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I've had a few experiences with ayahuasca and have been meditating now for a couple years. But, I have not done a meditation retreat before I'l soon be attending a 10 day meditation retreat at the dharma.. I have the option to do a ayahuasca ceremony a few days before the retreat. I think doing the ayahuasca being the retreat will really open me up more, for better or worse Part of me is saying this is a great idea, going straight in to the knowledge and part of me thinks this could be too much @Leo Gura

When asking the questions for example Who am i? Answer: My body How do you know you are your body? Is that correct? Do you actually try to answer and go meta on it?

https://www.actualized.org/forum/topic/9635-secrets-of-concentration-part-1/ are there any other good threads talking about concentration practice?

@Speedscarlet Thanks , I'm actually reading that book now. The book is the reason why I have started doing concentration practice and noting meditation

But how do i eat!?

I've been mediating now for roughly 2 years and also have had handful of psychedelic experiences I mediate daily but I'm still nervous for this 10 day retreats , it's 10 days no speaking just basically mediating all day . Any advice from those of you who have attrended a retreat before ?

That's a shame .

@nick96 Whats up?

Hhaha okay.. I'm actually worried I don't have the flexibility to sit cross leggged on the ground for long periods of time how did you guys deal with it ?

Thank you both for replying This is something I'm worried about , not sure if I can sit on the a pillow for long hours. During my daily meditation I always sit on a chair

I am just worried, 10 days is a long time! specially no talking. I'm sure it will be highly beneficial, im just feeling nervous

Thank you for replying

I've been doing mindfulness meditation the last two years for around 20 mins everyday . Im thinking about replacing my mindfulness meditation practice with 30 minutes of Wim hof method for the next few moths . what do you guys think of using Wim hof method as a form of meditation ?

Sounds like Leo has sent some nudes before

My other idea is just to do 5 minutes of Wim hof breathing before I start meditation

I;ve done it a few times. Not a big fan. I feel like it would only be useful if you can regularly use it Took me around 40 mins just to get used to being inside

I spent a few months working intensely on self inquiry using the Chan Buddhist way of self-inquiry using Huatou After a recent ayahuasca experience it showed me i need to learn how to LOVE more. Since that trip I have replaced my self-inquiry with loving kindness meditatio. This is also something i often read about in Buddhist / Hindu texts that you need to radiate love before you can get serious results with Self-inquiry. The reason i replaced self-inquiry with loving kindness is i feel like right now it is more important for me than self-inquiry and also I limited time and willpower Currently daily i do 20 minutes mindful 20 minutes loving kindness 5 minutes affirmations 5 minutes visualization if i also do 10-20 minutes of self-inquiry my morning routine is too long

@Leo Gura What do you suggest? if you had to choose between self-inquiry or loving kindness meditation ? I know i should do both but if i do 20 mins mindfulness mediation , 20 mins loving kindness , 20 mins self-inquiry thats 1 hour before my day starts BUT LEO!

@Sage_Elias How long do you do affirmations for?

Keep it simple, use wordpress http://www.wpbeginner.com/guides/ Why don't you start a youtube channel?

I have... but before I often didn't brush my teeth lol

Is fluoride really dangerous ? I can't find any reliable information on this ... I use fluoride tooth paste everyday ?

From the list of enlightenment exercises which exercises would be best to start with ? I already have a daily meditation practice of 20 mins , now I'm planning to add in daily enlightenment work . But, I want to start small , maybe 5 mins everyday after my meditation

For someone who already has a daily meditation practice of 20 mins which exercise would be the best to start with ? I want to start with one simple and slowly work my way up , il start with just 5 minutes daily after my meditation