Re: frustrated attempting to focus
Originally Posted by
BDeye
Another thing I've found that may help is stopping a session when I feel an interruption (internal or external), I then get up, have a wander around and go straight back in. The sessions seem to build up progressively until I am able to sit for a few hours. I still find the interruptions occur, although I deal with them in a calmer fashion. This technique might not be the best for building up the will power necessary to sit through a session come hell or high water, it can help when I'm feeling less than focused though. Often when I force myself to sit through an uncomfortable session I just come away feeling tired and aggravated. That ten or fifteen minute break can sometimes give me the second wind I needed. I sometimes do this two or three times before I find my footing.
This may or may not be for everyone, it's only something I'm experimenting with, if it helps cool.
I think that is something great to try. A comment about the interruptions. Some observations i've made that i have found others experience as well. When first sitting down there seems to be a natural progression to how the brain initially handles meditation sessions.
Right off the bat it may start thinking of random stuff ie. i need to do laundry tomorrow morning. It will also start going over your day and re-introduce things that bothered you and things that you did great at or that occurred to you that made you feel good. I think when you notice these events happening to see it as a natural part of the process and allow it to happen can help.
I think it is a part of the clearing process, trying to calm the tension with frustration will not feel good at all. A lot of the material on meditation(especially dogmatic buddhist texts) can come off a little harsh on thoughts. You may have read somewhere that thoughts are the enemy or are like a virus or demonized as an aspect of the "ego". Adopting these type of beliefs provide a platform for frustration when thoughts appear as a natural part of the process of clearing your head.
If you have found in some way you have adopted this idea that thoughts are the "enemy" perhaps try letting that go.Allowing yourself to think about "me" and letting your brain get some stuff done about "you" usually will open things up for the bigger picture.
Last edited by heliac; 27th April 2013 at 03:38 AM.
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