>>28566631

Best of luck, but be prepared for what comes to the surface once you meditate (fears, repressed memories, irrational emotions)

Good luck man. Leaving this place is the best option desu senpai.

>>28566661

Can you put your demons to rest forever via meditation? Right now I'm so down all that negative shit is pouring out anyway.

And thanks

>>28566661
that's scary....does itr eally happen like that?

Also any good books that would really help me learn? I don't want to blind buy a shitty one.

>>28566748

no, meditation only illuminates the issues, how you deal with them is the real circumstance.

>>28566905

So will it teach me to mute all the thoughts that drive me crazy and harness the negative feelings?

Yeah, alot of bad stuff comes up, but if you keep at it you can have very good results. It took me 6 years of regular mindfulness meditation to be almost anxiety and depression free. Combined with a good therapist to talk about the things that flow to the surface so to speak.

>>28566953

They will change because you will find through experience that most negative thoughts are bullshit. Thoughts try to interpret the environment, both outer and inner, but it's just that : an interpretation. If you ignore them without suppressing them and continue living through the day you'll notice quickly how wrong you can be about stuff. In later stages you can even go through most of your day without being really bothered by anything mentally and your emotional state will become really relaxed. If you can allow yourself to really feel those nasty emotions, they will be go away faster.

>>28566631
Incorporating healthy practices like exercise and meditation into your life never hurt. you WILL make personal changes through meditaiton. Don't expect it to be a cure-all that makes you amazing, though.

if you meditate regularly and with commitment and you improve over time, you will start to see more and more of how you process the world and what needs focus. then when you work on it, it's chnage faster. but you have to work on it.

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>>28567152

Wow thanks so much guys.

One question though: where did you come from? I haven't seen any wisdom on this board since.. Well never. You are the ones r9k doesnt deserve be the ones it needs.

How do you meditate? Do you just sit down and try to not think about anything? Can you lie in bed and do it?

>>28567522
Depends on what you're trying to do. What are you trying to do with meditation?

And yes you can lie down in bed just don't fall asleep.

>>28567665
>What are you trying to do with meditation?
Not sure, I've never tried it before but I'm curious to do so.

>>28567729
Practice memory feats and learn to remember 100 people's names or the exact order of a deck of cards. It's a neat party trick.

Practice relaxation and stress relief with your classes 'empty your mind and relax' technique.

Or take the time to cogitate and give your full attention to thinking about something in particular for a while.

Practice mindfulness to learn to remove bias from your thoughts and to become more self aware.

There are lots of ways to meditate, it's a mashup of old traditional indian and asian stuff together with modern new age bullshit and actual scientific basis.

>>28567854
Alright, thanks. I'll give it a try later.

Meditation works with everyone that is willing to practise it.

You see, our minds function in such a way that thousand of ideas are poured onto us, while none of them is treated in depth. Meditation is all about slowing down that process, learning to hold concentration upon one thing at a time and put all of your mind into it. the mere focusing on breath can help you achieve calmness. Meditation isn't about thinking of nothing, it's about thinking well and in depth on one thing at a time.


But seriously get a book or go see someone that practises it really well and not just someone who "meditates" every once in a while and still have an unhealthy lifestyle.