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@tinyrainboot
people who practice meditation -- i have been advised to start with jhana, advaita vedanta, or vipassana i got a book about vedanta at the airport that i started reading. wondering if anyone has tips or recommendations or wants to share their own experiences?
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tldr: 1. just sit. the mind is great manufacturing excuses to escape the boredom of exploring itself (looking for a perfect practice to start with is one of these tricks) 2. meditation is a skill. commit to get better at it through consistent and disciplined practice. develop equanimity (there is no right or wrong) and focus. those two are the compass —— that being said my first experience with meditation was a vipassana retreat that i went blindly because a friend recommended it to me. had an experience there that triggered seeker mode, because since then i have been on this ongoing maze of trying to go back to that moment, but also acknowledging rationally that it doesn’t exist anymore. so it’s very tricky after the retreat i didn’t practice formally for years. then i came back during the pandemic and the guide was the waking up app, by sam harris. it’s a 60 day course that introduces you to a mindfulness oriented practice to meditation after that i saw this documentary and moved on to a more zen-like practice of non practice: https://youtu.be/Bw9zSMsKcwk?si=qv8Pm1cum5N1U0Gt it is still the starting point that I recommend people to get a grasp of what -at least i, now- consider to be the purpose of my practice: the discovery of true nature through my experience o consider Dan Schmidt (creator of that documentary, and many others) my teacher, and once flew all the way to Canada to sit on a 10 day retreat with him at the samadhi center. he has a 10 session introductory course that i love and usually recommend people to start with: https://awakentheworld.com/meditation-series/the-pathless-path-introductory-meditations/ the purpose of these courses is to learn how to focus, generally using the breath as the meditation object. they give you a frame so that you can weave your practice around it with an ongoing attitude of wonder towards the mystery of consciousness unfolding as you. at the end meditation is the practice of learning how to observe and relate to that mystery. it’s your journey. and it’s uniquely unique aaaand, a few days ago i discovered a new app that feels like a great starting point. you are the first person i recommend it to: https://tantra112.app lol lots of things. always open to talk and share more or just be here if you need someone to talk
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@tinyrainboot
haha. "the mind is great manufacturing excuses to escape the boredom of exploring itself (looking for a perfect practice to start with is one of these tricks)" yep, sounds like me :D thank you for your time and sharing all of these resources. i will look at them in detail. thanks a lot
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