Boredom

[theking00]

How I can deal with boredom? I am planning to do a retreat mediation 

Edited January 12, 2019 by theking00

[DocHoliday]

Use it.

Try to find out what boredom is.

Why do you experience it?

Why are we always trying to get away from it, generally? 

[ivankiss]

In my experiance, boredom is a transition of some sort.

It may be viewed as an invitation to merge witgh the present moment and simply be.

Notice when you are bored, it's your mind that has the need to be entertained, stimulated. Nothing else.

Focus on surrendering to what is; do not run away from the emptyness.

You may also simply use your imagination to find a way to amuse yourself. It's not a sin.

Be creative and passionate. It may kill the notion of boredom.

[Nahm]

@theking00 The pertinent question is how have you been dealing with boredom? 

[theking00]

@Nahm video games and internet 

[Nahm]

@theking00 What do you think would happen to you if you didn’t play video games or go online?

[Preetom]

2 minutes ago, Nahm said:

@theking00 What do you think would happen to you if you didn’t play video games or go online?

I think I would die

[Nahm]

@Preetom ?  What do you think that would be like? 

[bejapuskas]

Try replacing video games with healthy habits, one by one, if you are more experienced, you can maybe put two. 

Try nofap, cold showers, pranayama, yoga, meditation, journalling, just add these into your day one by one, there will be no time to play.

In the end, you will enjoy the work, but it might be a longer kind of process  

[Preetom]

5 minutes ago, Nahm said:

@Preetom ?  What do you think that would be like? 

thats the issue. Thoughts don't wanna think/contemplate about that  

[How to be wise]

@theking00 why are you running away from boredom? It’s just a feeling.

 

[Nahm]

@Preetom How come?

[Preetom]

4 minutes ago, How to be wise said:

@theking00 why are you running away from boredom? It’s just a feeling.

One probably won't feel those 'feelings' unless and until the pain of running away becomes greater than the pain of feeling those 'feelings'

[How to be wise]

2 minutes ago, Preetom said:

One probably won't feel those 'feelings' unless and until the pain of running away becomes greater than the pain of feeling those 'feelings'

But why don’t you want to feel it? What’s wrong with it? Unless you’re scared that it will ruin all of your egoic plans.

 

[Preetom]

4 minutes ago, How to be wise said:

But why don’t you want to feel it? What’s wrong with it? Unless you’re scared that it will ruin all of your egoic plans.

 

that's the issue. One is bound in the idea of pleasure-pain cycle unless consciousness reaches a breakthrough tipping point

[How to be wise]

1 minute ago, Preetom said:

that's the issue. One is bound in the idea of pleasure-pain cycle unless consciousness reaches a breakthrough tipping point

What has that got to do with feeling bored? 

[theking00]

I am running away from silence 

[Preetom]

1 minute ago, How to be wise said:

What has that got to do with feeling bored? 

Because,

Being bored=Not seeing what is and subsequently seeing/imagining/forcing what is not. 

In other words, it is a Consciousness issue

[Shin]

1 minute ago, theking00 said:

I am running away from silence 

You'll always be until you face it.
Works for everything.

In this case it's because if you actually stay in silence, you will have to stay alone with your mind, which is most likely full of negative thoughts and judgments

And/or

Because if you do stay in silence, you will have to see what you are, which is not your body or your mind, and this the ego would do anything not to see it.
Basically, everything it does in its live is to not see it, all its problems and activities are there to stay distracted.
Unless you're genuinely passionnated about something, everything you do is a way to escape this, and even then, this passion can be use as an excuse too.

[Preetom]

2 minutes ago, Shin said:

if you actually stay in silence, 

It will be game over down the line.

That's the last thing the game would want.