Mrboxey
Elfe Mécanique
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- 9 Nov 2012
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1) What is the longest period of time you have meditated?
I would say probably about 2 hours to 3 hours. Although I don't know if I would call this meditation, or reflection. It generally happens that once every 6 months I have to take a trip. This trip involves me getting on a bus out of the country, and this usually takes me about 2 to 3 hours to the border. So, while I am on the bus, I generally use the time to reflect on my life, and watch the world go by... Sometimes relaxing, and trust me, you want to be sort of relaxed by the time you get to the border crossing, because it's a pain in the ass...
Then on the other side, it's about another hour bus ride to the small town where I spend the night, so that's another hour of reflection... I get off the bus, grab a bite to eat, pick up a 12 pack of beer, and then head to the hotel room where I'll be spending the night.. Enough reflection by that point, I drink beer, crank on the A/C, and see what is on the TV.
Once I pass out, and wake up the next morning, I look for some breakfast, clear out of the room, and wait for the bus to come back and take me home.... Again, another time used for reflection/meditation....
2) Under what stress & tiredness conditions do you meditate the best?
Well, when I am really stressed out, meditation is out of the question. I need to be somewhat "in the mood" in order to meditate/reflect properly. If I'm really tired I don't like to mull things over either.. I prefer to be at least mildly relaxed and have some energy to deal with the "revelations" that come up in my periods of reflection. I have some pretty big demons that like to come out and play, and the only way I can put them back in their cages again is if I am at least mildly alert and not too stressed out. Otherwise, it's just an exercise in frustration and ends in a spiral of depression that leads to a funk that gets ever increasingly harder to pull out of... So, best to not go there when I am not prepared to be able to put those damn demons back in their cages as quick as possible... But you gotta take the bad with the good, and the demons are needed in order to see the light sometimes...
3) How do you start in your meditation?
Well, this depends, I normally just stare off at a point in space, could be people, could be nature, could be countryside out of a bus window... Sometimes it starts off with a few drinks... It is kind of hit and miss when it starts.. It's more like meditation/reflection chooses the time it thinks is best for me....
4) What is your ultimate goal, what are you achieving in your meditation?
I don't have an ultimate goal.. I guess it would have to be understanding of myself and how I fit into the big picture if I had to put a label on it... What do I achieve? Well, with every reflection I hope I am achieving a greater understanding of myself, and how I fit into the grand scheme of things, and am one step closer to knowing my purpose in life and what path to take....
I would say probably about 2 hours to 3 hours. Although I don't know if I would call this meditation, or reflection. It generally happens that once every 6 months I have to take a trip. This trip involves me getting on a bus out of the country, and this usually takes me about 2 to 3 hours to the border. So, while I am on the bus, I generally use the time to reflect on my life, and watch the world go by... Sometimes relaxing, and trust me, you want to be sort of relaxed by the time you get to the border crossing, because it's a pain in the ass...
Then on the other side, it's about another hour bus ride to the small town where I spend the night, so that's another hour of reflection... I get off the bus, grab a bite to eat, pick up a 12 pack of beer, and then head to the hotel room where I'll be spending the night.. Enough reflection by that point, I drink beer, crank on the A/C, and see what is on the TV.
Once I pass out, and wake up the next morning, I look for some breakfast, clear out of the room, and wait for the bus to come back and take me home.... Again, another time used for reflection/meditation....
2) Under what stress & tiredness conditions do you meditate the best?
Well, when I am really stressed out, meditation is out of the question. I need to be somewhat "in the mood" in order to meditate/reflect properly. If I'm really tired I don't like to mull things over either.. I prefer to be at least mildly relaxed and have some energy to deal with the "revelations" that come up in my periods of reflection. I have some pretty big demons that like to come out and play, and the only way I can put them back in their cages again is if I am at least mildly alert and not too stressed out. Otherwise, it's just an exercise in frustration and ends in a spiral of depression that leads to a funk that gets ever increasingly harder to pull out of... So, best to not go there when I am not prepared to be able to put those damn demons back in their cages as quick as possible... But you gotta take the bad with the good, and the demons are needed in order to see the light sometimes...
3) How do you start in your meditation?
Well, this depends, I normally just stare off at a point in space, could be people, could be nature, could be countryside out of a bus window... Sometimes it starts off with a few drinks... It is kind of hit and miss when it starts.. It's more like meditation/reflection chooses the time it thinks is best for me....
4) What is your ultimate goal, what are you achieving in your meditation?
I don't have an ultimate goal.. I guess it would have to be understanding of myself and how I fit into the big picture if I had to put a label on it... What do I achieve? Well, with every reflection I hope I am achieving a greater understanding of myself, and how I fit into the grand scheme of things, and am one step closer to knowing my purpose in life and what path to take....
