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**darieBarexish** · 09-05-2011, 05:54 AM

Hi Kaarine,

Do you know what causes disappointment? its the gap between expectations and reality lol, you and Aloka practice meditation so you guys have clear minds and the ability to focus on one point at a time! me, my mind is messed up and keep on drifting from one idea to another and i think this is obvious looking at my posts lol

Please do not desperate Bundokji. I have to confess that the most hardest aspect of Buddhism, at least for me, has been meditation. So I recommend you, from my very personal experience, that before being started at meditation read about the teachings of Buddha.

"Handbook for Mankind" is a very good introduction to what the Buddha taught. Meditation is one of three aspects that are covered by Buddha. The issues that are to be understood as non self, for example, need a preliminary understanding before one starts to meditate.

Last night i tried to practice meditation to calm my mind but it did work!! First of all i have a very rigid body so i could not make the lotus position, then i tried meditating lying in bed but i started to feel sleepy then i tried to sit on the chair but i could not calm my mind, not even a little lol so instead of feeling relaxed i got more stressed for my inability to meditate and first thing i ve done is to go out and buy cigarettes (i am not a regular smoker) so now when i hear the word meditation i wince!! lol I practice Zazen. The meditation system of Soto Zen schools. Here you can access a good resource for this kind of meditation. I suggest that to get started in meditation, a group, a dojo, a temple and a teacher are important so to learn well the system you have chosen and bring it to home and private practice.

Shearing meditation with a group is a wonderful experience. Meditation retreats are of great help. Share together experiences, pitfalls and doubts about meditation with others is great too.

I ve read about meditation from different sources and everyone explain it in a different way! some say just stop thinking and focus on your breathing, others say observe your thinking, a third source described it as living in the present moment, a fourth source defined it as "lack of measurment", i dont know why things always have to be complicated? lol The very first step is the honest desire to meditate, to chose a comfortable posture, to take not more than just five minutes, breath smoothly, tranquilize mind and body and never rush yourself with it.

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darieBarexish Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 428 Senior Member	Hi Kaarine, Do you know what causes disappointment? its the gap between expectations and reality lol, you and Aloka practice meditation so you guys have clear minds and the ability to focus on one point at a time! me, my mind is messed up and keep on drifting from one idea to another and i think this is obvious looking at my posts lol Please do not desperate Bundokji. I have to confess that the most hardest aspect of Buddhism, at least for me, has been meditation. So I recommend you, from my very personal experience, that before being started at meditation read about the teachings of Buddha. "Handbook for Mankind" is a very good introduction to what the Buddha taught. Meditation is one of three aspects that are covered by Buddha. The issues that are to be understood as non self, for example, need a preliminary understanding before one starts to meditate. Last night i tried to practice meditation to calm my mind but it did work!! First of all i have a very rigid body so i could not make the lotus position, then i tried meditating lying in bed but i started to feel sleepy then i tried to sit on the chair but i could not calm my mind, not even a little lol so instead of feeling relaxed i got more stressed for my inability to meditate and first thing i ve done is to go out and buy cigarettes (i am not a regular smoker) so now when i hear the word meditation i wince!! lol I practice Zazen. The meditation system of Soto Zen schools. Here you can access a good resource for this kind of meditation. I suggest that to get started in meditation, a group, a dojo, a temple and a teacher are important so to learn well the system you have chosen and bring it to home and private practice. Shearing meditation with a group is a wonderful experience. Meditation retreats are of great help. Share together experiences, pitfalls and doubts about meditation with others is great too. I ve read about meditation from different sources and everyone explain it in a different way! some say just stop thinking and focus on your breathing, others say observe your thinking, a third source described it as living in the present moment, a fourth source defined it as "lack of measurment", i dont know why things always have to be complicated? lol The very first step is the honest desire to meditate, to chose a comfortable posture, to take not more than just five minutes, breath smoothly, tranquilize mind and body and never rush yourself with it.
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