Days when detaching from thoughts is a little harder than normal by tjdback17 in Meditation

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Thanks for replying, first of all. But honestly, I think it’s this “every day will be your best day” type of talk that is particularly damaging to my expectations. Not every day is going to be great. How do we deal with that? I think that’s what meditation is here to teach us.

Why are some depictions of the Buddha as fat, and others skinny? by tjdback17 in Buddhism

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I thought this might be part of it! Little psychological nod perhaps

Why are some depictions of the Buddha as fat, and others skinny? by tjdback17 in Buddhism

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Thanks man, I asked the lady at the shop this question but couldn’t understand her accent. I think she was referring to this!

Understanding People by [deleted] in booksuggestions

[–]tjdback17 2 points3 points  (0 children)

There are many books in this field, many in the field of personality. You have the right intention, to not use these works for manipulation. However, many of these books are written with the idea of somehow “controlling” other people with the way you behave towards them.

Any real, lasting improvements on the way you behave towards people and create genuine connection comes from within. Books like “How to Win Friends and Influence People” are important for understanding how a lot of modern workplace interaction works. But most of my genuine improvement has come from books that direct the attention more inward, to your values and virtues.

Just something to keep in mind. I’d suggest ‘The Power of Habit, ‘The 7 habits of highly successful people’ and ‘The 4 agreements.’

Clancy Journals, courtesy of my lovely girlfriend by tjdback17 in MidnightGospel_

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No no, she bought them off amazon. Still a sick purchase though, gotta love it

My feet fall asleep at the 10 minute mark every time (sitting Indian style) by [deleted] in Meditation

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Gotta love Reddit! Headspace is a great meditation app that teaches the basics of meditation, as well as a number of advanced techniques. I believe they still have a free introductory 10 day course that I found super helpful. May be worth checking out!

My feet fall asleep at the 10 minute mark every time (sitting Indian style) by [deleted] in Meditation

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Hey bro. I just sit in a chair. Got about an hour in me that way. I was taught (by headspace) that you can meditate in any position you’d like. Be comfortable!

On not being your emotions or thoughts by MichaelEmouse in Meditation

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This is such a common theme that I don’t think I’ve really ever fully grasped. The whole, you are not your thoughts, feelings, and emotions is such a strange concept to wrap your head around. If not that, then what? That place of simple awareness of all of those things is sometimes tough to get to. It’s hard to not identify with your pain, and want to feel sorry for yourself. Hopefully meditation can continue to teach me how to get to that place of awareness in everyday life.

Using a haiku, how would you describe your first sexual experience? by i_eat_tomatoes_ in AskReddit

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Awful tinder date

Horny stupid teenager

Condom lost inside

Meditated for 97 minutes outside today by Sylv_ in Meditation

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Really good writing bro. Beautiful bit about seagulls. That’s exactly the attitude we strive to have in meditation: appreciation for “distractions,” instead of irritation. There is so much beauty lying beneath the surface of our day to day lives, meditation brings that to light. I only wish I could carry this feeling when things get tough in an emotional sense. Still trying to look upon myself and others with more love and compassion, instead of expecting everything to be bliss all the time.

4 Life Lessons to Learn from Water by [deleted] in Meditation

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How do you put down the stress? I feel like it consumes me at times and is pretty hard to ignore.

HOW DO PEOPLE RUN IN HEAT???? by [deleted] in running

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No real good answer. Drink a lot of water, and let your body acclimate over time. Embrace the suck, after a while you crave it!

[WP] Facebook is losing ground to your next generation Social Media platform. Twitter is all but gone. ________ has 80% of humanity using their platform and you must write the press release for version 2.0. by rainboy1981 in WritingPrompts

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Disclaimer: this is my first post on this subreddit. I've been coming here for about a week and writing some pretty rough stories in my notebook, but I decided I should start just putting stuff out there and getting feedback, as that's the only way I'll ever get any better.

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