Comments on: A lifetime happiness and focus enhancer: Vipassana meditation

By: Meditation Bliss

Meditation Bliss — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 14:06:08 +0000

I Really Love Reading Your Blog. Excellent. Keep up the great work!

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[...] By aaronross383 As someone with a busy brain, it can be hard to find mental space and peace. Meditation helps, exercise helps, but NOTHING is as grounding for me as motorcycling! Nothing like some fear for [...]

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 23:28:07 +0000

chuck b said it all

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Wed, 04 Mar 2009 07:29:31 +0000

[...] It’s been about three months since I attended a 10-day silent Vipassana meditation retreat (“A lifetime happiness and focus enhancer: Vipassana meditation”). I’ve been meditating about every 2 out of 3 days – sometimes for 5 minutes, sometimes for [...]

By: CHUCK B

CHUCK B — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 11:36:53 +0000

WATCH VIDEO ABOVE ESPECIALLY BETWEEN 21-26 SECONDS. A SIMPLE CAR SOUND DISTRACTED YOU WHERE YOU HAD TO SNAP BACK. SAMADHI (LOOK IT UP) TRY TO BE A MORE RELAXED PERSON. DON’T BE THE GUY THAT KNOWS IT ALL OR IS ALWAYS IN A HURRY. JUST FROM THE VIDEO I CAN TELL YOU COME OFF AS A NICE GUY BUT ALSO AS SOMEBODY THAT IS DISTRACTED AND SNAPS AT THE LITTLE THINGS IN LIFE. NOW GO BACK AND SERVE A COURSE.

By: Phoenix

Phoenix — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 09:36:05 +0000

I am really glad I landed here and read this

- Phoenix

By: scribbx

scribbx — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 04:40:58 +0000

Enjoyed reading of your experience. I practiced Zazen when I was at UCSC, and have been trying to find my way back. I’ve been finding meditation in daily life–and especially in mountain biking, but it’s not the same as stillness and watching my breath. Thanks for the inspiration.

By: Graham

Graham — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 19:13:44 +0000

Congratulations, and thanks for the write-up. I did my first meditation retreat in March, and have managed to keep practicing two hours (almost) every day. (Though like you said, traveling messes things up, so I tend to aim for one hour a day in those cases.) I've been really happy having this as part of my life. It's a long way from enlightenment, but any amount of mindfulness that creeps into the rest of my life from meditation is a good thing.

By: Jeanne Kuntz

Jeanne Kuntz — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 21:07:39 +0000

Wow! Another synchronicity . I have been thinking about taking my meditation to another level and I have not really tried Vipassana. I have been considering finding a group to sit with in the Mar Vista area. Now I will take the next action step. Regarding ADHD, which I have, Yoga and meditation are the main things that quiet my nervous system. I could go so far as to say, “yoga + meditation = mind medication. I do much better, by the way, if I do even 5 minutes of yoga first.
Peace and Blessings, Jeanne

By: Ruth Murray

Ruth Murray — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 11:01:10 +0000

Aaron,
Very nice blog…I enjoyed it alot. I meditate everyday and am fortunate enough to be able to meditate while I “work” as well. I do long 2-5 hour healing massages which if we(the client and I) are lucky enough, I will be able to meditate while I do Reiki on them. Reiki seems to work best if you can clear your mind and let the Universal Life Force Energy flow through you as the open channel. That has been the best course of clearing my mind that has happened to me. Because I have been doing massage for so long, I am able to let my guides guide my hands while I meditate, therefore letting my mind be empty while I massage.

Anyway…I recommend Reiki to people as a method to help them learn to meditate…and if they already know how to meditate, they would be great as Reiki practitioners allowing themselves to become one with the energy and the person on the table.

I also learned some techniques from a teacher that were great. She had us meditate to everything…from silence to Rap music…because the point is to go inside, no matter what is going on outside. And the other thing that I learned from her, that was invaluable to me, was to treat it like brushing your teeth. You wouldn’t leave the house without brushing your teeth in the morning, so don’t leave the house without meditating in the morning. I took it one step further and don’t leave my bed until I am done meditating…it is an unbelievably great way to start the day aligning one’s soul with Spirit! I feel like I have had a healing when I start my day.

Anyway….thanks for the great blog and the information about Vipassana Meditation. I will definitely share this information with others.

Blessings. Ruth

ps I agree with Olivia..Bengal Tea is great.