found streamentry and it's got my interest piqued but i gotta be honest i do not fw how discrete the 'stages' are and all that. and the way ppl be talking in that sub, like speak plainly mfer lol. anyway

also finished Breath by James Nestor last week and it kinda blew my mind. realized I mouthbreathe like half the time. at least I have strong diaphragm control tho! so many aspects of breath to focus on while meditating tho its wild

I like going through the q and a threads. I feel like there’s less emphasize on concrete meditation maps there but there’s a lot of cross over with the mind illuminated subreddit which is all about stages and I just can’t do that kind of thing.

It’s all coming from the pragmatic dharma movement. I’m interested in the idea of attaining stream entry but it doesn’t really apply as much in other schools of Buddhism, I think it is recognized as a stage of enlightenment (seeing no self, huge chunk of suffering drops off) but they don’t give it that name in other schools

nice ill have to keep an eye out for those threads cuz yeah just like you I can't deal with such discrete stages and stuff

desperately need to get back into real meditation gonna try to start with longer sessions i feel like s***

I've been meditating for a bit over a month now, since I decided to get into Buddhism. Been blessed ever since. Hope everyone here is doing alright ❤️

Damn, in 1 month its boutta be a year since i started meditating on a daily basis.

crazy how much this changed me, in good and not so good ways, If you woulda told me id be a f***in buddhist 2 years ago i wouldve laughed u out the buildin

length aint a big deal just keep it consistent g

15-30 is an ideal, more for more deeper effects. I find that when i meditate for like an hour i tend to almost fall asleep, but i catch myself

F***ing sike lmfao.

But i do have insight into my hypersexuality

me and myself have to address our phone addiction

meditation a tool but not a solution fr

Either way i mitigate the problem. This will be one my constant demons i face.

I want all the smoke

bro if I told 18 year old me that I would be into buddhism and lifting he would have laughed in my face

literally same bro its crazy how much we change thru meditation

Hows it changed you

ik it’s just been a while and I need to reset, gonna aim for an hour and see how long I can go

In many ways man. Imma type some out.

It made it easier for me to develop heathly habits/coping skills. Im journaling and big into fitness now. Aint no f***in way id be on that s*** without meditation

my anxiety is literally gone. which is a nice feeling. Its as if i am in complete control of my mental faculties. I can let go of thoughts and feelings with ease. (Double edge sword in my case cause i figured out i am a wild ass nigga) like, My entire fam got covid and everyone is flipping out but me. I am now the emotional rock of my family instead of being sucked into the chaos. This is prob the biggest thing i really noticed pretty cool and lthe complete opposite of how i used to be.

My anger/frustration issues are minimal. Words dont affect me as much, i still get irritated but it lasts like 4 minutes tops before i literally forget what i was irritated about

Im still sad but i view my sadness through a different lens, so i doesnt really care about being lonely or whatever cause those thoughts come and go.

my music has gotten really beautiful since im writing from a truer, more spiritual place in line with my direct experience.

I see death differently and i am not afraid of it any more, more estranged from it, if that makes sense

I could go on fr. Meditation is a lifechanger

Who knows you may fall into enlightenment

I’m slipping in to better decisions and outcomes. Feeling clean.

Lol this page is nice, we all up rn.

Bump.

Been lazy about meditating lately. Kinda feel like some neurotic patterns are showing their face again. I do think meditation has permanent side effects, despite these patterns coming up I’m way less reactive and worried about them.

It’s not talked about as much but it seems like most enlighhtened/high level meditators believe magic is real and can be accessed at a certain level but that it’s more so a distraction to the path than anything. Whether you believe it’s real or not it’s just interesting

Anyone do Kundalini Yoga?

Like what?

Mostly boils down to more equinamous even though I’m not meditating as of recent