thelerner

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  1. The power of having a God.

    I tend to throw out the bible and look to mystics for my concept of God. Been working on- I'm creature of many filters. Cultural, physical, emotional, logical, irrational.. The great mystics don't seem to have so many filters. We're here, God is here.. want to see God, open your eyes. That's hard intellectually and (for me) hard bordering on impossible, experientially. But that's what I strive for. Walking silently in nature I get inklings. I'm meditating outdoors more these days, I like it, but what I'm looking for has to be outside meditation, outside looking. Beyond satori into something lasting. It feels like a retreat, a great substraction, might be the push I'd need to come closer to it. But being a material guy I'm loath to give up my material ways.. but the time will come.
  2. Meditation - how to?

    Even now after decades after 25 or so minutes the concept BORING still hits me when I'm meditating. On the other hand my 2nd most pleasurable time is the twilight when I'm just waking up- body perfectly relaxed, mind open..conscious..luxuriously quiet. The state I aim for in meditation. I enjoy guided meditations but they are crutches. I think guided breathing rhythms are closer to meditation. There's a nice 7in-7hold-7out audio that I like, lasts 30 minutes of a 3 breath a minute cycle. Watching my timing, how close I am starting and ending each cycle mindfully to the tones. How many thoughts appear during the 30 minutes. It's good training.