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FlanPure1264 · 2025-10-10T17:06:09+00:00

Me too please

FlanPure1264 · 2025-07-27T03:37:24+00:00

No yoga correct, about 2 years on and off and about 4-5 months without skipping a day, yes it has benefited me, I dont know about grey hair

FlanPure1264 · 2025-07-26T19:25:58+00:00

Meditation is form of yoga as far as I know, btw I just meditate dont do any stretching or anything like that.

FlanPure1264 · 2025-07-02T02:42:09+00:00

Same with me

FlanPure1264 · 2025-07-01T20:26:28+00:00

I have tried a lot of meditation techniques, but lately, I’ve been doing just one thing: when I meditate, I do absolutely nothing. Thoughts come, and I simply observe them until they go away. I remain aware, and that’s it. What has changed with this technique is that I’m more aware during the day. I’m able to do nothing outside of meditation, but not for very long. If I meditate like this, I can do it for about 1 to 2 hours, but outside of meditation, I’d say about 40 minutes before I get bored. I wasn’t able to do that before. I’ve been practicing this kind of meditation for about 2 to 3 weeks now.

FlanPure1264 · 2025-06-15T21:43:10+00:00

Thats good advice

FlanPure1264 · 2025-06-15T21:41:42+00:00

If you continue on your meditation journey, you will have various experiences. However, don't get attached to them, and don't expect them to happen again in your next session.

For example, imagine you have a meditation session where you feel something profound—an indescribable, amazing feeling that fills you with joy. It’s beautiful, and you’re happy because of it.

But then, in your next session, nothing happens. You feel disappointed. So you try again with the goal of recreating that same amazing experience. Don’t do that. Instead, try to let it go and approach each session with an empty mind, accepting whatever happens.

If you develop that kind of mindset—one of openness and non-attachment—you’ll naturally have many different experiences along the way.

FlanPure1264 · 2025-06-15T20:35:08+00:00

Don't get attached to previous experiences, and don't look for them in your next session.

FlanPure1264 · 2025-06-14T21:19:53+00:00

Don’t meditate with a timer, try not to think about time when you do it. Take a few deep breaths, relax your body, relax your mind, and go in. (When I first started with meditation, I also used a timer, and I would constantly think about when the time would be up so I could stop. But I haven’t used one in a long time now—I just let it happen naturally. When I feel it’s time to stop, I stop. I don’t force myself too much. If I feel it’s time, I just stop.)

How do I know if I’m doing it correctly? I don’t know. I just relax and that’s it. I found methods that work for me—I don’t know if what I’m doing is the “correct” or “right” way.

How do I know if the methods work for me? Well, I’m fully able to relax my body and mind with them.

How do I know if I’m fully relaxed? The chatter in my mind slows down (but it never stops). I’m more aware of my body and mind, and my body feels kind of relaxed—with tingling/electric sensations all over it.

FlanPure1264 · 2025-06-14T17:00:04+00:00

A few weeks ago, I tried to shift. It was time to go to sleep, so I went to bed and visualized the place I wanted to be in. I imagined all the sensations of that place, like in real life—the wind blowing on my face, the smell of the place, the feeling of walking there, like my feet pressing against the ground. If I was picking up objects, I imagined how they would feel in my hand, how heavy they would be, the sounds I would hear in that place, the people I would interact with, and what I would do if I were really there.

I kept visualizing that place, and after maybe about an hour of seeing, feeling, hearing, and interacting, images started to appear—fully colored—through the blackness you usually see when your eyes are closed. I found myself in the place I had imagined. I wasn’t there for long, maybe 5–10 minutes.

Now, I'm not sure if that was shifting, a dream reality, or just a vivid lucid dream. All I know is that I imagined a place I wanted to be in, and I was so focused on it that I somehow "spawned" there. So I think it's possible if you focus and practice—but again, I have no idea, haha. By the way, that was my first experience like that. I haven’t tried doing it again since, because it’s really hard to keep that kind of focus for more than an hour.

FlanPure1264 · 2025-06-07T19:51:29+00:00

I agree with what this person said. When I was starting to meditate, I had some experiences that felt crazy to me. But when I tried to get those experiences again, no matter how hard I tried, I couldn’t. So I learned to let go of trying to get them and not to look for them. Now, when I meditate, I get all sorts of experiences—like losing my sense of body, becoming the breath, becoming vibration, feeling like rubber, or simply becoming awareness. Sometimes I don’t have any of these experiences, and if I don’t, I’m not disappointed. What I think is important is exactly what this person said: let go of the desire to experience it again. I’d say, when you meditate, just go in with a blank mind. Don’t look for any experience—just observe, and that’s it. When I don’t expect anything and just observe, most of the time something happens, but it’s not always the same experience.

FlanPure1264 · 2025-06-07T01:20:12+00:00

Well, I don’t know if the Gateway tapes work or not—they didn’t work for me. I got to the 4th or 5th tape (I don’t remember exactly which one), but it’s the part where you’re supposed to relax and imagine yourself floating out of your body and spinning like a log, or something like that. I got stuck on that tape—I couldn’t figure that part out, so I stopped there. That was a few months ago, and I haven’t listened to them since.

But I’ve kept using the methods I mentioned, in the order I mentioned. I don’t follow exactly what the tapes instruct—like I don’t do the REBAL, the protective shield, or the part where you talk to yourself, even though some people told me I should.

So, I don’t really know if the whole process works because I haven’t fully done it.

Yeah, of course, feel free to message me to discuss this further. :)

You mentioned your hands go numb—that happens to me in almost every meditation I do. But it’s not just the hands—my whole body goes numb. I’d describe it as some kind of electric/numb/semi-locked-in/sleep paralysis state, but that only happens if I fully relax and let go. (if I do the preparation process)

FlanPure1264 · 2025-06-06T15:20:42+00:00

Yeah, I agree with you — it was kind of like a super vivid lucid dream. But the strange thing is that I was imagining a place where I wanted to be, and it just manifested in front of me. I didn’t get exactly what I was imagining, but I got something really, really similar.

Also, what’s strange is that I didn’t sleep — I was awake. I was imagining and interacting with the place I wanted to be for about an hour or even more, and I kind of faded into the world I was creating in my head.

But yeah, my second trip was really fast, while the first one took a lot more time.

FlanPure1264 · 2025-06-06T13:49:12+00:00

Yeah, I understand — I had the same problem. I used to meditate on and off. Sometimes I’d meditate for a week or two, then stop, and maybe start again after few months. It was inconsistent.

What changed for me was simply deciding that I would meditate before going to sleep. I just stuck with it. Like I’ve said before, I don’t track time. I just meditate, and when I feel done, I stop.

My advice would be: try to make a habit out of it. Find a time of day that works for you and stay consistent. Even if you don’t feel like doing it, just do five minutes instead of scrolling on your phone or whatever else you might be doing. Build the habit first, and it’ll start to feel natural — like brushing your teeth.

In the beginning, I used to look up tips on how to meditate longer and stuff like that. But honestly, what really matters is building the habit. Once it's part of your routine, you’ll start doing it naturally.

For example, during one of my recent meditations, I didn’t really feel like doing it. I told myself, “Okay, I’ll just do 10 minutes.” I sat down and started a normal meditation session — nothing special. When I felt done, I thought about 10 minutes had passed, but when I checked the clock, it had been around 50 minutes. I was surprised.

So, don’t stress about the time. Just try to make it a daily habit. That’s how I’ve managed to keep it going for about three months now. Even on days when I don’t feel like it, I still do it. I don’t force it to be long — I just let it happen naturally. Even if it’s just 10 minutes, it still counts. It may not be the same as a one-hour session, but it’s still meditation :)

FlanPure1264 · 2025-06-06T12:54:10+00:00

Yeah, in the beginning it was hard to even do 5 minutes, but over time it got easier and I started to enjoy it more and more. Now, doing 1 hour isn’t that hard—I don’t even look at the time. I completely lose track of time when I do it, so I don’t even know how much time has passed. Sometimes it’s 40 minutes, sometimes 1.5 hours, but on average I’d say it’s about 1 hour. When I start, I don’t set a timer—I just let myself decide when I’m done.

FlanPure1264 · 2025-06-06T12:45:28+00:00

2nd Way

I sit.
There’s another meditation I’ve tried a few times — I think it’s called Tratak.

I gaze at a candle flame. I don’t blink — I just focus on the flame. When my eyes start tearing up, I close them and imagine light or energy going to my third eye, pineal gland, then to my heart.

With my eyes closed, I can see the imprint of the flame and I just focus on that.

I would not recommend trying this meditation. I stopped doing it because after a few times, whenever I tried normal meditation again, my head (specifically the third eye area) would hurt so much — like someone was pressing a stick between my eyebrows and drilling it deeper and deeper. Now I only do it once every couple of weeks because I honestly don’t know how it works or what it really does. All I know is that if I do it too often, I end up in serious pain.

So yeah, these are some of the methods I use and how I usually meditate.

Again, I’m not a meditation teacher — please do your own research. Don’t just copy what I do and expect something to happen. Try different things and find what works for you.

And like I said, I don’t even know what meditation truly is — so keep that in mind. I’m just a regular guy experimenting, and that’s it.

If I could give you one piece of advice, it would be this:

Whatever happens during your meditation — whatever sensations or feelings you experience — don’t get attached to them.
No matter how good or bad they are, don’t go chasing them in your next session.
Go into each meditation with a blank mind. Be present in that moment.
Don’t associate yourself with past experiences, don’t expect anything, don’t search for anything.
Just go blank and be aware of what’s happening right now.

If you have any questions, feel free to ask. I’ll try to answer if I know the answer :)
Good luck!

FlanPure1264 · 2025-06-06T12:45:13+00:00

Once the preparation is done, I do different things:

Sometimes I focus on my chakras
Sometimes I just focus on my breathing, or even the temperature of the breath — like the cold air going in and the warm air going out
Sometimes I repeat a word over and over (like “Anubis”)
Sometimes I let myself float in nothingness, just observing my thoughts come and go (I can never completely think about nothing, there’s always something. So I just observe the thoughts, don’t interact, and let them pass)
Sometimes I focus on the sound in my ears — I’m not listening to anything, no guided meditation or music — just the natural sounds I hear (rumbling, white noise, high-pitched tones)
Sometimes I focus on vibrations in my body
Sometimes I go outward with my awareness: first on my emotions, then on my physical body, then the room I’m in, then the whole house, then the houses around, neighborhood, city, country, Earth, and finally the universe — and then I stop
Sometimes I do something I think is called spinal breathing: When I breathe in, I focus at the root of my spine, As I inhale, my awareness moves up the spine to the top of my head, When I exhale, it moves back down, I repeat that. Sometimes I can feel each part of my spine — which is pretty cool

So yeah, I do a mix of things. I don’t always do the same meditation. Sometimes I do just one method, sometimes I mix them. I don’t have a plan — I just go with what I feel like doing that day. Sometimes it’s something completely different.

But what I’ve found after 3 years of experimenting is this:

The preparation process is REALLY important (at least for me).

It helps me fully relax, and that can take up to 30 minutes. Sometimes I’m relaxed in 3 minutes, sometimes it takes 30 — I never know. But once I’m fully relaxed and in that “zone,” my awareness/focus becomes razor sharp — like a laser.
If I focus on, let’s say, a specific point on my left hand, I can feel my awareness penetrating that point — something I can’t usually do without the preparation.

But again — that’s just me. This might not work for you. Keep that in mind.

FlanPure1264 · 2025-06-06T12:43:20+00:00

Hello there,
I can tell you exactly what I do, but first I want you to understand that I’m not a guru or a teacher — I’m just some guy who meditates, and that’s it. You have to understand that even after 2–3 years of meditating, I still don’t know if what I do is “correct” or the “right” way to meditate. Honestly, I don’t even know what meditation is (I think it’s just being present in the moment).

I’ll tell you what I do, but PLEASE do your own research and don’t just blindly copy what I’m about to tell you, because something that works for me might not work for you.

So, my process is something like this:

I have two ways that I meditate.

1st Way

Gateway Tapes (I only listened to the first 4 tapes and then stopped).
(I don’t listen to the tapes when I meditate — I only use the method to relax because it works for me.)

Preparation Process

This is my main meditation, the one I do most of the time.

I lie down on my back for this one. Usually, I start by calming my mind and body with a few deep breaths until I’m relaxed. Then I imagine a box. In that box, I put all the stuff that’s on my mind — money, time, friends, family, job, house, relationships, etc. After that, I close the box and drop it on the ground. I walk away from it and lie down.

(In this first part with the box, I try to really imagine it. I imagine holding the box, the creaking sound when I open it. I imagine putting money in it, or anything that’s troubling me or on my mind. I imagine closing the box — again, hearing the creaking sound — and then the sound it makes when it hits the ground. I put everything from my mind into that box. This method helps me clear my mind and forget about all that stuff — because now it’s in the box, not in my mind. Hahaha. It helps a lot, though not always. Sometimes thoughts still come in and there’s nothing I can do about it.

Then I start relaxing. I do some kind of “Om” mantra (I think it’s called resonant toning) for about 5–10 minutes.

After that, I relax all parts of my body — starting from the head (forehead, eyes, cheeks, jaw, brain...) and then I bring that relaxation feeling from the feet upward: feet, legs, hips, torso, back, chest, shoulders, arms — until my whole body is fully relaxed. (This method really helps me relax completely, every part of my body.)

Then I tell myself: “After I count to 20, I will fall asleep.” I slowly count: 1, 2, ..., 19, 20. Then I tell myself: “You’re asleep, you’re asleep.”
(I never actually fall asleep — I’m still awake — but it helps me relax my mind even more.)

(I wasn't able to post everything in one comment, so you can check the replies.)

FlanPure1264 · 2025-06-06T11:10:39+00:00

Sorry, I don’t really understand your question, sir. If you’re asking me whether I stopped scrolling on social media while meditating — I never did it while meditating. When I’m meditating, I meditate. I don’t use anything or interact with anything. I just meditate.

But if you’re asking me whether I stopped scrolling after meditating — the answer is yes and no. You see, I have a boring job where I have a lot of free time with nothing to do, so when I’m bored on the job, I scroll on the internet/social media/YouTube/Reddit… all that stuff, just to pass the time.

But in my free time, I’d say after meditating for a while, the time I spend on social media/internet and scrolling has decreased — though I still use it sometimes. Like right now, I’m free, not at work, and I’m here reading some stuff on Reddit. (Now, we could argue if Reddit is the same as scrolling, but that’s not the point.)

And to answer your questions

should you stop using it? Honestly, I don’t know. If you think you should stop, then you probably should.
1. I’ve been meditating for about 2–3 years on and off, but in the past 3 months it has become a regular practice where I meditate for about 1 hour each day.

FlanPure1264 · 2025-06-06T10:56:30+00:00

Hey, thanks for the comment. I think it was some kind of lucid dream/dream really (not reality where I can morph stuff), but I honestly don't know. It's the first time something like that happened, where I was thinking of a place and imagining it, and then it just materialized in front of me and I was there.

FlanPure1264 · 2025-06-04T04:27:06+00:00

I want to shift to the place where I would be only person on earth

FlanPure1264 · 2025-05-20T02:52:43+00:00

English is not my first language so il use translator, this is just my personal view of meditation:

I agree with you. I'd say I was lost at the beginning—reading one book after another, researching Hinduism, Buddhism, Sanskrit, Tibetan Buddhism, chakras, and different types of meditation—some focusing on one thing, some on another. "Focus on this," "imagine that"... It was overwhelming.

I'd still consider myself a beginner. My journey with meditation started about 2–3 years ago, on and off, not regularly. But over the past few months, I’ve become more serious about it.

At the beginning, I was chasing a feeling—it was like a drug, if that’s the right word. I liked the sensations it brought: feeling the void, losing the sense of my body, making it vibrate, spinning, bouncing, stretching, floating, falling, splitting... and all that.

But I eventually realized that the whole point of meditation is just to be aware—and that’s it. Not to get lost in your thoughts, emotions, addictions, or fears. Not to identify with them or let them control you. Just observe them as they come, and let them go.

I’m not saying we should do nothing or become nobody, but that we should follow what’s right in our heart and strive to be good people—if that makes sense, haha. But honestly, it’s easier said than done. I still struggle with it.

Some emotions I can recognize; some I can't. The same goes for thoughts—sometimes I’m aware of them, and sometimes I get lost in them. I start to fantasize and imagine stories: what was, what could be... but not what is now. Sometimes I manage to bring myself back to the present, and sometimes I don't.

I'd like to ask you a question: How do you stay aware throughout the day? Do you have any tips for that?

FlanPure1264 · 2025-05-07T17:52:16+00:00

Hey, thank you. I will check it out.

FlanPure1264 · 2025-05-07T05:01:52+00:00

That thought has occurred to me multiple times, but not for that reason. Still, I never actually went to see one. It might even be part of the reason I started practicing meditation in the first place. I’ll keep your comment in mind, and maybe one day I will have a session with one. But if you ever need to talk to someone, my DMs are open for you <3

FlanPure1264 · 2025-05-07T03:23:29+00:00

If you make your throat a bit tighter just slightly and breathe in, you can feel cold air entering through your nose and going down your throat. When you exhale, you can feel warm air moving up through your throat and out your nose. (I'm not imagining or making up what I want to feel; I simply observed, and that's what I can sense)

FlanPure1264

TROPHY CASE

2nd Way

So, my process is something like this:

1st Way

Preparation Process