All posts tagged “attention”
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Question for December 29, 2013: Meditative Attention
Medivate — 13 years ago — in Question of the Week
Medivate — 13 years ago — in Question of the Week
When meditating, where does your attention rest? How does that feel?
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davidbhayes — 13 years ago — permalinkI feel like it moves and changes somewhat throughout a session, but I most frequently find my attention centered at the nostrils. I find it rests there typically because it's the place where for me the sensation of the breath — which is almost always my "object" of meditation — is most strongly felt.
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Question for March 16, 2014: Scattered Attention
Medivate — 13 years ago — in Question of the Week
Medivate — 13 years ago — in Question of the Week
Do you ever find that you attention has scattered while meditating? How do you deal with that?
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Formlessness — 13 years ago — permalinkThe mind is like the wind. It goes this way and that. Wind is just the movement of air, but the air is everywhere. Your awareness is present in every thought and experience. Become aware of the awareness behind the thought, and the winds will calm.▲
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davidbhayes — 13 years ago — permalinkBecome aware of the awareness behind the thought, and the winds will calm.I really like that, though I feel compelled to interject that it's easier to say than to do.
But I definitely think that biggest and most noticeable thing that's changed for me as I've meditated more is the realization that there is really something I have access to that contains all of the thoughts. It's not a thought itself, but it's a space in which they come. I use the word "spacious" a lot to explain the change, and when I try to explain it in a visual metaphor it really is a feels like a literal space around and distance from my thoughts.
The extent to which I used to tie myself in knots chasing down the "right thought" is something I don't miss. You don't, as they say, have to believe everything you think.
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Question for April 20, 2014: Attention to the Body
Medivate — 13 years ago — in Question of the Week
Medivate — 13 years ago — in Question of the Week
When meditating, are your focusing your attention in a specific part of the body? Which? Why?
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davidbhayes — 12 years ago — permalinkThat's really interesting! My spine and the muscles around it never really enter my attention. I've been trying yoga a little lately, and it's really made me aware of how many things like this in my body I don't regularly have much awareness of.
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Question for September 20, 2015: Attention to the Body
Medivate — 11 years ago — in Question of the Week
Medivate — 11 years ago — in Question of the Week
When meditating, are your focusing your attention in a specific part of the body? Which? Why?
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Question for April 17, 2016: Meditative Attention
Medivate — 11 years ago — in Question of the Week
Medivate — 11 years ago — in Question of the Week
When meditating, where does your attention rest? How does that feel?
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Question for May 1, 2016: Scattered Attention
Medivate — 10 years ago — in Question of the Week
Medivate — 10 years ago — in Question of the Week
Do you ever find that you attention has scattered while meditating? How do you deal with that?
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Question for August 20, 2017: Attention to the Body
Medivate — 9 years ago — in Question of the Week
Medivate — 9 years ago — in Question of the Week
When meditating, are your focusing your attention in a specific part of the body? Which? Why?
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Question for February 25, 2018: Meditative Attention
Medivate — 9 years ago — in Question of the Week
Medivate — 9 years ago — in Question of the Week
When meditating, where does your attention rest? How does that feel?
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Question for March 11, 2018: Scattered Attention
Medivate — 9 years ago — in Question of the Week
Medivate — 9 years ago — in Question of the Week
Do you ever find that you attention has scattered while meditating? How do you deal with that?
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Question for July 7, 2019: Attention to the Body
Medivate — 7 years ago — in Question of the Week
Medivate — 7 years ago — in Question of the Week
When meditating, are your focusing your attention in a specific part of the body? Which? Why?
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Question for January 12, 2020: Meditative Attention
Medivate — 7 years ago — in Question of the Week
Medivate — 7 years ago — in Question of the Week
When meditating, where does your attention rest? How does that feel?
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Question for January 26, 2020: Scattered Attention
Medivate — 7 years ago — in Question of the Week
Medivate — 7 years ago — in Question of the Week
Do you ever find that you attention has scattered while meditating? How do you deal with that?
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NEBULABUFF — 7 years ago — permalinkAs soon as I become aware that my attention has been captured by some thought, I just let it go and return to whatever process I'm using during the session such as Mantra, Prayer, Focusing on Breathing or Circular Breathing.
In addition to this I use the Interval Timer here on Medivate and set it to chime every five minutes. If I wander too far, the chime will bring me back to where I'm supposed to be.▲
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NEBULABUFF — 7 years ago — permalinkAs soon as I become aware that my attention has been captured by some thought, I just let it go and return to whatever process I'm using during the session such as Mantra, Prayer, Focusing on Breathing or Circular Breathing.
In addition to this I use the Interval Timer here on Medivate and set it to chime every five minutes. If I wander too far, the chime will bring me back to where I'm supposed to be Blessings..