Addicted To Meditation?

[Whatever]

Hi yall!

Few montha ago got sick of mental masturbation about subject of no-self and all and all with lack of actualy doing the work. Ive been meditating for a year now on off, 3 months daily. About a month ago purchached Leos life purpose course and am in middle of figuring out my values (coming pretty clear on that tho, At least top 5). Last week i went for a 7 Day vipassana retreat and that shit changed everything, 15-20 hours a Day meditating and it was far more profound to me than ny earlier mushroom, lsd or dmt trips (had a breakthru experience on dmt tho, but didnt know how to handle it after, just now after retreat putting pieces on that on place). Anyway after the retreat it has been no brainer for me thay its time to stop smoking weed, tobacco, eating anything stupid, spend time watcing tv, ive reaf within a week 4 books Leo recommendee in life purpose course and 9 more to go before ordering more, started a gym habit and eating pnly healthy with 0% feeling of effort. My top priority is to practice mindfullness all Day long and its clearer and clearer that meditation/mindfullness is not something i do bu what I am. Meditation session are so deep and enjoyable and seems like all the resistance and worry about thinking while meditating are gone. I could meditate all Day, been doing it now 2 hours a Day. 

 

My question is, is there such thing as too much meditation? I have no Day job At a time and could do it easily say, 6 hours a Day. Toughts about this?

[cetus]

@Whatever It sounds like 2 hours are working just fine for you. Good enough in my view. You don't want to become a meditation recluse so mix it up like your doing now.  My thought- Stay with that healthy balance.

[kurt]

@Whatever

In my opinion you don't need all that meditation, mostly because of the fact as you have rightly stated the ego can get addicted to the states, which is a problem.

Half an hour to an hour per day is enough to get a sense of dis-identification.  

The rest of the day should be spent doing regular things while contemplating the knowledge as the ego comes up against it's usual issues in life.

Just 2 cents from me.

[Whatever]

Ok, maybe ill stick with my two hours then, 1 in the morning, 1 in the night. It has just been so fullfilling that im kind of scared of losing my rappidly increasing mindfullness (that fear, great meditation object btw). Im seriously considering about leaving my life to become a monk. Could be my life purpose. At first i tought my life purpose was to do self actualisation work, self developement and use that knowledge to make rap songs in my language (im pretty good with a words and got twisted sence of humor with ability to easily rhyme stuff with double meanings hidden), and kind of dont wanna give up on that, guess we will see

 

Thx for the feedback guys and keep up ur work!

[mikeyy]

Broo if ur addicted to meditating u are lucky mofo hahah im 45 days free of my porn addiction Ina try to get myself to love meditating that much

[Mr Sloth]

I don't see a problem with meditating for a longer time. I mean if you have the desire to do so, why not? 
Another idea is to follow your regular meditation schedule and some days you just sit for maybe 8 hours or more.

Just follow your desires :). 

[Dodo]

Addicted to water too? Some addictions are nice

Its good when you change from bad addictions to ones that work in your favour. Meditation is a good way to stop other addictions, because you can just meditate instead of doing those other things. You are addicted to anti addiction!

Edited September 29, 2016 by Dodoster

[Whatever]

Yea man!

 

Its very good this way. Been meditating 2 hours normal meditation a Day and 1 hour with 528hertz music i came accross in youtube, anyone got any info about that stuff btw? Its really trippy 0_o

[Mulky]

I'm busy so I'm not going to read anything in your entire post or any of the other posters except for your title and respond.  Almost every addiction will yield less pleasure and more pain over time, all of them in fact, even ones that seem reasonable like sex or junk food.  Meditation is the only thing you can be addicted to that will yield more pleasure and less pain over time.  this also refers to any kind of mindfulness, present moment awareness, or in any way becoming more established in a natural meditative state reguardless of what you are doing at the time.