Tulpa.info - meditation

Filtering input can be simple once you're used to doing it

fair enough

But it can also be really annoying if you're not

6:51 PM

I still struggle to consciously filter out audio, for example

well it seems like that or falling asleep so for at least days I can't be well rested it's an option.

6:53 PM

I realy do want to get some noise canceling headphones to just to make things easier.

Interesting. Meditation really isn't restful for me, although it is somewhat relaxing.

I think it's the breathing and closed eyes that just drag me fighting into sleep

Although that might just be my tendency to only use it when I need to buff up my mental abilities

Hmm I'm not huge into meditation only really use it for tulpa related purposes maybe I'll have to try some different things.

I struggle with drowsiness during meditation. Selecting a spot that's comfortable but not too comfortable can help.

7:04 PM

For example, sitting straight up in your chair at your desk. It's not uncomfortable by any means, but you're unlikely to fall asleep there.

Maybe I just get too tired but even sitting up doesn't mean I won't fall asleep. (edited)

Oh, haha

7:09 PM

Some, including myself, would consider that a talent. (edited)

I wish I knew how to benefit from it doesn't seem to help much when I want to sleep.

Ah, well if it's out of your control, I guess that's more of an inconvenience.

I can't really sleep unless I can stretch out

My chair is not tall enough so i have to physicallly keep my head up. (edited)

totally out of the blue but if you have any questions about vipassana practices and how those apply to tulpas I might ask my teacher soon.

:3

5:50 PM

I have all the questions.

I'll need a list; y'know.

What’re vipassana practices?

ten days silent retreat (edited)

10:00 PM

supervised; but you can't talk with anyone; including in-system

10:01 PM

eight-ish hours of meditation per day

10:01 PM

it's a fun thing

10:01 PM

"fun"

That sounds like a recipe for disaster if I were to try it (edited)

it's not easy nods

what's the purpose of it?

to meditate?

10:29 PM

without any distractions

10:29 PM

ultimately you get enlightened but I think that might take some more effort

the "including in-system" part seems a bit excessive, that's kinda like saying "no thinking allowed"

well yeah; you are trying to clear your mind of stray thoughts

10:30 PM

including ones of your systemmate

10:31 PM

and given I suck at clear-minded fronting we won’t switch much

enlightened in what sense?

in the Buddhist sense

I will pass

I'd mostly turn such an experience into nothing but experimentation chaos because heyo free time

I figured I feel quite cozy with it; even though Buddhism insists I should get dissipated

But then again, vanilla Buddhism has a few details I'm not into

nods

Mainly the detaching from everything detail

the previous two retreats were rather beneficial for us

10:35 PM

so we’ll see how this will go

I know what purpose it serves, but I decided to do the opposite while dealing with the nihilism rabbit hole I was in during high school

lucky me for skipping the whole high school part

Well... Buddhism's "fast track" remains an option in my hand, I just prefer to save it for a near-final resort

there's a fast track?

Well... that's a term from my research into major world religions and trends amongst them

10:39 PM

In gaming terms, Buddhism is the "sequence break" religion amongst most of the religions that seem to be in any degree powerful

10:40 PM

There seems to be a common endpoint amongst several of the Asian faiths, where you basically attune yourself to the universe and get great influence over it as a result

10:41 PM

All of them except Buddhism have you accomplish that by attuning to different parts of the universe over time, slowly building up connections until you hit the required level

10:41 PM

Meanwhile in Buddhism you discard all connections... then plug into everything at once

hm

10:42 PM

I don’t really see it like that shrugs

It's really only meaningful when you're analyzing those faiths from the perspective that they're paths to what is essentially godhood, which isn't quite how the common believer would see it

10:43 PM

And even that perspective has a lot of prereqs to be of much use, at least in the way I'm using it

Vipassana sounds utterly terrifying to me

we’re better with switching now so I’ll wonder if I can meditate more myself

7:55 AM

and if there will be any difference

7:55 AM

it's a downright existential exercise for me

Let us know how it goes

Yeah.

9:18 AM

And ask about the actual purpose of meditation and what is done in advanced meditations.

they won’t tell me that; tulpa

Tell them you're a scholar, and otherwise you'll just look it up on wikipedia.

9:21 AM

Anyhow, I already know, but it would be better to have a far more accurate account from an actual practitioner.

there's an advanced theory sitting that you can take after four casual ones

9:26 AM

I’m very interested in it

9:26 AM

that's why we’re taking this one

Oh good. So they will tell you :p

well; it's our third

9:37 AM

so I’ll tell you in about 2020

:(

is there anything you guys do before meditating to try and make it go better

I listen to ASMR, binaural beats, and brain waves.

Some people say that white noise or pink noise before or during can help

hmm hadn't thuoght to try noise beforehand I'll have give it a go see if it helps

I visually push off from my host.

When I meditate, I practise diaphragmatic breathing and maintain a straight posture. I have found that this combination helps.

11:00 AM

@Shinyuu, our system has past experience with several-day-long retreats, solely for the purpose of meditation. While there was no spiritual element involved, it was certainly an interesting experience.

oh lovely

11:03 AM

we don't really do spiritual things either

The most recent of these "long sessions" was in the summer of 2016. Anko, the other half of our system, spent what was between 1-2 weeks practising dissociation from the physical body for what amounted to several hours a day. (edited)

11:04 AM

She posted a precise hour count on the forum. Let me find it.

11:06 AM

It appears here: https://community.tulpa.info/thread-how-are-you-and-your-tulpas-spending-time-together-over-the-holidays?pid=179109#pid179109

How are you and your tulpas spending time together over the holidays?

So this is my very first Chrismas ever, and I'm pretty excited, so I thought I'd ask you guys to see how you plan on spending time with your tulpas over the holidays. Punch and I decorated a tree in o

11:07 AM

@Shinyuu

11:08 AM

The sessions lasted typically 40-60 minutes. Her friend, Momo, was visibly impressed at the time.

I used to do meditation. I did stuff with my chakras before. It was fun

How do you know that your chakra is already opened?

It seems they left server

They made a farewell post to the forums about 8 hours ago, as well

huh

3:49 PM

they said they were leaving last night, but i didn't actually believe them

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