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**Dapnoinaacale** · 11-05-2011, 07:27 AM

I'm not sure if you'll find this helpful but have you tried walking meditation or what I believe is called the Mahasi method. There are some videos on the technique here by Bhikkhu Yuttadhammo. I talked to him via e-mail and one focuses on whatever sensory impression comes in the strongest, it seems a good technique for a restless mind. Anyway here's the vids, hope they help.

I found this video extremely helpful in an area I feel I am better at, say, than breathing. Having an avenue open up in an area of learning I really look forward to and enjoy, makes me feel a lot better. A lot more hopeful. Positive. I am not sure of the roots of the type of Meditation in the video, but it seems almost Western in it's means, yet also very old in its roots? What type of Buddhist tradition does it stem from?

What is fascinating is that I believed in a past life, before a year ago… I would never be able to meditate. My mind races from one thing to the next. It kept me from even considering looking at Buddhism at all. Then I talked to non ADHD people and found they had the same view. The same problem. I was not diagnosed until last year, so had no bias. I just thought I couldn't do it. Now I found comfortingly, that I can, that the problems I thought I would have, everyone shares equally. This made me feel normal. It also got me on the horse, so to speak.

I do breathing to an extent when meditating. But it is not a big part, for me personally, in the med' process. This video helped me to see that there is a lot more than just breathing to gaining insight, mastery, learning, growing, into meditation.

I find even with short, short periods of meditation it really brings me back on track. This video took my own path to another, very pleasant level. It is very useful. I also believe it will really help those of my close friends that can't get to step 1 with meditation.

Thank you!

11-05-2011, 07:27 AM	#4
Dapnoinaacale Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 465 Senior Member	I'm not sure if you'll find this helpful but have you tried walking meditation or what I believe is called the Mahasi method. There are some videos on the technique here by Bhikkhu Yuttadhammo. I talked to him via e-mail and one focuses on whatever sensory impression comes in the strongest, it seems a good technique for a restless mind. Anyway here's the vids, hope they help. I found this video extremely helpful in an area I feel I am better at, say, than breathing. Having an avenue open up in an area of learning I really look forward to and enjoy, makes me feel a lot better. A lot more hopeful. Positive. I am not sure of the roots of the type of Meditation in the video, but it seems almost Western in it's means, yet also very old in its roots? What type of Buddhist tradition does it stem from? What is fascinating is that I believed in a past life, before a year ago… I would never be able to meditate. My mind races from one thing to the next. It kept me from even considering looking at Buddhism at all. Then I talked to non ADHD people and found they had the same view. The same problem. I was not diagnosed until last year, so had no bias. I just thought I couldn't do it. Now I found comfortingly, that I can, that the problems I thought I would have, everyone shares equally. This made me feel normal. It also got me on the horse, so to speak. I do breathing to an extent when meditating. But it is not a big part, for me personally, in the med' process. This video helped me to see that there is a lot more than just breathing to gaining insight, mastery, learning, growing, into meditation. I find even with short, short periods of meditation it really brings me back on track. This video took my own path to another, very pleasant level. It is very useful. I also believe it will really help those of my close friends that can't get to step 1 with meditation. Thank you!
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