Philosophies of Eastern Religion/Meditation
March 28, 2014 at 4:59 pm
(This post was last modified: March 28, 2014 at 5:28 pm by Phatt Matt s.)
So does or did anyone here belong to Eastern Religion or practice the exercises, meditation, controlled breathing, yoga, interior silence, and stillness etc?
It's hard as hell to do. Ideally one is to learn how have control over the mind to stop it from wandering from thought to thought. One is to control what comes into the mind so that unwanted thoughts no longer can enter. This is to be completely focused without distractions. This will improve a persons performance in all areas of life if the mind is not distracted and thinking about two or more things at once. If you chase after two rabbits at the same time you have a slim chance of catching either.
It strengthens certain areas of the brain, can lead to better sleep, better heart rate, blood-pressure, less anxiety, more clarity, more energy, and in some cases creativity, insight, or Euphoria.
The chattering mind burns up much energy and leads to mental blind spots.
When one successfully stops thought for long periods of time you move beyond the awareness of this world and some of the thinking errors become less severe, exposed, or eliminated.
It might not sound like much,but in achieving the inner stillness that is free of conscious thought, I felt truly free. A freedom to have happiness that wasn't shaken by external circumstances. It came with more mindfulness throughout the day, less worry, and being less bothered by the typical disappointments and frustration of day to day living. I Wasn't able to maintain it however due to neglect of the disciplines required to advance.
If you would like to share something about any experience you may have had with Buddhism, Hinduism, Jainism, Sikhism, Taoism that would be great.
There is wisdom in all of them.
It's hard as hell to do. Ideally one is to learn how have control over the mind to stop it from wandering from thought to thought. One is to control what comes into the mind so that unwanted thoughts no longer can enter. This is to be completely focused without distractions. This will improve a persons performance in all areas of life if the mind is not distracted and thinking about two or more things at once. If you chase after two rabbits at the same time you have a slim chance of catching either.
It strengthens certain areas of the brain, can lead to better sleep, better heart rate, blood-pressure, less anxiety, more clarity, more energy, and in some cases creativity, insight, or Euphoria.
The chattering mind burns up much energy and leads to mental blind spots.
When one successfully stops thought for long periods of time you move beyond the awareness of this world and some of the thinking errors become less severe, exposed, or eliminated.
It might not sound like much,but in achieving the inner stillness that is free of conscious thought, I felt truly free. A freedom to have happiness that wasn't shaken by external circumstances. It came with more mindfulness throughout the day, less worry, and being less bothered by the typical disappointments and frustration of day to day living. I Wasn't able to maintain it however due to neglect of the disciplines required to advance.
If you would like to share something about any experience you may have had with Buddhism, Hinduism, Jainism, Sikhism, Taoism that would be great.
There is wisdom in all of them.
