I made a huge mistake that is going to hurt me for the rest of my life. I need a spell or meditation or something to allow me send a warning to my past self so I dont choose the wrong path. I will lose those close to me soon if I dont stop what happend earlier. The spell/meditation,etc. must have worked before but I am willing to try anything really.
Answer: There arent any spells that let you time travel : Its impossible. But you can always craft a spell to help you with your current situation. You cant re-do the past, but you can still shape the future.
Category: Meditation; Date: 2010-08-05
Teach me everything you know about meditation and I remained silent. What would you have said?
Answer: Silence sometimes teaches more then words. The Buddha did that often. My Zen master would have conked me on the head. I would have asked who is it that wants to know.
Category: Meditation; Date: 2010-08-05
Sitting quietly doing nothing, to include thinking, is it not the only true meditation?
Are not all techniques tricks to bring you to that quite state. How many of you can sit doing nothing for more then one minute? LindaLoo, I am happy you are content with contemplative rest. That is not meditation. Brainless inactivity hit’s the mark. If there is thoughts or a ‘you’ its not meditation. Words can not relate experiencing no self in bliss. I can relate the love peace and harmony played out in my life because of it. It is my hope you will find some help to explore this inner kingdom. Tao, Thank you for that answer. Yes, seeing is the deepest aspect of the senses. There is a deeper vision available within. The sky must cleared first. Stay with it, the mind must be like a pond smooth with no wind creating waves. Awareness takes no activity it only witnesses. Stay alert with what is happening and a whole new dimension will open up.
Answer: Yes, but with all the clutter in the minds of the human race today few there are who can. Techniques are needed and out of the one hundred and seven known few are best for the individual. A guru or master is needed. Each technique should be given at least six months trial period. Few are dedicated enough or are wallowing in ignorance to do so.
Category: Meditation; Date: 2010-08-05
is it posible to change your physical apperence through sheer mental power?
im Pretty crazy at least i think i am, so dont take my word for it but i believe i have done so so im probally skitzo right but when i look at pics from years ago its like seeing a different person and about the time of the transformation i started studying meditation among other things, one of the things i have been meditating on is to change my self image matrix and thereby change the way others treat me. its weird but as i feel more beautiful i seem to attract more potential mates probably my imagination right cause im skitzo and all but the pics? so is it possible to change yourself so drastically that you are more attractive?
Answer: if your happy and not stressed out then wrinkles and other small details go away. look at abe lincoln. or hitler. by the end of the war they both looked way more aged than they should have. the answer: yes to a certain degreee
Category: Meditation; Date: 2010-08-04
Could these be symptoms of depression? or anything else? Thanks for any help?
1. drastic change in sleep schedule started during school, instead of going to sleep at 10:30/11:00, I went to bed no earlier than 1:30, and woke up at 5:45/6:00......every night 2. strange eating habits. - would eat a lot one week, then have no appetite the next week, eating much less 3. weight loss/weight gain. Im 54"ish...about a year ago, before all this stuff, I weighed about 110/112 or so. Since then, without sports/exercise/dieting, Ive hit 102/103. My weight fluctuates a lot. In one week I can lose 2 or 3 pounds. It just goes back and forth now. 4. I often have trouble breathing...well...I feel like I cant get a "full breath" 5. Sometimes I have trouble remembering things...like what I did just two days ago. 6. I have no interest in things that used to interest me which makes me feel sad ...things just like doing things outside/swimming, etc... 7. Sometimes Ill be sarcastic/have an attitude with my family, and then I feel really badly : 8. I have uncontrollable/disturbing thoughts. Ill think about a family member getting harmed or something, and then I just cant stop. 9. Lately Ive been feeling super irritable. The weirdest things just set me off. I keep it to myself because I know its irrational, but certain things drive me crazy. 10. Self-pity 11. Extreme sensitivity. example..During random movie previews, ill start tearing up and feel really sad. 12. Urges to cry. This rarely happens, but there have been times where I just break down. Theres usually a reason, but it still comes on pretty strong. 13. Constant stress. Im always stressed about something...even if I dont know what that something is. I dont think Ive had a stress free day in ages. 14. Extreme paranoia. I always feel like someone is watching me. I have to have all doors locked, my blinds are closed at night. When I walk into a restaurant, well...any public place...I feel like all eyes are on me and I feel really paranoid. 15. I dont like going to sleep anymore :/ ...Ive been having a lot of trouble sleeping lately. Ive tried tv, no tv, calming music, guided meditation...The other night it took me 4 hours to fall asleep. I was trying the guided meditation method, and during it, I started breathing really heavily/rapidly, then started freaking out...it felt like some kind of attack. It felt like suffocation? thats how Id describe it. I asked my mom, and she and several of her family members used to suffer from panic/anxiety attacks... 16. During school, my work ethic decreased immensely. I stopped studying, I started homework at 9, or the day it was due, just major procrastination. I just didnt care at all. My grades were still Bs/As in AP/honors classes, but I definitely could have done better. 17. I have a low self-confidence. There are only a few things that I do in life that I feel confident about. 18. "Hopelessness" ... I feel like I wont get into the college I want to get into...I have no idea what career path I want to choose. I just feel like Ill go nowhere / 19. While I AM happy, I still feel like there is something missing. I constantly have this little feeling deep down that Im not truly happy. Ill have good days, I love my family, friends, boyfriend more than anything, but still...I feel this constant sense of loneliness. To sum it up, I just havent felt the same happiness in months that I used to feel. Any ideas as to what all of these symptoms point to, if anything? Thanks so much also, I have a serious lack of energy. randomly. I can sleep in, getting a full 9 hours of sleep or so, but within hours Im exhausted, falling asleep, getting unexplained headaches..
Answer: hey there. Andy here. First off all, youve really become very aware of all this, and listed your feelings and worries in great detail. Good start, although dont focus too much one them. I think if you are that worried, it does absolutely no harm talking to someone about it. Yes, it could be that some of what youre describing is "normal"..as in...its not related to some disorder or illness. But you have clearly noticed something, patterns, etc... The sadness youre feeling, and lack of interest in things, and sleeping issues...they can all be symptoms of depression, yes. Here is a page that explains about "major depression". Dont get distracted by the ads...: http://depression.about.com/cs/diagnosis/a/mdd.htm And its important to go see someone to talk about it. And just so you know...doctors have many many people come to them for these type of complaints. When I worked as a psychologist, some doctors told me they got 25-35% of people see them for symptoms of depression or anxiety..youre not alone. One thing I noticed: youre mum says that there are others in the family who have panic attacks and anxiety? So maybe there is a little bit of a connection. Doesnt mean youre "doomed" or anything, but its interesting to note...the symptoms you described, the rapid breathing and "freaking out"...that does sound like some form of panic. I write about those things a lot http://www.overcomingpanicattackshelp.com/blog and there is plenty of help for those symptoms. Medication, like the previous respondent said, is not the solution long-term, although it can be helpful if you have to get yourself through a specific situation. If its depression, than a form of cognitive therapy, where you work on how you look at the world and yourself, is at least as good, and without side-effects of medication. Go talk to someone about this, look online for more help too, there are plenty of sources...but also...ask yourself: are there things you have done in the past that have picked you up, made you feel better? Make a list of those things, little things even stroking a pet, reading a speficic book, go to the mirror and smile to yourself...tell yourself that youre a totally ok person which you are etc. And by writing helpful things down, you wont forget them, and you have a list of things you can do when you feel this sadness or anxiety come on. Or also: ask yourself; "What would make my life absolutely wonderful, now or in the future" and..."what small steps can I take today to get me closer to that goal?"... Good luck
Category: Meditation; Date: 2010-08-04
Are these possible symptoms of mild depression, maybe a bi-polar disorder?...or am I looking too far into it..?
1. drastic change in sleep schedule started during school, instead of going to sleep at 10:30/11:00, I went to bed no earlier than 1:30, and woke up at 5:45/6:00......every night 2. strange eating habits. - would eat a lot one week, then have no appetite the next week, eating much less 3. weight loss/weight gain. Im 54"ish...about a year ago, before all this stuff, I weighed about 110/112 or so. Since then, without sports/exercise/dieting, Ive hit 102/103. My weight fluctuates a lot. In one week I can lose 2 or 3 pounds. It just goes back and forth now. 4. I often have trouble breathing...well...I feel like I cant get a "full breath" 5. Sometimes I have trouble remembering things...like what I did just two days ago. 6. I have no interest in things that used to interest me which makes me feel sad ...things just like doing things outside/swimming, etc... 7. Sometimes Ill be sarcastic/have an attitude with my family, and then I feel really badly : 8. I have uncontrollable/disturbing thoughts. Ill think about a family member getting harmed or something, and then I just cant stop. 9. Lately Ive been feeling super irritable. The weirdest things just set me off. I keep it to myself because I know its irrational, but certain things drive me crazy. 10. Self-pity 11. Extreme sensitivity. example..During random movie previews, ill start tearing up and feel really sad. 12. Urges to cry. This rarely happens, but there have been times where I just break down. Theres usually a reason, but it still comes on pretty strong. 13. Constant stress. Im always stressed about something...even if I dont know what that something is. I dont think Ive had a stress free day in ages. 14. Extreme paranoia. I always feel like someone is watching me. I have to have all doors locked, my blinds are closed at night. When I walk into a restaurant, well...any public place...I feel like all eyes are on me and I feel really paranoid. 15. I dont like going to sleep anymore :/ ...Ive been having a lot of trouble sleeping lately. Ive tried tv, no tv, calming music, guided meditation...The other night it took me 4 hours to fall asleep. I was trying the guided meditation method, and during it, I started breathing really heavily/rapidly, then started freaking out...it felt like some kind of attack. It felt like suffocation? thats how Id describe it. I asked my mom, and she and several of her family members used to suffer from panic/anxiety attacks... 16. During school, my work ethic decreased immensely. I stopped studying, I started homework at 9, or the day it was due, just major procrastination. I just didnt care at all. My grades were still Bs/As in AP/honors classes, but I definitely could have done better. 17. I have a low self-confidence. There are only a few things that I do in life that I feel confident about. 18. "Hopelessness" ... I feel like I wont get into the college I want to get into...I have no idea what career path I want to choose. I just feel like Ill go nowhere / 19. While I AM happy, I still feel like there is something missing. I constantly have this little feeling deep down that Im not truly happy. Ill have good days, I love my family, friends, boyfriend more than anything, but still...I feel this constant sense of loneliness. To sum it up, I just havent felt the same happiness in months that I used to feel. Any ideas as to what all of these symptoms point to, if anything? Thanks so much also, I have a serious lack of energy. randomly. I can sleep in, getting a full 9 hours of sleep or so, but within hours Im exhausted, falling asleep, getting unexplained headaches..
Answer: You do have many signs of depression, and I wouldnt call it mild, but if I were you, before you go to a head doc, if its been awhile, I would go and get a complete physical or at least go to a GP and get some blood work done, to check your blood counts and sugars. For some reason this feels like it could be a physical problem causing your mental changes. It could even be visa versa but if you start to treat the mental before checking the physical, you will be going at this in the wrong way so make sure your healthy first then go and talk to someone who can help you with your depressed moods. You do need to get to a doctor. The faster you get started the faster you will start to get some answers and relief.
Category: Meditation; Date: 2010-08-04
Do you think my writing is detailed enough or good? 10 points best advice?
I need advice on how to improve this YOU DONT HAVE TO READ IT ALL I would appreciate if you read like the first and second and review Thanks so much: Sometimes I would wonder what it was like to be born as a human. The intimacy involved, a woman getting pregnant, and her husband supporting her during the nine months, until she finally delivered the child in a hospital surrounded by her family and friends. They would each have smiles on their faces, comforting her as she labored. That was the way I envisioned it, it seemed like magic… magic that was beyond me? It was an earthly thing meant for earthly beings and I wasn’t even born on earth. But I was still a human… partly. I was believed to have been born in England of 1994 through a sickly woman who had lung cancer and died during the birth — she was about to die anyway, that was part of the lie. The truth was, my birth place was nowhere near England — or earth — and neither of my parents were dead — they had sent me there for personal reasons. I lived as an orphan for eight years, most of the years spent in England, waiting for someone to adopt me. People turned me down more often than not, but who could blame them? I was practically a mutant child, but seriously, the real reason was because I was a bit an arrogant smart-mouth. It all started with this lady who worked at the orphanage, her name was Ms. Lee, and she would constantly tell me how obnoxious I was. I didn’t argue, it was slightly true, but I had a reason for my actions. I was a rebel, but only because I was trapped in a foreign body. Any person would be fed up about that. She desperately wanted to get rid of me and did everything in her power to make that happen. In the end, she did get rid of me — I was kicked out of the orphanage for calling her a batty old sleazebag. That day hadn’t started out well for me. I would usually get up in the middle of the night and sit in the sand box we had in the playground. No one was allowed outside after dark, but the sand helped me fake sleep. I wasn’t actually sleeping but… it was close to it. My eyes would close gently and I would sit up in a statue like statue the whole night until some staff member saw me and would take me back inside. I knew it wasn’t sleep because I could feel them on my arms, lifting me. Meditation was perhaps a good word to describe the type of sleep I preferred. Ms. Lee, however, threatened to “remove me from the premises” if I attempted to sneak out the building again. But I hated sleeping — it rarely did anything for me. Without my nightly meditation in the sand was like a normal human without sleep. I survived a couple days, but gave in eventually and snuck out again. Let’s just say I had a bad mouth for a little girl and they kicked me out. After getting kicked out of my own country, I was flown to the United States in hope that I would get adopted there. America was something new to me. Sure, I’d heard their accents on television, seen pictures of the place, but that was pretty much all I knew of America. My ego ceased a little when kids at the American orphanage started joking about my “funny” accent. American kids weren’t very proper and I knew this for a fact because when my accent died out they still had to find something to laugh at me about. But I kind of liked American kids. Most of them weren’t all high and mighty like most of the snooty hypocrites in England — Ms. Lee was one of them. I finally got adopted in Los Angeles, California by a married couple named Logan and Claudia Martinez. They took me in and promised that they would give me the best life possible. They seemed nice. I felt I deserved nice parents, considering the eight pitiful years that I had spent in pathetic England… and with Ms. Lee.
Answer: If this was used to start a book, it would be a great hook for the reader. Having them latch on and keep reading like me. It seems it has a touch of fantasy and realistic fiction in my opinion. People who take an interest in these genres would be interested in this story. The use of grammar and wording was magnificent. Not to mention the words used to describe the setting and the character. Id love to read more of it. If you are continuing this, would you please email me the updates. I love just reading these kind of stories ^_^
Category: Meditation; Date: 2010-08-04
I Almost died during meditation; neck muscle seized, eyes locked, I wasnt there. I am scared now. Strange?
I was listening to piano music. Slowly I entered meditation state. All good and I have meditated before. But this time, I felt like I was dead. I was telling myself I am dead. My neck muscle seized and I feared I may be breaking my neck because it was seizing so hard. But I couldnt stop it. I felt like I am not in my body. then the music slowed down and my body just slowly retracted. I know the muscle seized for sure as, now as I type this, the pain of the muscle is is still in my neck. Is this normal? Should I see a doctor? Am I going to die? ok now that i think about it, it wasnt really pain. I feel something in my pain, like tingling feeling. When going through meditation, it felt like muscle was being stretched, but now so much pain now that I reflect back. I dont know; what are the chances that it would be a medical problem when I am completely healthy?
Answer: Why are you asking medical questions here? For what its worth, I think anything can happen once. Try it again and see if its a consistent reaction. If not, forget about it. If it is, either stop meditating or see a doctor. Tough call whether to see a general practitioner or a psychiatrist.
Category: Meditation; Date: 2010-08-03
Is it possible to get DMT released through your body via meditation?
I just meditated i was in deep meditation when i get this rush of feelings, my legs kinda went numb, i saw a light through my vision it was a wave of this rush of kind of euphoria sensation. I felt like i was being rushed up, and up it was crazy. Could this be a conscious natural release of DMT? And other then the light of say these patterns of light blue it would start up vanish and start up again.
Answer: The Biology of the Inner Light Meditation evokes pineal DMT release through EM vibrations. Visionary experience with symbolic or religious content gives way to dazzling light of illumination, reported in eastern and western religions. Meditation modulates pineal activity, eliciting a standing wave through resonance effects that coordinates other brain centers with both chemicals and electromagnetism. Resonance is induced in the pineal gland using electric, magnetic, or sound energy, resynchronizing both hemispheres of the brain, resulting in a chain of synergetic harmony that releases DMT, an endogenous psychedelic. Could be your right.I wrote this myself,Just kidding.lol When you are meditating correctly,you do what is called leaving the moment,you can still hear your surroundings,but you are not distracted by them,Which can seem like out of body experience.Relax you are not crazy.
Category: Meditation; Date: 2010-08-03
what does the bible say about meditation?
Answer: The Bible’s view of meditation differs from that practiced in Eastern religions. Consider the Biblical example of a man named Isaac, who at the age of 40 had much to meditate on. Genesis 24:63 states: “Isaac was out walking in order to meditate in the field at about the falling of evening.” There is no reason to assume that Isaac emptied his mind of thought or that he was merely contemplating a vague ‘universal truth of wisdom.’ Isaac likely had specific things to think about, such as his future, the loss of his mother, or who his wife was to be. He made use of some private time in the evening to meditate, likely on such vital matters. In the Bible, meditation is more than mere daydreaming. Consider the example of the psalmist David. He faced an array of seemingly insurmountable problems, and he well knew that as an imperfect man, he needed help from God in conducting himself aright. What fortified David through difficult circumstances? As recorded at Psalm 19:14, David said: “Let the sayings of my mouth and the meditation of my heart become pleasurable before you, O Jehovah my Rock and my Redeemer.” The Hebrew word here translated “meditation” comes from a root word literally meaning “speak with oneself.” Yes, David ‘spoke with himself’ about Jehovah, his activity, his works, his laws, and his righteousness. Psalm 143:5 Likewise, early Christians considered it part of true worship to set aside time to meditate on spiritual things. The apostle Paul admonished: “Whatever things are true, whatever things are of serious concern, whatever things are righteous, whatever things are chaste, whatever things are lovable, whatever things are well spoken of, whatever virtue there is and whatever praiseworthy thing there is, continue considering these things.” Philippians 4:8 Of course, in order to think upbuilding thoughts, these “things” that Paul spoke of would need to enter our minds at some point. How? The psalmist provides an answer. Psalm 1:1, 2 reads: “Happy is the man that has not walked in the counsel of the wicked ones . . . His delight is in the law of Jehovah, and in his law he reads in an undertone day and night.” Yes, the psalmist read God’s law regularly. He could then meditate on the things he learned about the Creator. Reading the Bible is invaluable, but after reading, we must meditate, think deeply, or “speak with ourselves” about what we have read. Just as digestion is needed if we are to benefit fully from the food we eat, meditation is needed if we are to absorb what we read in the Bible. Proper meditation does more than merely remove negative thoughts. It also allows us to consider Bible-based solutions to our problems. Such meditation can help us deal successfully with the anxieties of day-to-day life. Matthew 6:25-32 The psalmist David recognized the role that meditation plays in pleasing God. He stated: “The mouth of the righteous is the one that utters wisdom in an undertone.” Psalm 37:30 Yes, meditation is an identifying mark of a faithful worshiper. To be considered righteous by God is a real blessing, and it brings spiritual benefits. For example, the Bible says that “the path of the righteous ones is like the bright light that is getting lighter and lighter until the day is firmly established.” Proverbs 4:18 Hence, the obedient Christian who “utters wisdom in an undertone” can expect to grow in understanding of the Bible. The Bible also admonishes Christians to meditate on their Scriptural responsibilities. The apostle Paul told Timothy: “Ponder over these things; be absorbed in them, that your advancement may be manifest to all persons. Pay constant attention to yourself and to your teaching. Stay by these things, for by doing this you will save both yourself and those who listen to you.” 1 Timothy 4:15, 16 Yes, what we say and do can have a profound effect on others.
Category: Meditation; Date: 2010-08-03
