Make Strong Determination Sitting Harder - Suggestions?

[HereNowThisMoment]

While reading a few of the posts on here yesterday I came across strong determination sitting for the first time. I watched Leo's video about it shortly after ("Meditation on Steroids") and then gave it a try last night for an hour. I was pretty surprised to find that I wound up enjoying the practice quite a bit with a recurrent thought saying "this is a beautiful practice." There were definitely points where it became uncomfortable but that passed as everything does. Strangely 1 hour only felt like 20 minutes, it was a bizarre experience that i've only had happen a few times before. This is the most valuable meditation practice I've come across so far (I mainly just practice "do nothing") and the rush of sensations when I stood up when the timer went off was so ecstatic that all I could do was lie down and just savor it. 

I was wondering if anyone has any suggestions on how to make the practice less comfortable. Is the only way to increase the duration? I felt like I could keep going so I don't know if just increasing time would make it harder. As an aside, last summer I woke up one morning and decided I wanted to do something horribly painful for fun so I decided to row 100 km on my erg without training for it or using any distractions like music, other people, movies, etc... it wound up taking 12 hours and after that experience I can't imagine anything being any more uncomfortable than that. So if anyone has any suggestions to get even more (maybe I'm just being greedy haha) out of this meditation practice I'd love to hear them. Thanks! 

[HereNowThisMoment]

@Wormon Blatburm yeah I was thinking that environmental things would probably be what I should change up, thanks! By the way, it was your post that led me to this practice so thanks for that too haha! 

[JKG]

Do it when you are horribly tired. A few days ago I woke up at 5am and did it for two hours. It was mentally so challenging

[Eelco1981]

@HereNowThisMoment Anything that provokes the mind or body but is physically harmless. Maybe you can try to listen to some music you really dislike. Or stare at a photograph of someone you dislike. Or a smell/smoke you dislike. I sit in a "bound angel pose" that stretches my crotch uncomfortably. Or heat up the room to an uncomfortable level. Or where people stare at you. Anything that makes you less comfortable. Success!

[HereNowThisMoment]

Great ideas, thank you everyone! 

[Guest username]

I have been wondering this myself. Anyone have a take on Strong Determination Standing?

[CA19]

jerk off to porn for an hour,don't cum,then do a sit immediately after.

do it in ice cold water

do it in a noisy place full of commotion

put clothespins on your ears and nose

just a few suggestions...

[egoeimai]

8 minutes ago, CA19 said:

jerk off to porn for an hour,don't cum,then do a sit immediately after.

do it in ice cold water

do it in a noisy place full of commotion

put clothespins on your ears and nose

just a few suggestions...

Sick stuff. And the I saw that you are Greek.   

[CA19]

@popi haha you're Greek too?I thought I was the only one.

[egoeimai]

Just now, CA19 said:

@popi haha you're Greek too?I thought I was the only one.

No it seems not. But dont ever speak greek here in posts. I had a red flag because of this  

[Emerald]

I would just increase the duration. This will probably yield more benefit than changing environmental factors to be less comfortable. But if you're really set on making your sit less comfortable in an environmental way, try changing the air temperature to too hot or too cold or something like that. Or sit in lotus if that's a challenge for you.

[Flicker_boy]

@Emerald Wilkins thats a nice one, like a sweat lodge os sorts

[HereNowThisMoment]

@Emerald Wilkins Yeah, I think I'm going to just increase duration until I can sit for a few hours, thanks! If it works for enlightened monks then I probably shouldn't mess with the process haha

[Travis]

@CA19 fuckin hilarious 

[art]

Sit on a Shakti Mat! http://www.shaktimat.co.uk/#

[Flicker_boy]

do it sleepy and/or after eating a lot

[Travis]

Do it at night in a pitch black room, with blinders over your eyes and ear plugs in your ears.