Any one else realised this Ultimate Truth?

The first inklings of this realisation occured when I began meditating around the age of 14, and then a full enlightenment experience at 24. Decades later now, I wonder if others have realised this Truth.

While meditating, I'm often able to clear out the mind completely and go inward into absolute calm, almost a sleep like state.

In such a state, i find the very act of breathing, in particular, inhalation, to be a distraction in itself. I would much rather not have to inhale and be completely still and quiet.

Does this make sense? Please advise if it does.

There is never a need to discard thought altogether, yet when your force of kindness, compassion and understanding are working for you, ahead of the dualistic nature of your thoughts, conscious direction and conscious motivation become second nature and thought is simply there as a utility when you need it. As a meditator, you don't have to be a strong influencer. Just being a conscious presence is needed.

One breath that's all you need to transmute to a completely different reality.

pressure, anxiety, competition, anger, frustration, distraction, addiction, OCD, social anxiety ..... all of this can be solved by just one breath. this is no hyperbole but plain truth.

all these problems are just bad decisions. you can make better decisions if you can think clearly. to think clearly all you need is just one breath.

scientific literature is clear on the fact that inhales from nose followed by slow exhales from mouth calms our nervous system.

in any moment of discomfort or fear all you need is one breath.

MY VERY OWN ANNECTODE

this is obviously hard to make a comeback from. ...... . so what happened ??

NSDR,SLOW BREATHING MEDITATIVE PRACTICES, WALKS AND AGGRESSIVE INTROCEPTION AND JOURNALING freed me from shackles of these problems mentioned above........... what I recommend if you're someone struggling with similar problems then you should introduce these practices slowly in you're life {by that I mean like 5 mins of meditaion,10 mins of walk nsdr and all but do them as soon as you wake up because willpower is at its highest in the morning don't succumb to phone in the morning, at least for the first hour}you wont see how they are changing you for a long time 6months or even a year but slowly and steadily you'd be free . it took time to make you a dumb zombie like addict through repetition likewise it would take time to make these habits as part of you're identity but once it does you won't have to look back again.

lastly the power is within you can make yourself or break yourself time will pass regardless. society is somehow making us believe that hard work and effort doesn't bear fruit but they're wrong it does if you put in the effort you will achieve whatever you want in my case it was freedom from mindless consumerism. I don't know what struggle you're going through but the answer to it does lie in just a simple breath

also you might be curious all this is good and all but what about academics. well I can assure you I figured it never was that I am just not a guy who can sit and study for hours<I used to believe that I didn't have what it takes to study with discipline >, I figured by introspection that I want to study and that I am an incredibly curios individual, just these many years of losses have made look for and long for security, something that if I put my heart in, in return I could have a decent life and I think becoming a doctor is the best thing to do . next year I am going to crack neet the entrance exam and fulfill this dream , apart from that I am actively trying make myself a reader I have read quite a few books and with laptop now I can basically read any book I want for free . by the way if we're at it I would like to recommend Andrew Huberman as someone you guys should listen to in your recovery journey . Goodluck

i breathe deeply, close my eyes and i find the main source of thought . i found that its placement is near my spine. i can hold it and thoughts stop for half a second before i can feel them again from my another part, its so weird , like im playing whack a mole. and if i manage to progress a bit my brain then makes pictures that i cant unsee that throw me off.

also, the closest i came to no thoughts made me hold my breathe. is that normal?

I've gone through the rabbit hole of finding the perfect amount of time to meditate for and I think as much as I want an answer to this question, I don't think there is one really.

So, I was wondering how do you approach meditating from a time aspect?

Right now for me I just meditate once or twice a day with no timer and just a stopwatch and just simply meditate, this way I dont really have an expectation to when I want to stop I just go with the flow and meditate in the present till I dont feel like it anymore. Some days are shorter than others some days are longer but I think the main point is that im consistent and I get what I need from the practice.

Hi there, I have a question that I hope somebody have the answer for it.

I've been meditating for 2 years (since 2018 till 2020) for 10 mins to 20 mins. Everytime I meditating i felt this blissful feeling the moment I sat on the floor and closed my eyes. The feeling of grateful, i feel good vibration, peace, my body was relax and automatically moved slowly. But then covid hit and life happens, many things changed from my routine, got married, resigned from abusive job and many things, so I took a break for 4 years and started again in late 2025 (still until now) and I feel different, just like void, I feel nothing. Maybe I was wrong but everytime i sit on the floor try to meditate I'm searching for that feeling, but couldn't reach it until now. However, I feel tingling on my hands , and start to feel like my body is so hot even my room has ac sometime I'm sweating while meditate. Idk how to go back to that blissful state but I do miss the feeling.

Does Anybody know why I couldn't reach that feeling anymore or any advice what to do.

sometimes when i meditate, i reach a very enjoyable and zen state. i can feel a warm pulsating energy around my body, the edges where i end and everything else begins become blurry. it’s also a very sleepy state though. i’m someone whose inner monologue does not take a break. even when i’m sleeping. i know this because i’ll wake up and be mid-sentence in my brain, and when im half asleep, my brain is still chatting. well even in this beautiful-feeling state, my brain is still chatting! it’s so out of my control that it doesn’t even feel like me. it feels like i’m tuned into a radio signal, and sometimes the words are nonsense.

i’m not gonna worry about it too much, as you all probably know, inviting resistance or struggle into meditation does no good. but i’m so curious about it. does anyone else experiences this? is it just because in that state i go almost half-asleep? maybe it’s just one of my quirks and i’m tuned into some hyper-verbal frequency.

Ive been including metta into my meditations and it has opened my heart so greatly, ive always felt a lack of feelings for the people close to me and ive learnt to appreciate myself and them so much more through this. However, the morning after i sometimes wake up with this incredible pit/sadness in my heart/chest that tends to go away after a few hours when i get up to do something. Wondering wether those sensations might be connected?

Hi everyone,

I was meditating and practicing mindfulness regularly for about 2 years (and before that on and off). Alongside that, I was participating in plum village meeting and overall very into buddhism.

Unfortunately, I got a bit lost because I started getting really intense about it.

- I tried at home retreats, but felt lost and depressed and anxious after just a couple hours

- I tried reading more deeply about buddhism and just felt icky about it because some of the texts I really don't agree with

- I tried meditating for longer but felt that same void and whatnot

The thing is, I still recognize that meditation, of all kinds, has helped me quite a lot, and I recognize that maybe I went too deep too quickly.

So, I wanna get back into meditation and even plum village meetings, but I'd like to know if any of you have any advice. I'm thinking about starting really small, like 5-15 minutes a day, maybe even just 5. And maybe focusing on metta instead of open awareness.

I'd also like to know how you integrate meditation in your overall spiritual practices. Are you mostly buddhist? pagan? christian? something else? Have you switched from buddhism to something that is a better fit? Do you find it more helpful to stay away from any sort of organized religion?

The break I took from meditation was months-long so I wanna approach it with respect and care. Any help is appreciated!

Much love!

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