have a problem with stillness." I replied "but I'm not moving."
She reached out and took my head in her hands and said maybe not down below, but up here there is so much movement I can hear it."
Just a story to let you know I empathize with you.
Namaste.
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