Raphael

Do What's Necessary And You Will Do Everything That Needs To Be Done In Your Life I had the insight today that only a few things are needed in someone's life to be happy, which are: healthy food and water, a house/shelter, physical security, physical activity, and spiritual practice. All the rest are distractions. If someone has its physical needs covered and a hardcore spiritual practice, then he/she will be fine in almost all situations. Of course, it doesn't mean that the person cannot explore other things in life, but he/she will not be attached to it, so there will be no complaint with restrictions, but only contentment.

18 December 2019 Time: 1 hour Eyes always closed: Yes Summary: It was another great meditation session. I had a lot of thoughts at the beginning, but my mind became quieter and quieter the more I meditated. I almost didn't move my body except near the end as the session became more difficult and I experienced some back pain, but letting go of the resistance and the pain helped me moving forward. I felt calmer and clearer when I opened my eyes.

17 December 2019 Time: 1 hour Eyes always closed: Yes Summary: I felt like this session went really fast, 1 hour felt like 20 minutes, maybe because I was very distracted by my thoughts today. I'm surprised that I almost didn't move my body and didn't experience any back pain, I'm maybe becoming used to 1 hour. I felt a little calmer when I opened my eyes.

@Amandine Thanks! I'm glad I can inspire some people here

Mauritius, which is where I live. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mauritius

16 December 2019 Time: 1 hour Eyes always closed: Yes Summary: This session went well overall, I choose to let go of everything and also did it when thoughts or resistance were arriving. The ending was once again more difficult, I did some movements because I was experiencing some back pain. I felt more conscious and calmer when I opened my eyes.

@Raptorsin7 Thanks

Not for now, but probably later in life. I need to properly integrate tier 1 stages before.

@Raptorsin7 First time I meditated I didn't even know about meditation. I wanted to calm down and relax, so I just followed my intuition and sit eyes closed for five minutes with my hands on my knees. I felt great. Then maybe one year later I discovered actualized.org, and at this time Leo was very into meditation, so I listened to him and started a regular practice.

15 December 2019 Time: 46 minutes 18 seconds Eyes always closed: Yes Summary: The session was great for maybe 40 minutes, then I felt it becoming harder and harder. I had a lot of thoughts, and start becoming more agitated near the end. I felt like I was at almost 1 hour but failed to keep it up, so I opened my eyes. I didn't felt more conscious when I stopped.

I was already a little calm when I started. During the session, I choose to let go of everything and when some thoughts or resistance were arriving I just accepted it, let go and stay present. I didn't feel that it was very difficult, but at the same time, these kinds of sessions are very rare for me. Maybe it was just luck.

14 December 2019 Time: 1 hour Eyes always closed: Yes Summary: I was a little more agitated then yesterday and the ending was a little more difficult. I did some weird movements with my body when approaching the end, I felt a little clearer when I opened my eyes, but still a little agitated.

13 December 2019 TIme: 49 minutes 32 seconds Eyes always closed: No Summary: The session went well even if I failed to do 1 hour and opened my eyes briefly in the beginning. I was sweating because of the heat when I stopped.

@Raptorsin7 @Amandine Thanks to both of you!

12 December 2019 Time: 1 hour Eyes always closed: Yes Summary: Wow... This meditation was phenomenal, I was in a flow state most of the time. I generated it by myself, emotions are incredible, we can create whatever we need to deal with the appropriate situation. This ending was a little more difficult, I moved my body a little more and experienced some difficulties keeping the same state, but overall it was a very great meditation. I felt calmer and more conscious when I opened my eyes.

11 December 2019 Time: 1 hour Eyes always closed: Yes Summary: I was a little sleepy during this meditation as I had a pretty bad night. The session went overall pretty well, but the ending was difficult, I felt resistance and moved my body a little more. I found out that the best thing to do when feeling resistance is to relax and let go, and repeat this process for each new wave of resistance. I felt calmer, clearer, and more conscious when I opened my eyes.

10 December 2019 Time: 1 hour Eyes always closed: Yes Summary: Success! This session went well, I had a lot of thoughts, but I didn't move my body a lot. I felt happy during this meditation and I had one important insight: love is what is needed to meditate longer and do well in life. If I don't love meditating, I cannot meditate properly, so the solution to last longer and have awesome meditation sessions is to generate infinite and boundless love. I felt great when I opened my eyes, but I also feel that the more I meditate the less I'm able to notice a difference of consciousness. It's maybe because I'm becoming able to retain this state in my daily life, which is a great thing.

9 December 2019 TIme: 59 minutes 15 seconds Eyes always closed: Yes Summary: Most of today's meditation went pretty smoothly until maybe the last 10 - 15 minutes. I was overall calmer than despite the monkey mind. The ending was painful, I moved my body a lot and did some burps. I opened my eyes before 1 hour without feeling more conscious.

Feeling What's True, Feeling What's False I always had an intuition concerning what's true and false. When someone tells me something or when I do something, I can feel if it's true or false. Does that mean that I always follow my intuition? No. In fact, most of the time I don't and I had many true intuitions in the past, but that didn't help me because I was too scared to follow them. That's another thing that I can improve in myself.

8 December 2019 TIme: 47 minutes 3 seconds Eyes always closed: Yes Summary: This session started well but ended in pain as I failed to push through 1 hour. I found it very difficult to maintain myself in position after maybe 35 - 40 minutes and started to move my body a lot. I didn't felt more conscious when I stopped.

7 December 2019 Time: 1 hour Eyes always closed: Yes Summary: Today's meditation was similar to yesterday. I let go of everything and it globally went well even thought pushing to 1 hour was a little painful. I moved more my body, did some burps, and searched my nose near the end. I also had some moments where I felt becoming more conscious and merging with everything and other moments where I felt losing consciousness. I didn't felt highly conscious when I opened my eyes.

6 December 2019 Time: 1 hour Eyes always closed: Yes Summary: Here we are, 1 hour of meditation without opening my eyes. Interestingly, I found it easier than I expected, maybe because I let go of everything and authorized my mind to do whatever it wanted. The ending was more complicated and I moved my body a little more, I also felt like the last few minutes were endless. I didn't felt more conscious when I opened my eyes, maybe because I was so distracted by my thoughts.

5 December 2019 Time: 58 minutes 40 seconds Eyes always closed: No Summary: I opened my eyes at 19 minutes because I had to inform my grandma about something. I also got distracted near the end by a message on my phone, so I opened my eyes before 1 hour. I choose to let go of everything for this session and I think I will do the same for several following sessions to accustom myself to 1 hour in the beginning. I had a lot of thoughts today and the ending was a little painful, however, I felt a little more conscious when I opened my eyes.

@Pramit Thanks, I already did a few 1 hour sessions in the past, but never created a consistent habit.

4 December 2019 Time: 28 minutes 48 seconds Eyes always closed: No Summary: I didn't meditate that much today, maybe it was because of the apprehension and challenge to push to 1 hour or maybe because of how consistent I have been the last 30 days so that I need a little break from meditation. Anyway, I had a lot of thoughts during this session and was also quite excited. I didn't felt more conscious when I opened my eyes.