Sunday Challenge !!!

[Shin]

[Shin]

Challenging it was.

Hard it was to focus, for tired the mind was.
Reached was the goal I set, fearful and resistant was the mind to it.

Weird the hand was, 5 fingers, why ?
A cartoon character am I ?

 

[pluto]

I looked at my hand for one infinite second. I came back to where i started.

This is pointless!

[Shin]

26 minutes ago, pluto said:

I looked at my hand for one infinite second. I came back to where i started.

This is pointless!

Really ?

I honestly thought it was a useless exercice to begin with.

But after some time I noticed that I was way more accute to my surroundings and I saw a lot more details in everything.

[pluto]

@Shin You missed the Enlightened Joke

[WorknMan]

Well, I decided to give it a try, and went for about 14 minutes. If you do one next Sunday, add a little more detail. Like, for this one:

- Am I supposed to look at one hand only, or can I switch? (For this exercise, I switched hands when my arm got tired)
- Am I looking for anything in particular? Like, examining the lines on my palm, or just staring at my hand in general
- Do any of these details really matter?

If I'd had a little more info in this regard (as well as a little more time... I just ran across this post), I probably would've went for longer.

If anybody else tries this challenge, try stretching out your palm as far as you can when you're looking at it, then relaxing it. If you stare at your hand long enough, it's almost as if you're looking at someone else's.

Anyway, I can't see very well, so I couldn't, for example, examine the lines on my fingerprint. So I hope next week's challenge isn't a visual one

[Shin]

@WorknMan

I was thinking about

Strong determination sitting

I wish I found a shorter video to just explain the posture, because it's really simple (you just meditate normally with this posture).

I don't remember if he says it, but wear something very comfortable/not tight (definitely not a jeans),

Becouse the posture is already quite painful for most people.

 

Edited October 17, 2018 by Shin

[WorknMan]

I tried strong determination sitting once, after watching Leo's video on the subject. I went for over an hour, until my ankle made me tap. I can sit for long periods of time without much trouble. What I CAN'T do is keep my mind still for more than 5 seconds; the fucking thing is like an energetic 3yo on a heroic dose of speed. It goes 90mph from sun up to sun down. All day, every day.

[Shin]

31 minutes ago, WorknMan said:

What I CAN'T do is keep my mind still for more than 5 seconds; the fucking thing is like an energetic 3yo on a heroic dose of speed. It goes 90mph from sun up to sun down. All day, every day.

Because of sds or in general ?

[WorknMan]

I don't really understand the question, but I think... in general.

Edited October 17, 2018 by WorknMan

[bejapuskas]

@Shin Should I just go mad with the challenge or should I play fair?

[Shin]

Just now, bejapuskas said:

@Shin Should I just go mad with the challenge or should I play fair?

What do you mean ? 

[Shin]

19 hours ago, WorknMan said:

I don't really understand the question, but I think... in general.

Do the "Do nothing meditation" then.

If you can't quiet your mind, you can still do this meditation ?

Edited October 18, 2018 by Shin

[bejapuskas]

@Shin I can watch my hand the whole day, if I do certain things, like chaining myself, suppressing pain... 

[Shin]

43 minutes ago, bejapuskas said:

@Shin I can watch my hand the whole day, if I do certain things, like chaining myself, suppressing pain... 

Hum, just do a little bit over what you think you can do, that would be enough, the point is not to kill yourself ?

[bejapuskas]

@Shin It actually is lol

[Shin]

Maybe we'll be more than 2 tomorrow !

 

• Strong Determination Sitting for a challenging time for you (put a timer on your phone).
• Any kind of meditation practice you want aside of the posture.
• Have relaxed clothes (no jeans/tight clothing) to do it, it is already painful enough as it is.