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Re: Meditation and mental health
In terms of meditation and medical treatment from doctors, I'm trying to get a balance.
Tavs
Re: Meditation and mental health
@Tavs said:
RAIN exercise, I've not heard of that, what is it?
I was curious about that too. I found this: https://www.tarabrach.com/rain/
If nothing else, it seems like another flavor of guided meditation that one can add to their spice rack. 
Re: Meditation and mental health
In my experience I have found rest, beach walks, contemplation and Buddhist literature to be conducive to restoring mental health. I enjoyed sutra anthologies a lot in this space, as long as you keep in mind that not every goal the Buddha sets his monks needs to be a goal for you. Relaxation and rest should be the primary concern, letting the body and mind heal themselves.
Jeroen
Re: Meditation and mental health
@IdleChater said:
If you're having mental health issues, take them to a doctor and not a forum like this.
I think there's room for both things. Seemed to me that Tavs was reaching out with some curiosity about how his practice and mental health challenges were (or were not) related.
Re: Meditation and mental health
@IdleChater said:
It would be the OP's right to sue your ass off if they take your advice, and they are psychologically injured as a result. The owners of the site could be sued as well.End of the site. End of our community. End of your savings.
I was going to stay out of this because I said my piece already. But that's not correct. Section 230 protects the forum and the site. Not only that, but the OP would bear a significant amount of legal responsibility for deciding to take medical advice from an unverified source online.
But the OP would never sue anybody, because he is a member of our community who shared his thoughts in good faith. More than one person responded that seeing a medical professional was first and foremost. And Tavs certainly wasn't asking about any kind of dosage for anything, so the diabetes comment is false equivalency.
With multiple people reminding Tavs that a doctor was necessary up front, the air was cleared for others to share their thoughts in loving-kindness, which I believe is the point of the forum.
Re: From Seeker to Scholar, and Back Again?
Knowledge come from varying sources. Spoken, written, experience.
Wisdom comes from distilling knowledge and experiences.
We read
We hear/listen
We experience
We distill, question, seek, realize - awaken
Knowledge is passive
Wisdom is active
Knowledge is limited by boundries, personal, societal, cultural...
Wisdom is limitless, posessing no boundries
Knowledge is of things, actions, history....
Wisdom is the undestanding beyond the limits of knowlege.
Observations of a common person
Peace to all
Lionduck
Re: Space - the final frontier
Thank you @Jeroen.
I thought the images were stunning, the music tasteful, and the descriptions precise and informative.
Maybe @lobster should give a little look, at least to the first minute of the video. There is an easter-egg! 😄
marcitko
Re: Top 5
Top 5 qualities (no particular order)
Compassion
Empathy
Mercy
Love
Gratitude (Appreciation)
Yes, there are others.
Yes they could be interchangeable with any of the above.
But they make a good starting point, a good base, a good compass.
The "doubling" of the last one was because they are different words for the same quality, just from a slightly different view.
Peace to all
Lionduck
Re: Meditation and mental health
An awful lot of medical advice being given, by people unqualified for it.
@Tavs: If you're having mental health issues, take them to a doctor and not a forum like this.