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Most people using seated meditation are indoors. However there are quiet spots everywhere. Eventually anywhere.

examples?

• Churches, temples, mosques
• Libraries, public and civic areas
• Benches, up trees, meadows

Just start somewhere …

Bowing and prostrations can be salutation, veneration, slow travel, healing exercise and meditation.

Most of us are aware of palms together and bowing.

https://newbuddhist.com/discussion/17927/health-benefits-of-prostrations

The ultimate goal of meditation is constant attentive awareness, becoming enlightenment.

Takes an instance of time or a lifetime.

https://humanwindow.com/what-is-the-purpose-of-meditation/

Zoom is a popular way of engaging in instruction on meditation and even online retreats https://amaravati.org/retreat-centre/online-retreats-general-information/

Too intense? Well here are some free books https://media.amaravati.org/dhamma-books

… audio teachings on meditation https://amaravati.org/teachings/meditation/

Deep in the cluster of the young deer herd is a dark deer. This Dear Friends is the protective layers of the mind/being. We can always go deeper.

How we do so depends on time, intention, previous experience, goals and so on …

If for example, speaking from experience, we practice the supposedly relaxing alternate nostril breathing in yoga and it makes us tense … Desist.

If we wish to avoid religion. Do so. Atheists can contemplate.

If Christian we can find practice that moves us inward in retreats, texts such as 'The Cloud of Unknowing' and exploring the great mystics https://andrewjtaggart.com/2021/05/18/the-cloud-of-unknowing-a-summary-for-mystics/

Going inward is finding the resources that gel and inspire the still small 'voice'. Noise we find anywhere and everywhere … https://stillsmallvoicetarot.com/card/the-hanged-man/

In time,

I hope to set up a tiny self hosted instance running on a Raspberry Pi. Containing my personal bubble of interests. In other words it will be my virtual cyber essence.

My cyber-sole/soul if you like, the best bits. Calling my Lemmy/Fediverse instance, Operation Horcrux.

IT is a dream. Expecto Patronum …

Good morning! Requires a good start.

For example here is an example of sitting into led physical and mental vitalisation. Great way to start the day in 15 minutes of positive awareness https://youtu.be/sQRG1M9PAys

I was pleased to welcome the day. Hope you find/know a favoured way to start …

This morning, I tried to get into Sopuli, using Firefox on Puppy Linux.

Could I? No! It was rustating. I would say frustrating but I feel ironed out.

I do move between input hardware, so difficult to say what the issue was.

Sadly don't have the interest to chase it down. Just venting. Sorry!

Walking consciously and slowly can be done in various ways:

Walking occupies or focusses the physical attention and is often much easier meditation for those unable to sit still … https://www.mindful.org/daily-mindful-walking-practice/

A walk just clears the mind.

• around sanctified ground, shrine, pagan maze, safe area, a room or hall, garden etc.
• with a rosary, mala, prayer beads or just finger 'counting' using repetition of puja, prayers, mantra, zhikr, calming words
• radiating a conscious quality, eg metta, good will, smile etc.

Stroll on!

Dear friends of the out breath,

Conscious breathing is a good practice. With daily meditation, eventually a natural, slow rhythm is likely to arise.

We can also as an act of focus, breathe in and out consciously. Tension reduction is possible very easily as a reminder.

I was almost holding my breath, shallow breathing to such an extent, that my well being/health was stifled.

Learn diaphragm breathing!

https://www.thebreathingclass.com/media-index/want-better-health-learn-to-breathe-like-a-child-again

Examples:

• Mastodon could use the up down reddit style boost/like buttons
• Just giving stylistic differences to services is less important (but end users love it) as it is easier to implement …
• Certain aspects are a nightmare of complexity for end users, for example taking followers to new instances should be automatic, then give users the option to unsubscribe, downvote etc
• User simplicity is the strength of the centralised twitter, reddit etc … until the content pushing/commercial payback of bubble bursting overvaluations …

who has sent invites?

I was thinking of sending out invites to my old Puppys (Puppy users) but I use Raspbian, Manjaro and [shield your eyes] even BSD derivative IOS … ☺️

Is we St Ignatius of GNU compatible? 🤔