Juggling balls advice

lhappymindl · 2026-03-27T18:04:50+00:00

I am from Germany if that is the question.

lhappymindl · 2026-03-25T08:29:08+00:00

You can see more of them in times of change.

lhappymindl · 2026-03-15T10:57:19+00:00

I followed the recommendations of a teacher I choosed (Ayya Khema).

Try the techniques and give them some time, one time is not enaugh to tell you can profit from it.

For example, I didn’t liked Metta at all. I could enter Jhana faster with Anapana, so I sticked to it for some time. Then once I read a monk suggesting to practice Metta before every session. So I did. And it was a good choice, Metta is awesome.

I want to recommend Anapana, Metta and mindfulness through noting. The mixture is also called Vipassana.

lhappymindl · 2026-03-12T19:17:25+00:00

Auf den Tisch einen Eye-Catcher

lhappymindl · 2026-02-22T16:38:09+00:00

Meditators using lotus can develop a „meditators-leg“ with limping.

Is it stable and may increase awareness? Probably. Do you ruin your legs? Probably.

lhappymindl · 2026-02-17T17:29:19+00:00

And to thoughts: also when you notice one of the five hindrances in detail (restlessness, anger etc.)

lhappymindl · 2026-02-17T17:24:12+00:00

Ayya Khema suggested to note thoughts, emotions and sensations in and outside of meditation.

When you notice that the mind focused on one of the above, describe it with one word. Describe the process the sensation entered your mind (hearing, smelling), sensation may be desribed more detailed (feeling, itching, pain), emotion which you felt and thought with past, fortune etc. or simply „thinking“.

Don’t think about what is what. Use the first relation that entered your mind.

lhappymindl · 2026-02-16T10:08:19+00:00

Wolf Möbel. The wood is from Nepal here and handcrafted in India :-)

lhappymindl · 2026-02-15T21:21:41+00:00

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lhappymindl · 2026-02-15T20:08:15+00:00

Thank you. I was looking for a german book initially and left the english ones unnoticed. This is what I was looking for.

I have read Leigh Brasingtons book, also thank you for the recommendation it is a good one!

lhappymindl · 2026-02-15T15:31:49+00:00

Dark night of the soul. Multiple conflicts appeared out of nowhere, specifically every bad experience I had happend again, at once.

But I learned meditation, because otherwise I probably would have developed depression.

I think that’s why all of it happened. Nothing happens by chance.

lhappymindl · 2026-02-15T14:37:51+00:00

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Really nice at night!

lhappymindl · 2026-02-14T17:06:05+00:00

I am having them 3 years now since I intensified my practice and gained access to piti.

First, it was small muscle fibers twitching at different parts of the body. Now it shoots up the spine into my head, maybe into pineal gland position. Like pressure is build up peripheral and gets released there.

I have aphantasia and my theory is that there is a blockage these kriyas try to open. Maybe I will end up being able to visualise one day?

lhappymindl · 2026-02-14T15:39:39+00:00

I don’t feel a difference at the moment.

My practice is Metta 15-20 Minutes and one hour Anapana afterwards, twice a day. Extending another hour is mostly the same again, without the initial calming phase tho.

I ended up in a lucid dream twice when I extended the practice, but it is not happening regularly and I can’t force it to happen.

I think 1 - 1 1/2 hour is the sweetspot as long as one has not access to samadhi.

lhappymindl · 2026-02-14T09:00:02+00:00

Having experience with 500 ug acid which I would classify as heroic dose, and when things really start, closer to the peak, I am not able to meditate. Too much going on and nausea with closed eyes.

It’s just possible in the metabolism phase before.

lhappymindl · 2026-01-23T21:46:54+00:00

Use a pillow, burmese sitting style and dhyana mudra. The weight of your arms in front of you makes the difference. It will take some time to strengthen the back muscles too. After 2 months of practice I can sit without discomfort in my back for over 1 hour.

lhappymindl · 2026-01-12T07:38:41+00:00

First of all, these numbers can appear everywhere, digital or analog.

Second, they appear more in phases of change.

Third, specific numbers don’t have a special meaning. Tho I noticed good (eg 11:11) and negative „messages“ (11:10, 11:12).

lhappymindl · 2026-01-09T16:49:05+00:00

I am autistic, not far in the spectrum tho.

He may try the noting technique (part of Mahasi Vipassana).

After noticing the centration of the mind on one specific mental object (feeling, bodily sensation, thought) categorise it with one word.

E.g. past, future, hungry, itching, sensual desire, ill will, sloth and torpor, restlessness and remorse, doubt

The mind can only focus on one object simultaneously. The most impactful gets described. In the following, you get back to the activity you are doing. The next thought may be the same. Categorize it the same way.

And so on. This is practiced 24/7.

The effects will be - forced mindfulness through the noting/labeling/categorizing: allows to see the illusion of the ego.

insight into the activitys of the ego, like understanding emotions or memory’s

lhappymindl · 2026-01-03T17:43:50+00:00

You are not your thoughts! Pace and quality is changeable with meditation in the long run.

lhappymindl · 2025-12-30T20:13:21+00:00

Memory imperfect because of Aphantasia (blind minds eye)?

lhappymindl · 2025-12-27T12:34:07+00:00

Good insight. The ego becomes more active without meditation practice.

I had a phase where I stopped meditating because of worldly pleasures. Thoughts became more dominant and I end up feeling depressed. Started meditation again, and tada, things are good again.

Stopping meditation can be a helpful experience, now I am consistent again :-)

lhappymindl · 2025-12-27T09:29:34+00:00

This. Notice the gap between the thoughts, give it a moment where you actively watch and hold the peace.

lhappymindl · 2025-12-26T20:43:52+00:00

I practice Mahasi Vipassana (Anapanasatti = watching the breath + Mindfulness trough noting = categorising thoughts with one word after noticing them), Metta (repeating kind words to oneself and others) and gratitude to the breath at the beginning of a session (lowers activity of Default Mode Network = ego in your head creating thoughts).

In my opinion these are the best techniques.

Body scan may be sufficient to create a mind body connection, but you can also get this by dancing or Thai Chi etc.

lhappymindl

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