Re: Tips for a noisy meditation
Posted: Tue Jun 03, 2014 12:54 pm
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I'am sorry, i meant "waves".TheNoBSBuddhist wrote:(....'Vawes'...?)
Yes, I think this is the easiest way around it... I usually meditate at night when everyone is asleep, because I am terrible at waking earlymanas wrote:HI greeneggsgreeneggsandsam wrote:Unfortunately due to some circumstances outside of my control, I often have to deal with a lot of background noise during my meditation, such as, people talking, lights being switched on, arguments, tv, etc etc.
Any useful tips on how to not get distracted by such noise??
I have a feeling someone might suggest walking meditation, so besides that as I do prefer sitting, especially with a lack of a flat path and some cold weather.
just get up early in the morning, say an hour before everyone else. This has always worked well for me.
kind regards
manas
The difficulty in the waking aerly is the path between bad and shower.greeneggsandsam wrote: Yes, I think this is the easiest way around it... I usually meditate at night when everyone is asleep, because I am terrible at waking early
that is very interesting, I will try and be systematic with my cycling!walkart wrote:The difficulty in the waking aerly is the path between bad and shower.greeneggsandsam wrote: Yes, I think this is the easiest way around it... I usually meditate at night when everyone is asleep, because I am terrible at waking early
Also your difficulty is may be the result of not respecting the sleeping cycles. One sleeping cycle is about 1h30, so if you wake up in the middle of the last cycle - it's trublesome.
So, to wake up in a better way you have to do it after 1h30 or 3h00 or 4h30 or 6h00 or 7h30 or 9h00 of sleeping etc. Not between.
Unfortunately, I don't have enough room in my bedroom to meditate, it is very small. I live in a crowded house and unfortunately I am the only practicing buddhist, so they don't see the point in what I am doing, and yes I have tried to explain and ask for compromise but so far has proven unsuccessfulTheNoBSBuddhist wrote:Obviously your living environment is completely unknown to me...
My room has a door with a small window in it....the family I am with, know not to "disturb" me when my door is closed and I have drawn the little curtain over the frosted window (which is not see-thru in any case....)
At other times, if the door is closed, and uncurtained, they knock. Most of the time, I leave it wide open....
Can you not try to discuss these distractions with them, reach a compromise, ask them to not disturb you, or go to a separate place in the house where you can sit quietly and not be assailed too much by their noise?
Use earplugs. There are many different types, some are more comfortable than others, some are cheaper than others.greeneggsandsam wrote:Any useful tips on how to not get distracted by such noise??
Good point. Sleepytime might be beneficial for those planning to wake to alarms.walkart wrote: Also your difficulty is may be the result of not respecting the sleeping cycles. One sleeping cycle is about 1h30, so if you wake up in the middle of the last cycle - it's trublesome.
Interesting, I didn't know that. Can you give a link or source for that information?walkart wrote:The difficulty in the waking aerly is the path between bad and shower.greeneggsandsam wrote: Yes, I think this is the easiest way around it... I usually meditate at night when everyone is asleep, because I am terrible at waking early
Also your difficulty is may be the result of not respecting the sleeping cycles. One sleeping cycle is about 1h30, so if you wake up in the middle of the last cycle - it's trublesome.
So, to wake up in a better way you have to do it after 1h30 or 3h00 or 4h30 or 6h00 or 7h30 or 9h00 of sleeping etc. Not between.
Actually i have not any link, i read it in a book.Mkoll wrote: Interesting, I didn't know that. Can you give a link or source for that information?
In that book it's not much developped. This book talk about efficace learning, and don't exist in english.Mkoll wrote:A book is a source. What book?
This is indeed accurate. A simple google search will provide an abundance of sources, many scientific, others experiential, confirming this. My years of personal experience experimenting with my sleep cycles as a means of inducing out of body experiences and lucid dreaming have confirmed this without a doubt. Steven LaBerge comes to mind as one of the pioneers in sleep and dream research, perhaps check him out.Mkoll wrote:Interesting, I didn't know that. Can you give a link or source for that information?walkart wrote: Also your difficulty is may be the result of not respecting the sleeping cycles. One sleeping cycle is about 1h30, so if you wake up in the middle of the last cycle - it's trublesome.
So, to wake up in a better way you have to do it after 1h30 or 3h00 or 4h30 or 6h00 or 7h30 or 9h00 of sleeping etc. Not between.