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What does it feel like to you at its best?
Posted: Sat Feb 29, 2020 10:44 am
by Desktop User
To me its like a hard drug, its that good but its so hard to get that level. Most of the time I can boost mood but not get the mega high's.
How does meditation feel to you when its gone as well as youve ever experienced?
Also why do some people say it makes them feel happy and some say serene to me its both but happy is the next level up in proficiency over serene
Re: What does it feel like to you at its best?
Posted: Sat Feb 29, 2020 10:57 pm
by JonW
I don't even think about it.
Mindfulness isn't about attaining a particular state, reaching different levels or becoming proficient. It's simply about being with experience as it arises.
Jon
Re: What does it feel like to you at its best?
Posted: Tue Mar 03, 2020 1:46 am
by Desktop User
JonW wrote:I don't even think about it.
Mindfulness isn't about attaining a particular state, reaching different levels or becoming proficient. It's simply about being with experience as it arises.
Jon
Clever thanks Jon.
Unfortunately it IS about attaining a state but if you have that attitude ull never get it, you have to fool your own brain to get it almost.
Take care brother, appreciated. It helps despite me knowing too much
Re: What does it feel like to you at its best?
Posted: Tue Mar 03, 2020 8:34 am
by JonW
'Unfortunately it IS about attaining a state but if you have that attitude ull never get it, you have to fool your own brain to get it almost.'
Sorry, I have no idea what that means.
Re: What does it feel like to you at its best?
Posted: Tue Mar 03, 2020 1:11 pm
by Desktop User
JonW wrote:'Unfortunately it IS about attaining a state but if you have that attitude ull never get it, you have to fool your own brain to get it almost.'
Sorry, I have no idea what that means.
Ok so you say its not about happiness, its not about feeling good and getting rid of negative emotions. But it IS.
If it was just about watching bad feelinsg and that didnt result in us being happy and getting rid of negative emotions no one would do it.
It is about attaining a happy state and getting rid of a negative ones.
But to do that you have to almost pretend your not doing that, and then hopefully fooling your brain, and if you fool your own brain then you can get rid of the negative feelings and attain happiness.
Re: What does it feel like to you at its best?
Posted: Tue Mar 03, 2020 6:48 pm
by JonW
'But to do that you have to almost pretend your not doing that, and then hopefully fooling your brain, and if you fool your own brain then you can get rid of the negative feelings and attain happiness.'
Hmm.
Good luck with that.
Re: What does it feel like to you at its best?
Posted: Tue May 26, 2020 6:45 am
by CraigJ123
Its better than drugs! No hangover. Difficult to reach that amazing state. Haven't managed it in a few years now but never stop trying.