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 Posted: Sat Oct 09, 2010 9:08 am
Hey, remember when this was a thing?
And then we all like never did any of the meditations because we are all really slack
Well, since I have made a personal commitment to meditate pretty much every day (admittedly I am only like 3 days into it so it's possible I could just flake entirely BUT I am TRYING SO.) I figured I'd resurrect this.
So, here is the deal. The new deal.
Every week, at some point.... when I remember.... I'll post a prompt of some kind. Maybe an image, a word, a poem, a chant or mantra, music, a youtube video, an object. I'll try to keep them vague rather than religion-specific, but I might throw in a few theistic ones to mix things up.
The challenge is to take the prompt, adapt or change it however you like (or not at all), and report back on how your meditation went. You don't have to go into detail, just tell us what you ended up doing with the prompt and whether it was a successful or interesting meditation for you. If it was boring or distracting or difficult, say that too.
Just trying to get a bit more "community" going on here biggrin
Past Prompts:
Current Prompt:
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Posted: Sat Oct 09, 2010 9:49 am
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Posted: Sat Oct 09, 2010 10:25 am
That sounds like a lot of fun.
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Posted: Sun Oct 10, 2010 4:14 am
I think I meditating more would be of benefit to me at the moment...I like that idea. Count me in.
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Posted: Mon Oct 11, 2010 4:00 am
Sweet! biggrin
Anyone have ideas for the first exercise?
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Posted: Mon Oct 11, 2010 4:14 am
How about each day (or every couple of days) for fifteen minutes, sit in the lotus position and take a few deep breaths, focussing any negative enrgy groundwards out of your body.
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Posted: Mon Oct 11, 2010 4:31 am
iKillCaustic--uKillMe How about each day (or every couple of days) for fifteen minutes, sit in the lotus position and take a few deep breaths, focussing any negative enrgy groundwards out of your body. I have some problems with that one as a meditation exercise for this guild.... to start with, I'm sure there will be many people who aren't able to do positions such as lotus. It's really more of an energy exercise than a meditative one, so maybe as a later exercise, but I'd rather start somewhere simple so people out of practice or unfamiliar with meditation can get the hang of it again. And I'm not sure what you mean by "negative energy" sweatdrop
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Posted: Mon Oct 11, 2010 9:53 am
How about sitting comfortably and meditating on the weather for 5 minutes.
How the weather and season match or don't in your mind.
How the weather effects each of your senses.
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Posted: Tue Oct 12, 2010 9:34 am
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Posted: Wed Oct 13, 2010 4:55 am
Sanguina Cruenta iKillCaustic--uKillMe How about each day (or every couple of days) for fifteen minutes, sit in the lotus position and take a few deep breaths, focussing any negative enrgy groundwards out of your body. I have some problems with that one as a meditation exercise for this guild.... to start with, I'm sure there will be many people who aren't able to do positions such as lotus. It's really more of an energy exercise than a meditative one, so maybe as a later exercise, but I'd rather start somewhere simple so people out of practice or unfamiliar with meditation can get the hang of it again. And I'm not sure what you mean by "negative energy" sweatdrop Ah, silly me, I didn't think of that...by "negative energy" I meant anything that has gotten you down or made you feel upset during the day.
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Posted: Wed Oct 13, 2010 10:59 am
Thanks for clarifying. People can mean different things by it ^_^
The weather is a good one! And it's a good one for giving feedback with.
I'm staying with a friend till next week, so I won't be able to start till next Wednesday, but we can start it for two weeks starting Monday. Thoughts?
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Posted: Wed Oct 13, 2010 11:45 am
I'm in. I like the Weather Idea and have a few of my own too. I need to start doing this more myself.
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Posted: Wed Oct 13, 2010 2:12 pm
Sanguina Cruenta Thanks for clarifying. People can mean different things by it ^_^ The weather is a good one! And it's a good one for giving feedback with. I'm staying with a friend till next week, so I won't be able to start till next Wednesday, but we can start it for two weeks starting Monday. Thoughts? Sounds good!
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Posted: Thu Oct 14, 2010 10:55 am
I would like to try the weather idea. I would like to start meditating again. I miss it.
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Posted: Thu Oct 14, 2010 12:47 pm
May I join in? This thread is one of the reasons I elected to join the guild smile
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