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Dangerous Meditation on Sun Jul 30, 2006 7:46 pm

sanctuaryXIII

Joined: 30 Jul 2006
Posts: 8

I have a few concerns about meditation. I have heard from other sites that meditation can be dangerous if the person practicing it is not guided by a teacher. Apparently people have had schytzophrenia (or however you spell it" and panic attacks because they didn't meditate properly. I just wan't to know if any of you have had teachers or guides and what your experiences have been.
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Posted on Sun Jul 30, 2006 8:29 pm

Astanax

Joined: 30 Jul 2006
Posts: 7

You can definitely experience problems. Your past memories can come up from your subconcious and it will seem your mind is trying to make you go mad. Some say it's your ego. All you can do is forgive and forget to get on with your exspansion. If you experience negitive feedback stop and hit the books till you come across your problem and a way to help it.
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Posted on Sun Jul 30, 2006 8:34 pm

Roy

Joined: 27 Nov 2005
Posts: 416

I have yet to hear of any sort of negative side effects of meditation. This sounds to me like pure bullshit, especially when you consider the fact that meditation is just focusing on one "thing". Draw a dot on your wall, and sit and stare at it. That's meditation. Wow....how dangerous....you really need a teacher to guide you for that.
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Posted on Sun Jul 30, 2006 11:55 pm

DanielH

Joined: 27 Nov 2005
Posts: 479

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You can definitely experience problems. Your past memories can come up from your subconcious and it will seem your mind is trying to make you go mad. Some say it's your ego. All you can do is forgive and forget to get on with your exspansion. If you experience negitive feedback stop and hit the books till you come across your problem and a way to help it.


- Astanax

No religion.

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I have a few concerns about meditation. I have heard from other sites that meditation can be dangerous if the person practicing it is not guided by a teacher. Apparently people have had schytzophrenia (or however you spell it" and panic attacks because they didn't meditate properly. I just wan't to know if any of you have had teachers or guides and what your experiences have been.


- sanctuaryXIII

Although it is possible to develop disassociation disorders from meditating... don't worry about it. You don't need a teacher. If you start to feel strange stop meditating for a while or go speak to a mental health professional.
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Posted on Mon Jul 31, 2006 2:20 pm

Rahmid

Joined: 14 Apr 2006
Posts: 739

Where did you hear that?

and as previously mentioned. bull sh**

Rahmid
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Posted on Mon Jul 31, 2006 2:57 pm

YaMaH

Joined: 15 Jul 2006
Posts: 35

it depends on what kind of meditating you do and how high of a level you get on your own. Lower level basic meditations pose no danger. These are meditations such as staring at a point on the wall or repeating a phrase over and over. But if you begin to practice advanced forms of meditation such as attempting to leave your body, delve into your subconscious, contact internal/external beings, recite 'magical' phrases etc. then it's best doing it under supervision.

As a general rule, however, you're probably not advanced enough to hurt yourself through meditation.

I've been meditating in various ways for the past... must be 5 years, maybe 6. During this time I personally have never gone skitzofrenic or experienced any kind of mental trauma, but there were a few occurances with others in the group that were potentially damaging (but fortunately not) For example, I had a friend who one time during a group session accidentally left her body and then when she came back her spirit-head wasn't well aligned with her real head and our guide had to walk her back straight.
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Posted on Mon Jul 31, 2006 8:36 pm

Astanax

Joined: 30 Jul 2006
Posts: 7

- Astanax

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No religion.


Just curious as to what that is refering to? DanielH
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Posted on Mon Jul 31, 2006 8:53 pm

DanielH

Joined: 27 Nov 2005
Posts: 479

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Your past memories...

- Astanax

No talk about past lives. I'm not sure if that's what you meant by that, but I gave you a heads up. No past lives, no life after death, no reincarnation, etc.
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Posted on Mon Jul 31, 2006 11:12 pm

Astanax

Joined: 30 Jul 2006
Posts: 7

DanielH wrote:
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Your past memories...

- Astanax

No talk about past lives. I'm not sure if that's what you meant by that, but I gave you a heads up. No past lives, no life after death, no reincarnation, etc.


Bro you are making assumptions. past memories in this life couz. Memories that are negitive and bother you when thought about. If one has none, than lucky them, or they maybe they havent made it that far yet.
it kool couzin I aint paying negitive attention we are here to relate on subjects, not be rule and order cranks. Focus on mastering yourself,dig deep within and shatter the sculptered persona regain that being you really are. That's what most are seeking on forums with this topic. I can tell lot's of youngans round here. Peace
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Posted on Mon Jul 31, 2006 11:33 pm

JOHNNYBEGOOD

Joined: 17 Jul 2006
Posts: 354

Astanax wrote:
DanielH wrote:
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Your past memories...

- Astanax

No talk about past lives. I'm not sure if that's what you meant by that, but I gave you a heads up. No past lives, no life after death, no reincarnation, etc.


Bro you are making assumptions. past memories in this life couz memories that are negitive and bother you when thought about. If one has none than lucky them, or they maybe they havent made it that far yet.
it kool couzin I aint paying negitive attention we are here to relate on subjects not be rule and order cranks. Focus on mastering yourself,dig deep within and shatter the sculptered persona regain that being you really are. That's what most are seeking on forums with this topic. I can tell lot's of youngans round here. Peace

Yeah, and, what authority do you have to preach about something you don't even know exist?
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Posted on Tue Aug 01, 2006 6:34 am

fov_ness

Joined: 10 Apr 2006
Posts: 94

Roy wrote:
I have yet to hear of any sort of negative side effects of meditation. This sounds to me like pure bullshit, especially when you consider the fact that meditation is just focusing on one "thing". Draw a dot on your wall, and sit and stare at it. That's meditation. Wow....how dangerous....you really need a teacher to guide you for that.


Meditation is a little more than you think.Its a quality of all what you are doing. A quality - you know yourself, you remember yourself...and while you remember yourself you are doing anything...
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Posted on Tue Aug 01, 2006 9:20 am

DanielH

Joined: 27 Nov 2005
Posts: 479

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Bro you are making assumptions. past memories in this life couz memories that are negitive and bother you when thought about. If one has none than lucky them, or they maybe they havent made it that far yet.
it kool couzin I aint paying negitive attention we are here to relate on subjects not be rule and order cranks. Focus on mastering yourself,dig deep within and shatter the sculptered persona regain that being you really are. That's what most are seeking on forums with this topic. I can tell lot's of youngans round here. Peace


- Astanax

I really did not understand most of that.
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Posted on Tue Aug 01, 2006 10:10 am

Astanax

Joined: 30 Jul 2006
Posts: 7

Lol, Wow this is something else. I guess I'm in the wrong forum.
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Posted on Tue Aug 01, 2006 10:16 am

Astanax

Joined: 30 Jul 2006
Posts: 7

JOHNNYBEGOOD wrote:

Yeah, and, what authority do you have to preach about something you don't even know exist?


Lol Ok bro
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Posted on Tue Aug 01, 2006 10:32 am

Roy

Joined: 27 Nov 2005
Posts: 416

fov_ness wrote:
Roy wrote:
I have yet to hear of any sort of negative side effects of meditation. This sounds to me like pure bullshit, especially when you consider the fact that meditation is just focusing on one "thing". Draw a dot on your wall, and sit and stare at it. That's meditation. Wow....how dangerous....you really need a teacher to guide you for that.


Meditation is a little more than you think.Its a quality of all what you are doing. A quality - you know yourself, you remember yourself...and while you remember yourself you are doing anything...


I'm quite aware of what meditation is, insofar as the mental and biological response. I don't really go for nor care about what different disciplines say happens to your "ego", or your "spirit", or your "whatever else" during meditation. It's all the same physiologically.

I meditate for medicinal benefits, for increased focus, and for thinking problems through in an altered state of consciousness. Everyone meditates differently, but please don't underestimate my knowledge of meditation.
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