lobster @Lobster@qoto.org

Dear Friends of Health and #Vitality,

How do you increase yours?

We:
- Went for a two hour #stroll yesterday
- Minimum snacking
- Home cooking
- Turn off computer, phone
- Don't watch 'news'
- Enjoy #wildlife
- #Grow #plants
- Talk to the #animals

Must be time for my breakfast, done my #meditation.

#Peace and #Blessings One and All

Dear Friends #Unknown,

There are #evangelical #Buddhists who spread the #Dharma. Most of us have to #initially, work on ourself ...

The #Trinity, 3 #jewels of Buddhism, are our #cornerstone and the most useful things to learn #focus and #transformation. Supporting the jewels and learning through #appropriate and #skillful means. ☸️

There is not one way in. #Warriors may prefer #Zen. Those with #access may prefer talks, #books, #online #meetings etc. We each find a #Way.

We may be a #Druid Buddhist. I met a couple at a Buddhist #monastery. They brought their own #meditation #cushions. emblazoned with #acorns ...

https://druidry.org/druid-way/other-paths/druidry-dharma

Dear Friends of early #morning,
It is 03:29 and all is #well … #quiet. So far:
- #meditation and #chant
- looked at my olde pics
- planned for #world saving
- Read all from my #flowers, I don't have followers, they have all turned into flowers …
- Will be time to wake up soon 🥳
- Better dream reality for a while … 🙃

Dear Friends of #Buddhism,

As we may know eventually ...
After #reading #theory, perhaps a #visit to a center and or #temple ...

We practice #meditation!

If you have ever tried and given up, you might need a different #technique or approach:
At the #moment a lot of my practice time after the #settling period is #mantra/#chanting.

During the settling time I do a sort of seated '#Yoga Nidra' (#Yogic Sleep). I may then use techniques from #Shingon or other #esoteric schools. We future #Buddhas are an #eclectic #sangha of #misfits, #mystics, #worriers and #warriors ...

https://feedle.world/search?query=buddhism

Dear Friends of #Darkness (my #olde Friend),
There I was after #meditation and a quick #instant coffee, going for a #walk in the #dark. However I live in the former '#Brighter Borough' of #London. Our side #street #LCD street #lighting is 30% #brighter than the rest of London. So it shines.

I managed to #head into the darker #parts of #Tooting #Common, where the #path lights are non existent. We have a bit of #moonshine for the #ducks to quack at. I #adjusted to the darkness by #staring into the darkest parts I could #find [#lobster top tip for #developing cats #eyes]

It was wet and #muddy. Glad to report no #miracles happened. #Synchronicity always #attracts #atheist foxes, homeless #ravens and #mindful #mystics on a #vision #quest ...

Dear Friends of #Buddhism,

As we may know, #meditation is all the rage ... #gone ... #sublimated or #melted. That is why it is all the rage, #frenzy and #focus for new #resolves.
I have been a #Buddhist since I was young enough to #read, old enough to know #better and #wise enough to #know no #difference.

#Wrathful or #rage based practice is nearly as advanced as #Mahamudra and #Dzogchen or just counting the breath ...

Let me #explain for the #Fury's, #furry's and #timid wabbits ...

The #easiest and #fastest #way to #ripen #karma and make #progress is to call up a wrathful or #protector #Buddhist #manifestations/#principle/#quality ...

This is most familiarly done in #Vajrayana/#Mantrayana

https://www.thebuddhistsociety.org/

Dear Friends of Stillness,

I am off to find some #holly to #decorate my #Holy Places ... which is #everywhere ...
Just in case you need a time of stillness, mince pie delciousing etc. Or/and just a break from the frenzied X-mass fervour ... created a Podcast
https://audio.com/lobster/audio/stillness

... about the importance of #posture and #stillness in #meditation. They mention that #slowly #moving #exercises like the #salutation to the #sun can prepare the body for #sitting still. They also discuss different approaches to sitting, such as using soft #cushions or using the #Egyptian posture. The speaker emphasizes the need to find a #comfortable posture and not force oneself into a position that causes pain. They mention that with #practice, stillness of #mind and #calmness can be achieved.

Dear Friends of Stillness, ☸️

I am off to find some #holly to #decorate my #Holy Places ... which is #everywhere ...
Just in case you need a time of stillness, mince pie delciousing etc. Or/and just a break from the frenzied X-mass fervour ... created a Podcast
https://audio.com/lobster/audio/stillness

... about the importance of #posture and #stillness in #meditation. They mention that #slowly #moving #exercises like the #salutation to the #sun can prepare the body for #sitting still. They also discuss different approaches to sitting, such as using soft #cushions or using the #Egyptian posture. The speaker emphasizes the need to find a #comfortable posture and not force oneself into a position that causes pain. They mention that with #practice, stillness of #mind and #calmness can be achieved.

Dear friends of absorption, ☸️
How many things absorb our attention? How many are a distraction? An obsession? A necessity?

My latest 5 minute #podcast
https://audio.com/lobster/audio/absorption

#Absorption as a #meditative state is used in #Sufism and can make chore time more #enjoyable. It involves #being fully #attentive and #involved in a #task, even if it's #repetitive or not particularly fun. #Playing #music or finding ways to make the task more #bearable can help. If you #enjoy what you're doing, absorption comes #easily. Absorption is similar to #awareness or #mindfulness in #meditation. The speaker gives an example of using a #scythe to #clear #weeds and how it becomes a form of absorption.

Dear Friends of slight pain,

Latest #podcast of using slight #discomfort to #focus the #mind back into #attentive #awareness

https://audio.com/lobster/audio/ascetic-attention

The speaker discusses #ascetic #practice, which involves deprivation or slight pain. They describe two methods: one involves sharpening fingernails and pressing them into the hand as a #reminder, and the other involves squeezing a #mala bead or coin to bring attention back to the present moment. These methods aim to bring #awareness and relaxation. The speaker also mentions using a #meditation #bell as a reminder. These practices are simple but #effective in #refocusing attention.

Dear Friends of the Unhappy,

I have just uploaded a five minute podcast, on dealing with #overwhelming #sadness. If someone is #depressed about #misfortune, that is #understandable. Hopefully they will overcome and pass into a happier situation ...

https://audio.com/lobster/audio/sadness

The speaker discusses the topic of #melancholy, depression, and #sadness and whether meditation can help. They mention that while meditation can be #beneficial, it may not be enough on its own. #Chanting and #physical #activities like #yoga and #exercise are suggested as #alternative #techniques to address sadness and unhappiness. The speaker emphasizes the importance of #finding what #works best for each #individual and #suggests starting with #preliminary #exercises before diving into #meditation.

Dear Friends of #Relaxing,

Just uploaded my first in many years #simple #led #meditation.

Here is what the AI says about it ...

"In this meditation, the speaker guides us through a #process of #deep #breathing and #relaxation. They suggest finding a #comfortable #posture and #focusing on #directing the #breath to different parts of the body, using the word "relaxing" to encourage relaxation. They also suggest circling the #shoulders and #neck, and using the #fingers to touch and #relax specific areas of #tension. The speaker emphasizes the importance of being gentle and doing what feels comfortable. The meditation ends with a period of #quiet #sitting and a reminder to have a nice day."

Hope it is useful. Nothing too complex. Not too difficult at all ...

Just under 9 minutes

https://audio.com/lobster/led-meditation

Dear Friends from eternity ago,

My olde lost #cyber #friends are #returning to my #stream of #wondrous peeps

Now that is just in #time because I was just about to leave the #fediverse for new #seas, #shores, #rivers and #projects including;

- More #Buddhist #free and seekular #meditation
- Finding the #BIM like men in #Black but more Black In Men (sponsored by #IBM #quantum chip)
- Joining Project #GreenGlow or the #esa by Jami
- #Hacking and racking my #brain for #branes
- Building my second #TARDIS as the first has arrived into #mainstream
- #Developing ASQ (Actually #Sentient #Search #Queery #Language

Exactly so!

Sometimes ... #people Mxspell #mediation and #meditation. Done it myself. One of my more #strange #skills. In effect? we mediate with our #real shelf #fish. The one that nose/knows and no. As well as yes of course. The more we know self, the wiser to its whiles and wiles. #Soon I will be a #Genii US ... well OK no #chance of that. #ｆｏｌｌｏｗ the whims.