tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6583590687956540859.post881821428644394326..comments2024-01-18T00:18:10.209-08:00Comments on Xenophilia (True Strange Stuff): Meditation trainingXenohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04080841307174630996noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6583590687956540859.post-22852036211945478242010-11-21T10:30:52.000-08:002010-11-21T10:30:52.000-08:00I've been reading a bit about meditation . Sou...I've been reading a bit about meditation . Sounds very interesting . Been thinking of trying it myself . If you know of a good simple training video or website etc. on the subject let me know ;-) Or were you just slacking off ? ;-)Mirlen101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6583590687956540859.post-11370810936323999382010-11-21T18:17:21.000-08:002010-11-21T18:17:21.000-08:00I have a free course Mirlen101, feel free to check...I have a free course Mirlen101, feel free to check it out by clicking on me name. Have fun Xeno, rightly said, it's surprising how much there is to observe when you sit still. Most of us are too busy doing something to really notice anything. : )Matthewhttp://www.freemeditationsystem.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6583590687956540859.post-80725976326852776912010-11-22T06:18:09.000-08:002010-11-22T06:18:09.000-08:00I am doing an inventory control assignment for a f...I am doing an inventory control assignment for a few weeks on a temp work assignment. All I do is count for 10 hours a day. Interesting, I can't day dream at all and I have no interaction with people for hours at a time. Seems to have the same calming effect as meditation. Good luck with training. I hope you find it rewarding.arjay001http://www.roy-and-marilyn.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6583590687956540859.post-58105109542632849902010-11-22T10:04:32.000-08:002010-11-22T10:04:32.000-08:00Thanks I'll check it out ;-)Thanks I'll check it out ;-)Mirlen101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6583590687956540859.post-16822603145777697632010-11-21T16:23:26.000-08:002010-11-21T16:23:26.000-08:00In fact, meditation is quite beneficial, as you mu...In fact, meditation is quite beneficial, as you must have read, not only for the obvious reasons: producing - after you learn how to do it - a calmness, tranquility or "peace of mind," but also for the body. <br><br>Meditation tends to remove stress, which we may or may not be consciously aware of. And, stress interferes with our bodies' health - this has been repeated again and again by different medical and health authorities for years. <br><br>Meditation allows our nervous system, which controls all our bodies' organs and systems, to function in a certain way. Our nervous system can be broken into 2 parts, or what is called, the parasympathetic and sympathetic nervous systems. These two parts usually work together to make our bodies function normally. But, when we're stressed the sympathetic nervous system sort of takes over. The sympathetic nervous system deals with "fight or flight" response. It allows our bodies to deal with stress, things we must do, work through, get over, just to perform in our busy everyday lives. <br><br>The parasympathetic nervous system, on the other hand, allows our bodies to rejuvenate, to refresh itself, such as allowing our immune system to do its stuff to its fullest extent. And, meditation by mentally removing stress allows this sort of bodily action. <br><br>Needless to say, meditation is something we learn to do and how we it, improves the more we do it. It takes practice.Annnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6583590687956540859.post-9141458087066339742010-11-22T18:01:54.000-08:002010-11-22T18:01:54.000-08:00We're all different. Some people may actually...We're all different. Some people may actually have "anxiety attacks" from repetitive, mindless work. While in school, I did this sort of work, but I couldn't get it out of my head that I was doing slave-work. I hated every minute, every second of it, although I did it well - too well, I thought: my bosses liked me! All I really wanted to do was quit, but I wasn't in a financial situation to do so. The only enjoyment I got was getting paid, but it was never near enough what I thought I should be getting. <br><br>But, arjay001, you're right it can be a form of meditation. It can be as zen meditation: <br><br>http://notts-serenereflection.org.uk/working.html<br><br>It apparently this form of work-meditation was done by others as well.Annnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6583590687956540859.post-39509315432999216482010-11-24T02:32:05.000-08:002010-11-24T02:32:05.000-08:00I felt the same way years ago. Somewhere along wa...I felt the same way years ago. Somewhere along way I guess I came to feel all work is slave-work. The hardest master being yourself if your self employed. The mindless part is the killer. Much nicer to feel your work is worthwhile and benificial to mankind. For teachers, they tend to be paid less then you would care to make, then the slave-work thing comes back into play. Now it is just a paycheck.....works work. I don't hate it but I don't look forward to it. Lucky it is only a temp thing...one month to go :-)arjay001http://www.roy-and-marilyn.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.com