damn for weeks? Yea something underlying goin on there...but im no doctor.
Ive lost my mind on all types of substances but luckily I was able to find it again relatively shortly.
you tried headspace?
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Meditation - why? how?
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Ive lost my mind on all types of substances but luckily I was able to find it again relatively shortly.
you tried headspace?
The piece centers around a woman who went to a vipassana meditation retreat.
These are silent retreats. No talking except during one on one interaction with the instructor. 10 hrs mediation a day. You are cut off from contact with the outside world.
Meditation or no meditation it's not difficult to estimate that sort of situation could induce psychosis in some people.
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for sure..sounds like alot.
anyone hear about these ketamine clinics popping up in LA and elsewhere? Supposedly really good at treating depression and anxiety. looked pricey but seems like it could be fun. 2 weeks of k-holes! if that doesnt cause psychosis i dont know what will.
Obviously a website favorable to TM, but directly addresses some of the claims from Lazarus and the other guy cited in the Harper's article:
New research using fMRI to view the brains of TM practitioners:
www.medicalnewstoday.com
New research using fMRI to view the brains of TM practitioners:
How transcendental meditation alters the brain
According to new research, transcendental meditation causes brain connectivity changes, which may lead to reduced stress and anxiety levels.
www.medicalnewstoday.com
Interesting.
I've run a lot of ketamine infusions on people with pain issues.
These infusions are titratable by me in relation to the amount of pain they are experiencing.
I've been in the presence or more than a few when they seemingly end up at the edge.
It's usually not very pretty and very anxiety inducing for them.
yea i doubt theyre dosing people w/ enough to wind up in a hole. "microdosing" probably. I dont particularly like the drug, wasnt really fun - but ive also never gotten stuck in a k-hole nor do I have chronic depression or anxiety. i can see how itd be a good pain reliver tho. Basically made me feel really drunk and like I was walking next to myself.
I once knew a girl who take bumps of it all day with the frequency of a heavy ciggie smoker. she wasnt that fun.
If you really like a challenge try sitting quietly on a Symbian. I've seen videos of other women doing it and from their reaction it may be just the challenge you are looking for.
is symbian code word for your mothers face? cause i be sitting on that sh!t all the time.
you have it backwards, she's supposed to sit on your faceis symbian code word for your mothers face? cause i be sitting on that sh!t all the time.
its 2021 baby. the rules have changed. its my favorite place to sit and meditate.you have it backwards, she's supposed to sit on your face
If you look at meditation as a form of mental training a 7 or 30 day retreat of 10 to 16 hrs a day of meditation is going to be just as challenging if not more as a physical exercise retreat. Body parts are going to break in people who are not prepared physically. The same can be said for the mind concerning meditation.
my GF is a psychiatrist who prescribes and treats patients with ketamine. She also works at a ketamine clinic, sometimes. I've been with her when she dosed herself, she was out of it for a couple of hours. She says it relieves stress, and for some patients, it helps work through emotional issues. I have done and continue to do a lot of meditation, ketamine is nothing like meditation.
the gf is not working with the K clinic in the future. She doesn't like how it is run and compares it to just dishing out drugs to anyone who can afford it($300+) per session. I have heard all the clinicians at the clinic use it.
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I like sex, alcohol and opiates.
That is a great way to vent off stress when used in moderation.
That is a great way to vent off stress when used in moderation.
When you meditate for a while you come to a realization that you don't need to be constantly talking to yourself. It is ok to just be, without anything else. Then everything seems ok. I don't meditate in a formal manner, I just stop talking to myself for a while, like when I jog each morning. Sitting on a surfboard watching the horizon for a set is very much like meditating. You don't need to say a magic mantra, just be satisfied with your current situation "Be Here Now." Reggae music and cannabis puts me in a meditative state of satisfaction quick and easy.
I belonged to a spiritual club called "Ananda Marga" (Sanskrit for "path of bliss). It was founded by Anandamurti, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prabhat_Ranjan_Sarkarbased
It is based on: meditation, spiritual philosophy, vegetarianism, neohumanism, and asanas (yoga stretching).
"In 1982, Sarkar extended his writings on the subject of human society with the introduction of his new theory of Neohumanism. If humanism tends to contemplate only humans in a human-centric view, Neohumanism is the elevation of humanism to universalism. Sarkar said "When the underlying spirit of humanism is extended to everything, animate and inanimate, in this universe – I have designated this as "Neohumanism". This Neohumanism will elevate humanism to universalism, the cult of LOVE FOR ALL CREATED BEINGS of this universe."[22] Neohumanism is said to prefer existential value over utility value for all living beings."
Prabhat Ranjan Sarkar - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
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^that or it can be like when you pull into a big open barrel and experience the energy in the water spiraling all around you. No thoughts arise as the wave opens wide and then squeezes to be spat out. That’s all. Any thinking will never make that experience better but certainly can ruin it.
While I agree for the most part, I will say that a consistent focused practice with little chance for distraction is different than meditating while running, walking, or waiting for waves. You always have to be paying a little bit of attention to your surroundings while running or waiting for waves, and that makes it different.
Not to talk those activities down. I do them all. It's just different
I run long distances.
Sometimes I sit in the ocean and stare towards the horizon waiting for sets. A good set is like enlightnement. Clears your mind and makes you happy.
But like all good things, the happy feelings will pass.
Sometimes I sit in the ocean and stare towards the horizon waiting for sets. A good set is like enlightnement. Clears your mind and makes you happy.
But like all good things, the happy feelings will pass.
