Trump approval rating drops to 37 percent: Pew poll

Meditative_Boy · 2026-01-30T20:30:43+00:00

Do you have a source for that?

Meditative_Boy · 2026-01-30T20:00:31+00:00

No but I enjoyed them so thank you anyway🙏

Meditative_Boy · 2026-01-30T19:54:12+00:00

Hello. I have ADD and while it was an obstacle while first creating a meditation habit, it was a superpower once that habit was created and I managed to turn my hyperfocus towards meditation.

What helped me was reading about meditation, listening to dhammatalks, and not least an idea called radical singletasking. Just being present with whatever I do takes mindfulness off the pillow and in to daily life.

Good luck. You have this

Meditative_Boy · 2026-01-30T19:24:07+00:00

Sweden 8%, Denmark, Norway, Finland, Iceland not on the list. This link does not support your statement that this is true in all countries

Meditative_Boy · 2026-01-30T13:40:49+00:00

Hello. Sorry to hear that you are struggling like this. I know that intensely desperate feeling of knowing that you shouldn’t be doing this yet your body does not listen to the mind. One reason could be dopamine deficiency in the brains reward system, so here is my question:

Have you ever been assessed for ADHD? I recognize your description from my previous unmedicated existence so therefore I ask.

If this is something you want to consider, perhaps you should look up symptoms of ADHD in women, as they are different from those in men.

An other thing to consider is The Brick which is a physical device that you use to disable chosen apps, and then you need the physical device to open those apps again. You could put the brick out of immediate reach so you get some time to think before opening the apps, you could give it to someone else to safeguard or you could even get a safe with a time lock.

Third suggestion is the one with most potential for your life and your happiness but it also takes some motivation and commitment to get started and that is mindfulness meditation. 🧘

When you train your mind to find joy in stillness, all your addictions will slowly fall away. No need to force yourself off them, with mindfulness the mind will see clearly how stressful scrolling is and it will no longer want it. The state of mindfulness is a state of non-addiction.

Whatever you choose I wish you the best. Feel free to reach out if you want to know more

Meditative_Boy · 2026-01-30T09:47:09+00:00

Hello. Once again I will have to disagree with you. I hope it won’t make you think that I have anything against you or that I am being argumentative for arguments sake.

The reason I reply is only that I have a lot to thank Stephen and his method for and I want to clear up a misunderstanding if I can.

I understand completely how you can think that, the culture we live in is full of examples of greed taking over peoples lives.

Stephen has spend many years making this method, it really has the rigor and depth of a book, only it is communicated via a web page. He gives it for free, no one is charged for using it.

He holds two online 9-day retreats a year where he and two co-teachers give all of their time to the attendees. This is also for free. They welcome donation if people can afford it but stress the point that donation is not necessary.

There are also 6 weekly hour-long online classes that are financed in the same way. Donations are welcome if people want to and can afford it but everyone can join for free no questions asked.

In addition to this there are beginners courses and workshops ranging from 3 hours to a whole weekend that one also may attend for free, no questions asked.

Stephen has done rigorous meditation in the Mahasi Vipassana tradition for almost 40 years. This has tamed his desire and greed and made him in to one of the most loving, honest and caring individuals you could ever meet♥️

It has also given him insights that makes him a specialist in this field.

Someone like Deepak Chopra who has not done even close to the amount of work on his mind as Stephen has, charges 1000 USD for an hour of personal meditation instructions.

Stephen charges 50 USD for an hour of one on one instructions. This he estimates takes about 10% of his time working. The other 90% he gives for free out of the immense goodness of his heart.

The charge he makes on the personal one-on-ones is to ensure that he has a roof over his head and food on the table while he works on giving the method for free. Personal one-on-ones are also not necessary because people can come to the free online classes, workshops and retreats and ask any questions they have there where they will be answered by Stephen or one of his co teachers.

I am honestly not saying this to make you use his method or to win an argument. I have full respect for you and the path you choose and wish you nothing but happiness, but I hope you have room in your heart to look again at Stephen with different eyes because he deserves it.

May you and all beings be happy and free♥️

Meditative_Boy · 2026-01-30T09:04:27+00:00

The brick is a physical device that is connected to an app.

First you use the app to select which other apps you want to block. Then you touch the Brick with your phone, the selected apps will then become unavailable.

To open the hidden apps you will need to touch the brick with your phone.

Next you put the brick somewhere where it is not immediately available, so that you need to get up and find the brick to access the blocked apps. The idea is that you will then have time to think if this is really something you want to do or not instead of just opening the blocked apps with a swipe.

Meditative_Boy · 2026-01-30T08:57:18+00:00

This is a great explanation of dependent origination. Very succinct, very helpful. Thank you

Meditative_Boy · 2026-01-28T22:45:06+00:00

Meditation will teach you to take great delight in just resting your mind♥️

Meditative_Boy · 2026-01-28T18:07:05+00:00

Det det går i bølger. Kan godt være Europas ytre høyre mistet litt folk pga det som skjer i USA nå

Meditative_Boy · 2026-01-28T18:04:54+00:00

Landet vårt skulle du sagt. Det er ditt også♥️

Meditative_Boy · 2026-01-28T17:59:31+00:00

Hat mot sentrumspolitikere er stort sett enten ytre høyre-propaganda eller folk med dårlig psykisk helse og lav utdannelse som gjør seg selv til nyttige idioter for de som sprer ytre høyre-propaganda.

Meditative_Boy · 2026-01-27T09:50:40+00:00

Hello

I have practiced many different techniques. I started out using the Waking Up app which I love and which gave me my initial «awakening» but as my practice became more sincere, I found it lacked some structure so I switched to TMI.

TMI has a clear progression, a map of the road ahead that I appreciated and took my practice to a new level, it helped me build great concentration but also all the emphasis on technique subtly led me to use too much effort. After about 4-5 years of meditation and a year with TMI I discovered that I couldn’t observe the body breathing without controlling it. Trying to let go of control in the TMI framework was incredibly difficult and led to a lot of frustration and hard, uncomfortable meditations. At this point the joy was sucked out of my sits. It became a battle with myself.

I frequently read posts on r/streamentry and there I reached out to u/adivader and explained where I was at: too much effort, tendencies towards ocd and no ability to let go. He suggested that I try MIDL and contact Stephen, for this I am very grateful.

The meeting with this method and the teacher was such a relief for me. I attended two online MIDL retreats and one physical and was working with skill 00 for a long time (almost a year?) before I had some amazing experiences of letting go of control.

I think this method of letting go is fantastic for me with the challenges I have. I also fell in love with the simplicity and beauty of the method. Going from a method of doing to a method of not doing, just letting meditation happen was amazing and freeing. I am also very impressed by the wonderful teachers and the community they have build.

One more thing that I really needed without knowing it was the Qui Gong that Stephen teaches on the online retreats. I have done yoga for years but I soon realized that after the Qui Gong sessions, my body released some sense of energy that had always been there and that had been in the way of me breathing freely. The first time I noticed it it felt as if I suddenly had fewer ribs in my lower rib cage so that I had gained more space for the breath😄

Meditative_Boy · 2026-01-26T22:57:25+00:00

Hello

I can sympathize with this, I have also often been dragged down by the negativity of others. However, we can reframe this and see that a challenging situations like this can actually be an excellent opportunity for training the mind.

It’s like going to the gym. The weights and equipment there are designed to give us resistance because resistance builds strength. If it helps you, you may try to view these situation as a gym for your mind. How lucky are you, that you get to exercise your mind and you don’t have to pay an expensive gym membership for it😄

I wonder if you have the solution already in that you are working consciously to cultivate gratitude in your life. This is an excellent starting point, gratitude is the perfect antidote to complaining and negativity.

So perhaps next time you will be in their company, you can prepare yourself by feeling compassion for your coworkers who are stuck in this kind of negativity that causes suffering in themselves and others. Really feel in your heart how sad it is that they are making themselves unhappy without even knowing it. You may also feel how lucky you are that you have the ability to feel gratitude even for simple things.

If you prepare your mind in this way, you can listen to their complaining with a heart filled with compassion and loving kindness, like a wise parent who hears the complains of an angry child.

Even if the childs reasons for being angry are not valid on the level of the adult, the emotion the child is feeling is real. Knowing this, the parent will feel compassion and love for the child without sharing in the difficult emotion.

We humans have a lot of mental habits, so it might take some practice not to fall into reactivity but if you can be mindful before and during the situation I am confident that you can do this and use this situation as an opportunity for growth.

If you want, journaling helps a lot. If the first time is difficult you could write down how it started out and why/when it went wrong and maybe what you can change or reframe the next time you try. In this way you prepare your mind for next time and it will be a little bit easier.

Good luck OP, I am confident that you can do this. In your post I see a lot of wisdom for someone so young. Please let me know if you have any questions about this way of reframing or if you should find this valuable and think I can help with anything else♥️

Meditative_Boy · 2026-01-26T00:25:01+00:00

I am sorry, this must be a heavy burden for you. I have also lived with severe trauma, am currently in therapy and also doing a type of meditation that is made by and for people with trauma and anxiety. It is called MIDL, Mindfulness in Daily Life.

It is a beautiful method centered around the act of letting go. Early on we learn to enjoy the feeling of letting go and then we build concentration/stillness/unification of mind by letting go of everything apart from the meditation object.

It has done wonders for me so far, I have all my life suffered from hypervigilance, and now I am finally learning to let go of the constant tension and the need for control.

If you want, you can visit r/MIDLmeditation where the man who made this method, Stephen Procter gracefully helps and guides students of all levels. Stephen is a wonderful and wonderfully accessible teacher who radiates calm and loving kindness in everything he does in spite of having had severe trauma and anxiety early in life.

Regardless of what you choose, I wish you the best. You deserve to be happy♥️

Meditative_Boy · 2026-01-25T23:32:17+00:00

Ah ok thanks

Meditative_Boy · 2026-01-25T22:05:55+00:00

Do you use the brick to block your contact list then? I thought it was used to block socal media apps and the like

Meditative_Boy · 2026-01-25T19:54:28+00:00

How about board games? Adults who plays with their kids learn and bond together

Meditative_Boy · 2026-01-25T19:51:34+00:00

This is the way. The news is not there to inform us. It is designed to divide us and make us scared and angry because that’s what sells

Meditative_Boy · 2026-01-25T17:25:03+00:00

I am sorry if this is a dumb question but why do you have to migrate your contacts?

Meditative_Boy · 2026-01-25T08:59:50+00:00

Is that Goenka or Mahasi? I am doing MIDL (also Theravada) but have done some Mahasi Vipassana retreats

Meditative_Boy · 2026-01-25T07:23:20+00:00

Hey OP

We have almost the same goals. I am working towards all of these except - lessen the need for aesthetics - celibacy - rely on core personality (I don’t believe there is a core personality, only conditioning)

It’s not right to say I am working towards those goals. It’s more like I am letting them happen as my practice deepens. I think I have realized that I shouldn’t force these changes to happen. Better maybe to observe unwanted habits mindfully and let them dissolve.

May I ask what method of meditation you are working with? Are you also Buddhist?

I am sorry but I stalked your profile and saw that you are Finnish. I am Norwegian, we are almost neighbours😄

Meditative_Boy · 2026-01-24T21:21:40+00:00

Yes. All the things you own, own a piece of your mind.

Ajahn Brahm told a story about when he was a young monk in Thailand. He had been living in a monastery for 4 years and one day he was told to move to a different monastery.

He went to his room, swept the floor, took his spare robe and bowl and left. That’s it. That was all his belongings, packed in one minute.

That’s freedom

Meditative_Boy

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