How long does meditation last? Is it possible that the order hasn't been finalized in three hours? Do you want someone to wake you up?
Not necessarily. It's been three hours and you haven't made a decision yet. This is something you came up with on your own. Don't think about it yet, be honest. You can sit for as long as you can do it now.
What should I do if my feet get numb during the process of meditation?
If you are not very numb, we need to accept it. If you are numb, it will affect your calmness. You can slowly adjust your posture and change it.
03 Mindfulness meditation requires a process. When entering the preparation state for meditation, the master just said, "Observe the nose with your eyes, observe the heart with your nose." This is not easy for us to achieve at the beginning. Can we first calm down by reciting scriptures?
This is not necessary, it already lacks mindfulness. That's the way to distract you, like tying a monkey with a rope, slowly fixing the monkey's lively and energetic nature in a place through the rope. The monkey starts jumping around because it's not used to it, but because the rope is fixed in one place, it gradually gets used to it, and the heart becomes calm.
By observing our breath, we can pay attention to it, which is itself the best way to train mindfulness. Don't think about anything else, it's all mixed in. So we must know that our method itself is the most direct way to train our mindfulness, so that our minds are no longer scattered or restless.
How is breathing done when the tongue is on top of the palate?
Just now we guided the tongue to touch the palate, which is slightly behind the upper front teeth. It can be placed on top without touching or exerting too much force. We usually inhale through the nose and exhale slowly through the mouth, during the first three breaths.
Inhale slowly with your nose, and exhale slowly with your mouth. This is a process of adjusting your breath, so don't hold your breath, it's very natural. When you are already full, slowly and slowly exhale, then when you have vomited to the end, naturally and slowly inhale again, and when you are full, slowly exhale again.
05 also has a problem with sitting posture. I feel like I'm leaning forward as I sit. What should I do?
This is very natural because we are not used to it, so this body adjustment can be done throughout the entire process, not just sitting down and not moving. In the process, I learned that when I found it, I slowly adjusted it. I felt that the head slowly tilted to the left, to the middle, to the right, and then to the middle. My head slowly lowered and slowly adjusted. Be aware that the entire process needs to be done.
(Student: Will this affect entering meditation?) Don't expect to enter meditation. It's not easy to do these skills well first, because of their own awareness. Don't have a misconception about entering meditation, as if entering meditation means not moving anything. In fact, what Buddhism teaches about positive mindfulness is to cultivate our mindfulness through observation of this activity.
What does' ding 'mean? Our hearts can see clearly the experience of any activity, without being disturbed by these activities and experiences. Interference, such as wanting to grab something comfortable, is the act of exerting force, and the heart is exerting force; Seeing something uncomfortable and rejecting it is also exerting force and interference. So through observation, we can see the movements of our heart. If there is force, greed, or resistance, we slowly let go and let the natural heart rest on our breath.
Everyone should pay attention because each person's problem may represent your own problem.
On the first day of meditation and today's meditation, when entering the state, the body naturally shakes 360 degrees. It's very comfortable to be aware of this and to sway consciously and naturally.
Natural shaking of the body, realizing that it is very comfortable, natural shaking is okay, don't deliberately shake because of comfort, that's not good. Encountering some people who have been shaking involuntarily, let's not control it. Just realize that I need this kind of movement now, it's okay. Don't keep shaking like this just to feel comfortable.
So, the occurrence of this phenomenon is also an action. Be aware of it, be aware, and then go and see if this action is comfortable for my current body. If it feels comfortable, then it is enough. If it is other reasons that make our hearts uneasy, then we need to adjust and let our hearts calm down.
What is the best time to meditate every day?
Waking up in the morning is the best, because after a night's rest, the spirit will recover well, it is not easy to sleep, and the spirit will be full.
At night, it depends on the situation. If you are too tired from working during the day, it is not appropriate to meditate. If you are not very tired, you can meditate before resting. If you have poor sleep, meditation can help you adjust and relax your body and mind, which is beneficial for sleep.
I saw some friends in Taiwan who have been doing things all day and are very tired. They still need to do things. They will meditate for ten minutes and then start doing things. Is this okay?
This also has an effect. Meditation allows the mind to rest, and when the mind rests, our body is more likely to relax. Our hearts are constantly running around and tired, our body muscles are tense, and a tight heart and body are actually the most energy consuming.
This is effective, but it will require effort. For example, if you are usually in the office and have been working for one or two hours in the morning, you can close your eyes and rest, sit naturally or cross legged, then relax and adjust your body to be comfortable and relaxed, breathe naturally, pay attention to the expansion and contraction of your abdomen, and don't think about anything else or care about anything else. For example, if I only have ten minutes, then during these ten minutes, I am very focused and let my heart train on breathing, without thinking about anything else. That's great.
If possible, everyone is a layman at home, and there is a lot of time that you cannot do. We can use fragmented, even five minutes, or even advocate for one second mindfulness training. For example, when speaking, we don't even know how to mention mindfulness. The tone of our speech was too forceful and too urgent, and then we relaxed and slowed down our pace. This is also mindfulness; Walking is very hurried and nervous. I realized that I was too nervous and anxious just now, so I maintained mindfulness, adjusted my posture, and slowed down my pace. This is mindfulness training, which needs to be done constantly. We spend dedicated time to experience and truly cultivate our mindfulness in our daily lives, so that it is connected to our lives.
We should always mention mindfulness. Mindfulness means that when walking, you should pay attention to walking, and when eating, you should also know how to eat and how to eat? For example, when I eat too fast and today's food is delicious, I feel anxious and thirsty, constantly consuming to gain that beauty, and my heart is very strong. At this point, become aware, then slowly savor, chew, and swallow, maintaining mindfulness throughout the entire process of eating.
Regardless of the activity, there must be mindfulness. In this way, you will feel that the taste of the meal will be different and better. We usually eat with anxiety, hunger and thirst. When we eat, we devour the fruits of Ginseng fruit and eat them together with Zhu Bajie. In fact, you can't feel the taste, which is a real delicacy. That is to say, mindfulness is very important, and eating is very important. This is an example that we need to constantly mention in our daily lives.
There is a saying in meditation that is very important. You should always mention what you are currently doing? This is a correct understanding - what am I currently doing? This is constantly reminding you to have mindfulness. We usually go and have a look. Regardless of whether you work, walk, eat, or talk, we usually don't have mindfulness. We are completely constrained by our own desires or desires when doing these things or activities.
For example, I am speaking here to showcase my own abilities, such as eloquence or knowledge, and to make you all like me. These thoughts are not mindfulness. If we are just saying that we need to constantly observe ourselves, your speech and expression are just to make everyone understand and comprehend the truth we are trying to convey. This requires us to have mindfulness to perceive and see what thoughts your heart is doing. If these thoughts are accompanied by some desires or subjective thoughts, your heart will exert a lot of force. We need to adjust that force accordingly. If your heart can calm down, then your heart won't be so restless.
At the beginning of the first three breaths, inhale through the nose and breathe through the mouth. Do we need to do this when meditating later?
The first three breaths are like this, just breathe naturally after meditation. When meditating, you must breathe through your nose. At that time, your mouth is closed and you can naturally breathe through your nose. If our tongue is on top of the palate, we always maintain that one. As you may have noticed, in traditional Chinese medicine, the Ren and Du meridians are connected, which makes it easy for our body fluids to fill up. When we meditate, if we are in a good state, we naturally salivate more. Sweet and sweet, it naturally plays this role.
I just said why everyone should sit with their chin inward when sitting. What if my mouth feels dry when I meditate in the future? That's because when the head is lifted, the chin is tightly compressed, and sitting for a long time makes the mouth dry. When the chin is retracted inward, there will be a lot of body fluid, so it has this effect.
Where is the best place to place both hands during meditation? Is it okay to lie down?
Just feel comfortable. What we require is that as long as you find the most comfortable posture, you can do whatever you like. But this is the best (with folded palms in front), it makes our hearts more receptive. As long as it feels comfortable, everything else is fine.
Is it okay to lie down? ——It's okay, as long as you don't sleep. We have reclining meditation, which can be practiced in walking, sleeping, sitting, or lying down. Sitting has sitting meditation, while standing has standing meditation. If sitting for too long is not good and the burden on the waist is too heavy, if conditions permit in the office, there is a place to lie down for ten minutes to relieve our lumbar spine. This is very good. Lie flat, breathe naturally, relax the whole body, and lie on the water surface. It is very light, very natural, and does not require any force to maintain awareness and clarity. This must be awake and not fall asleep lying there.
(Student: I think about problems while lying down, my mind is very clear) - It's best not to think about problems, as they are very distracting and indicate that your mind has been troubled by that problem. Those that need to be adjusted and those that belong to bad thinking, thinking that it's good, are because your mind is fixated on something, forcing you to keep thinking about that thing, which is itself a kind of pressure. No matter what kind of Zen, it's about staying focused, maintaining mindfulness, observing carefully, and seeing what happens in your present moment and experience? This is very important.
(Student: Is it possible to meditate anywhere with a strong inner strength?) Yes, theoretically it is, but it is really difficult for us to do so, so we need to take it step by step. Meditation, like eating, requires experiencing any way that is helpful for our mindfulness, allowing us to relax and calm our body and mind.
11 mages, can the so-called 'thinking maintenance' solve problems in meditation?
This question is very good. When we think about repairing, it's not the layman who was thinking about the problem just now, but a problem related to thinking and meditation. How can I continue to relax my mind and continue mindfulness? This is the right way. So we say that mental maintenance is not an ordinary way of thinking, it is the form before the initial meditation. This thinking is constantly adjusting to bring my mind into a more calm state, allowing my body to relax better. This is thinking, not thinking about the greed and persistence in other work in the world, which is not good. This is a good question, mindfulness thinking.
So we're not saying that sitting in meditation doesn't have any thoughts at all, we're saying that there are rules and reasonable ways of thinking.
Okay, the time has come. It's a great fate and honor, a rare encounter in one's life. Every moment we spend together and every fate we have cannot be repeated. We should cherish every day, every cause and circumstance, and every present moment. Through three days of meditation, we hope that each of us can stay away from scarcity and greed, and that our family, friends, and strangers around us can all stay away from greed and anxiety, and achieve inner peace. amitabha.
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