How To Meditate VI - Meditation Practice and Daily Life

Sixth (of six) in a series of videos on how to practice meditation without the requirement of religious dogma or spiritual mumbo-jumbo. This video discusses some of the ways to incorporate meditation practice into one's daily life, as well as some of the things that must be moderated or done away with if one expects the meditation to have a real effect on one's daily life.

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[Emecepola]

so is marijuana bad for meditation?

[yuttadhammo]

@Emecepola yes, it's pretty much the opposite (been there, done that).

[bahram7986]

hey man, I have practiced your technique but I go through periods of hopelessness and at those times that is all that comes to my mind and I just want to lay down and quit. Have you ever felt hopeless and overcome it by meditation or do you know anyone who has overcome hopelessness by meditation?

[yuttadhammo]

@bahram7986 hopelessness is fine... hopes mean clinging to the future. When you are truly present, there is no need to hope for anything. Probably there is some sadness or displeasure in your mind that you are labeling incorrectly... look and see whether you like or dislike the state of mind, and you should see some disliking. When you do, say to yourself, "disliking, disliking", etc.

[ShroomInduced]

No drugs at all? I find psychedelics to be quite useful in moderation. :S

[yuttadhammo]

useful for what?

[anuralatha]

I realy enjoying these videos.They are very useful.Transfer merrit to you Bhanthe!!!

[SummerCircus91]

absolutely marijuana helps, marijuana brings me much deeper into my mind and when i repeat thinking over and over the deep seeded negative emotions and feelings i have fade away and im left feeling much more assured and at one with everything.

when i meditate without marijuana my mind wanders and cant settle, im far too much of a thinker usually, i have it in my head that there is a benefit of stressing and overthinking everything. For some of us atleast, marijuana is wonderful

[loveandpoetry1306]

im interested in knowing more about your stance on sleeping, I'm very interested in dreams and the enlightening effects of DMT, as well as our minds need for sleep. You said that with meditation you find that you need much less sleep, which seems logical to me and i'd really like to hear more from you about the Buddhist thoughts on the topic

[ArielllNicole]

I'm confused are we not suppose to enjoy ourselves?

[mmkaks4]

Thank you for all your videos, I have shared these videos in my group.

[deexus]

Thank you for sharing with us!

How many hours of sleep do you recommend?

[jimbear7777]

<3

[cliffburton333]

@1wish1washigh That is true

[1wish1washigh]

Is it OK to smoke pot before I try to meditate? I do not consider pot a drug, it is natural, & im not talking about excessive use. Please dont judge me I take this very serious.

[1wish1washigh]

@cliffburton333 not everything. you'll be amazed in how much poison our food has. It kills all of us slowly. specially if you live in USA. Why do you think Cancer and heart disease is not rare anymore??