Dillinger
Guerrilla Ontologist
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Actually, there are MANY many ways to meditate - but perhaps this might help some of you who are interested in learning... Lavy's thread about being stressed out:
http://www.literotica.com/forum/showthread.php?s=&threadid=55192
made me think this might be worth posting...
First - a quote:
When all beauty dies, so does man.
So I thank you all for the beauty.
-- Christopher Hyatt (I think)
So... lets talk about meditation, shall we?
It has been suggested from the beginning of meditative practices that the Mind is the final obstacle to Enlightenment. (This is not to imply that the Mind is Evil, or some sort of destructive force. It does imply however that the Mind once set on a program is self-propelling and difficult to alter. If this line of thought interests anyone I highly suggest reading Prometheus Rising by Robert Anton Wilson, particularly the section that discusses the idea of "What the Thinker Things - The Prover Proves.)
Anyway - the mind's major by-product, thought, must be harnessed so that in the end "Mind" itself can be re-programmed, not just of content but of the "way" it operates as well. It follows that to destroy all unnecessary tension frees the Mind from its programmed thoughts. This in turn will make the task of EGO-MIND re-programming (transcendence) easier. In order to clear the mind of thought, each sensate-muscle group must be cleared of tension, or at least the tension must be reduced. The technical aspects of this idea are overwhelming. While meditation reduces tension, tension also reduces the result of meditation. For this reason concentration on a mantra can never be achieved to complete satisfaction. This is a problem - Mantra focus is necessary in the beginning and intermediate stages of meditation, but in order to actually become the Mindless One, the Deathless One, all tension-thought-image structures must finally disappear. True merging with the Universal Programmer (a concept formulated by Timothy Leary regarding the higher, and often unused, circuits of the mind) only occurs when YOUR lower circuits are "clear" and lack domination. What most of us call I - You - Ego are sets and webs of interactive and interwoven tensions. While to some extent these are presently necessary for functioning in this social world, they have become the rival of true conscious will.
AN EXERCISE I
Sit or lie down in a quiet place and allow yourself to "think" about anything. Notice how and where your thinking is experienced. Notice what motions and tensions exist in your face-neck-throat area. After you have completed this, "think" about something unpleasant and notice if there is any difference. Now try "thinking" about something pleasant and make the same notations.
Now, let's try meditating:
ONE METHOD OF MEDITATION
Step 1 - Sit or lie down. Make faces -- stretch all the muscles in the face. Open your mouth as wide as you can, move the jaw from side to side. At the same time open your eyes as wide as you can. Move your eyes up and down and from side to side. This will begin to destroy tension, thereby destroying uncontrolled and extraneous thoughts generated by this area. Make many different faces. Do this for about 2 - 3 minutes. (A word of caution: While in the end these exercises are meant to reduce and eliminate certain thought patterns, some might find an increase of new thoughts from previously "Hidden" places of the mind. If this is the case don't be concerned, since this will be a fine way to perform some "mental house cleaning.)
Step 2 Hum and Chatter -- Hum from the depths of your voice box. Use OM or just MMMM. Do this for 1-2 minutes. Now using your tongue, chatter -- DA DA - BA BA BA. Stick out your jaw as far as you can and continue humming and chattering. Do this for 2-3 minutes.
Step 3 Shoulders to Ears - Pull your shoulders up as if you were trying to reach your ears. When they start feeling tired, drop them as low as you can. Repeat this 3 times in 2-3 minute intervals.
Step 4 Nose Breathing - With your mouth closed take in a deep breath inflating your chest and pulling your stomach up. Be sure to pull the belly in. Hold for a 7 count and then just let the chest fall and the belly relax. Repeat this 10-20 times. Be sure to allow an additional 7 count to elapse before you next inhalation.
Step 5 Turn Head - now bring your attention to your head and turn it from side to side as far as you can. Repeat for 2-3 minutes.
Step 6 Leg Stretch - Lying down on your back, hold your legs about 4 inches off the ground and stretch outward. Hold this as long as you can then let them drop. Repeat 2-3 times.
Step 7 Quick Breath - With your mouth slightly open breathe rapidly, sighing as you exhale. Do this for 2-3 minutes.
Now lie down and sense and feel your body, for about 10 minutes. Note every sensation you feel. Now assume a meditative position of your choice making sure that:
http://www.literotica.com/forum/showthread.php?s=&threadid=55192
made me think this might be worth posting...
First - a quote:
When all beauty dies, so does man.
So I thank you all for the beauty.
-- Christopher Hyatt (I think)
So... lets talk about meditation, shall we?
It has been suggested from the beginning of meditative practices that the Mind is the final obstacle to Enlightenment. (This is not to imply that the Mind is Evil, or some sort of destructive force. It does imply however that the Mind once set on a program is self-propelling and difficult to alter. If this line of thought interests anyone I highly suggest reading Prometheus Rising by Robert Anton Wilson, particularly the section that discusses the idea of "What the Thinker Things - The Prover Proves.)
Anyway - the mind's major by-product, thought, must be harnessed so that in the end "Mind" itself can be re-programmed, not just of content but of the "way" it operates as well. It follows that to destroy all unnecessary tension frees the Mind from its programmed thoughts. This in turn will make the task of EGO-MIND re-programming (transcendence) easier. In order to clear the mind of thought, each sensate-muscle group must be cleared of tension, or at least the tension must be reduced. The technical aspects of this idea are overwhelming. While meditation reduces tension, tension also reduces the result of meditation. For this reason concentration on a mantra can never be achieved to complete satisfaction. This is a problem - Mantra focus is necessary in the beginning and intermediate stages of meditation, but in order to actually become the Mindless One, the Deathless One, all tension-thought-image structures must finally disappear. True merging with the Universal Programmer (a concept formulated by Timothy Leary regarding the higher, and often unused, circuits of the mind) only occurs when YOUR lower circuits are "clear" and lack domination. What most of us call I - You - Ego are sets and webs of interactive and interwoven tensions. While to some extent these are presently necessary for functioning in this social world, they have become the rival of true conscious will.
AN EXERCISE I
Sit or lie down in a quiet place and allow yourself to "think" about anything. Notice how and where your thinking is experienced. Notice what motions and tensions exist in your face-neck-throat area. After you have completed this, "think" about something unpleasant and notice if there is any difference. Now try "thinking" about something pleasant and make the same notations.
Now, let's try meditating:
ONE METHOD OF MEDITATION
Step 1 - Sit or lie down. Make faces -- stretch all the muscles in the face. Open your mouth as wide as you can, move the jaw from side to side. At the same time open your eyes as wide as you can. Move your eyes up and down and from side to side. This will begin to destroy tension, thereby destroying uncontrolled and extraneous thoughts generated by this area. Make many different faces. Do this for about 2 - 3 minutes. (A word of caution: While in the end these exercises are meant to reduce and eliminate certain thought patterns, some might find an increase of new thoughts from previously "Hidden" places of the mind. If this is the case don't be concerned, since this will be a fine way to perform some "mental house cleaning.)
Step 2 Hum and Chatter -- Hum from the depths of your voice box. Use OM or just MMMM. Do this for 1-2 minutes. Now using your tongue, chatter -- DA DA - BA BA BA. Stick out your jaw as far as you can and continue humming and chattering. Do this for 2-3 minutes.
Step 3 Shoulders to Ears - Pull your shoulders up as if you were trying to reach your ears. When they start feeling tired, drop them as low as you can. Repeat this 3 times in 2-3 minute intervals.
Step 4 Nose Breathing - With your mouth closed take in a deep breath inflating your chest and pulling your stomach up. Be sure to pull the belly in. Hold for a 7 count and then just let the chest fall and the belly relax. Repeat this 10-20 times. Be sure to allow an additional 7 count to elapse before you next inhalation.
Step 5 Turn Head - now bring your attention to your head and turn it from side to side as far as you can. Repeat for 2-3 minutes.
Step 6 Leg Stretch - Lying down on your back, hold your legs about 4 inches off the ground and stretch outward. Hold this as long as you can then let them drop. Repeat 2-3 times.
Step 7 Quick Breath - With your mouth slightly open breathe rapidly, sighing as you exhale. Do this for 2-3 minutes.
Now lie down and sense and feel your body, for about 10 minutes. Note every sensation you feel. Now assume a meditative position of your choice making sure that:
- Your eye lids are not tightly closed, but simply relaxed.
- That your jaw is relaxed and not tense. Make sure of this by trying to stick out your tongue; if you have to lower your jaw, it was too tightly held. Check your forehead making sure it is not wrinkled. Once you are relaxed, either concentrate on your mantra or point of focus. For those who do not have a mantra or point you can simply try OOOOOOOOOOOMMMMMMMMM.
- Finally make sure holding your head in the wrong position does not block your throat. Make sure it is straight. IN order to reduce thoughts, keep the eyes relaxed and still, with your tongue touching the roof of your mouth. Do not move the larynx and again be sure that your jaw is relaxed.[/list=1]
Meditate before eating, or wait for 2 - 3 hours after eating a heavy meal. It is also best if the bladder and bowels have been emptied before you start.
I don't know about reaching enlightenment but it helps me visualise what I do to him later and is conducive to a gooood HAAARD shag. As we jewish would say: kapeesh?
