akbal

I’m sorry but I have to let this out. I would like to believe that reincarnation is real, it’s an interesting idea to imagine that. But I’m just a piece of meat. When I die, I’m done. Why do we think we are a human beings? We are persons right now, but when we die that’s it we are no more. I do think we were just a happening in this existence/universe, and that’s okay with me. We are humans right now but that’s going to end. What? An ant will keep reincarnating as an ant? We only have this chance and that’s it, and it doesn’t matter. That ant will only be that ant, and when he dies he’s done. We are nothing, we’re not important. I think we think we are very important, many lives... this and that, etc. An ant is an ant only once. A human is only a human once. Or, please someone explain to me, are we going to be humans forever, reincarnation after reincarnation? Or were we an ant before, and evolved, nah, don’t think so. We’re so not important. No one has comeback from death and returned to tell you that life goes on. If they did they imagined it. But then, this:

I just stumbled upon this scientific research: Are All Forms Of Meditation And Relaxation The Same? The study shows that TM is superior to other forms of meditation, including mantra meditation: http://www.truthabouttm.org/truth/TMResearch/ComparisonofTechniques/index.cfm Also, I found this comment when looking for TM alternatives and I think he makes some good points, this is what he said: "hey, if i were you, I'd learn the real thing, TM, and not get hung up about the money. it’s a myth that all techniques are basically the same and produce the same results. with something so important as your spiritual evolution, which is the most important thing in life, why play around with lesser effective techniques? why should TM teachers not earn a living wage for their very valuable service? why does that turn you off? does it turn you off when you pay for gas, food, water, electricity, etc.? we’re used to paying for these things, but when it comes to learning meditation, people sometimes think it’s not important enough to pay money for, or that it should be free. but nothing’s free in this world. if it is, you’re getting what you pay for. understand this: no one makes money off of teaching TM, the teachers barely make enough to make it, all the money goes to keep the organization going and make the benefits of meditation available to others, especially people who cannot pay the full tuition– who sometimes even learn for free. there are grants and scholarships for people who can’t afford the full course fee". http://www.mysticbanana.com/what-are-some-effective-alternatives-to-transcendental-meditation.html

Kudos @Jan Odvarko ! Happy meditating.

A pretty neat little video (9min):

@Jani You know, before I had that same problem. I was struggling about how long should I meditate on each session. But now that I meditate without a timer and using the Insight Timer app (not getting notified when the 20 mins are up, I set it the duration to "Meditation No Limit"), twice a day for around 20mins (sometimes I do it for 30 mins without even trying) I don't feel that anxiety and discomfort like I did when doing mindfulness.

@Jan Odvarko Thanks for the input. I would like to say a few things if I may. So, TM has been taught to millions of people around the globe. I speak about TM (or NSR) because it is considered to be the most beneficial type of meditation out there. It is not only me who says this, but also the American Heart Association: http://www.tm.org/american-heart-association The other important point is that this meditation is effortless, and after meditating with NSR for a few weeks, It has been definitely effortless. Before, I practiced a form of mindfulness meditation, where at the majority of the time I felt I was going nowhere and it was a struggle. That was my experience. I apologize if I repeat myself, but other people may not know this. TM, I can’t stress this enough, it’s effortless. I invite you to very carefully watch this 5 min video about the benefits and other things about TM. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=txdZU2I0N0M Please, do yourself a favor and investigate more about TM. I cannot recommend it enough. If you search on youtube “tm benefits” and watch the videos you’ll learn how beneficial this meditation is. I’m just trying to spread the good news here I’m just a regular dude that has benefited from this meditation. I’m not trying to sell anything, I invite everyone to their own your research and come to your own conclusions. I heard somewhere that people don’t value things when they get them for free. Also, if something really works and has all these amazing health benefits, etc… I will definitely pay for it. But only if it really works, that’s the way I see it. 10 TM benefits: http://tmhome.com/benefits/10-transcendental-meditation-benefits/ A list of notable individuals who have learned TM: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_people_who_have_learned_Transcendental_Meditation

You can google "NSR meditation" to find their website and learn more, all the details are there. I'm just a regular guy who tried a different type of meditation and experienced samadhi without trying. I don't know what else to tell you. It's just a very simple type of meditation that you use twice a day for 15 minutes in morning and afternoon and is mantra based, just like TM. For me, this is THE meditation, I don't have to look further, it seems. I think that what this meditation teaches is that you may want "quality" over "quantity". That you don't necessarily have to meditate for hours to get somewhere. I would really like to know if somebody knows, why do you have to meditate for such a long time? For some time, I was a believer that meditating for a longer time was the best way, but are you getting the results, though? Now I'm not so sure anymore. I'm after "quality" of meditation. The way I see it for longer periods of meditations is that you're just monkeying around trying and trying to go somewhere and that you're just wasting your precious time. Enough of that already. If I had the money I would definitely learn TM, but I don't have that kind of money, maybe I will someday. My apologies for my writing style, I strive to be better at it.

It's a mantra without meaning to it and it's personal.

"That spacious, groundless sense of being, needs to become part of our nature, to be familiar territory, and then awakening arrives by itself. The ultimate cannot belong to anyone, nor can there be someone who is awakened."

I thought I share this, it might be helpful:

It starts with mediation. I would try NSR meditation (Natural Stress Relief). You can experience samadhi, pure consciousness or pure awareness, in a matter of days if done correctly. I experienced a few moments of it on the second day, it was life changing. But, you have to follow the steps carefully. I used to practice a form a mindfulness meditation I had 500+ sessions and never experienced what I did with NSR. If you are diligent in your meditation you will have more awareness in the outside automatically, that is what I learned in their forum. I recommend that you take a look and ask them any questions you may have at their site. Good luck

For what I learned it is similar to TM (Transcendental Meditation), but it won't empty your wallet. This is my fifth day practicing this meditation, this is what I wrote on facebook a few days ago: "Today I experienced samadhi (pure consciousness or pure awareness) for the first time. It was one of the best experiences of my life. Life changing. I'm not the same anymore. The curious thing is that I wasn't looking to experience this while I was meditating, I just followed the steps and it just happened to me. I experienced total well-being, bliss. It was a beautiful thing. It felt so very good, like nothing I have experienced before. What did it, is this type of meditation called NSR (Natural Stress Relief), which is a very easy and simple technique, that makes all the difference in the world, I can't even believe it. I had this experience on just the second day of trying this new meditation. Totally different from the previous method I was using for 500+ times, which was a form of mindfulness. With NSR I felt so so relaxed, very deep, I've never felt so relaxed in my whole life. But it's not just feeling relaxed, it's an indescribable peacefulness, so very sweet. Ha, I can't even believe what I'm saying. But that's what I experienced. I just wish that others could feel what I felt. This is a total game changer for me." It looks like, at least for me, this type of mantra meditation has worked. I really wanted the mindfulness meditation to work, but I didn't get that deep into it. akbal