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| “Find a quiet place.” (comment) | ||
| recommended by 2 users | 2012 | twotimesposter on: The Power of Concentration | mental health | original thread | | ||
| twotimesposter on Dec 16, 2012 | on: The Power of Concentration | view on HN | ||
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andyjohnson0 Nov 4, 2016 | on: Regular meditation may be more beneficial than vacation | context
There was some useful discussion of meditation on HN a few years ago [1]. Reading it, I was surprised by how many people here use meditation and benefit from it - professionally as well as personally. This [2] post by twotimesposter is a particularly good answer to the question of "how to meditate to achieve mindfulness?". So much so that I bookmarked it. Really must get around to trying it. |
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aryamaan Jun 28, 2017 | on: Take Naps at Work | context
Tell us more. How do you (deep) meditate? I do meditation here and there and mostly follow this: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4928060 |
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| recommended by 1 user | 2015 | 34 points by wgx | original thread | | ||
1. Find a quiet place.
2. Comfortably sit down, hands in your lap, keep the back straight.
3. Don't tense up. Breathe normally with eyes closed.
4. Be aware of the moment inhaling starts. (Important)
5. Be aware of the moment exhaling ends. (Important)
6. When you start thinking, mentally take note: "I'm thinking."
7. Refocus on breathing. (4 and 5)
8. When you get distracted by a sound, an itch, a cramp or smell, mentally take note: "I'm hearing, I have an itch, etc."
9. Refocus on breathing.
That's it. With time, your trained mind will naturally stop producing random thoughts and your day to day mindfulness will steadily increase.
Some tips:
- For beginners, counting inhale and exhale moments makes it easier. (1-inhale, exhale-1; 2-inhale exhale-2; etc) Stop at 7, restart from 1.
- If sitting meditation is too difficult at first, start with walking meditation. Instead of focusing on breathing, be aware of your stepping (left, right, left, right, etc.) Then sit and focus on breathing.
- Read up on Zazen.