SMD (Steemit Meditation Day)1st May!
So we had 1st Steemit Group Meditation on 1st May 2019 at 8pm GMT (UK time) on Discord @naturalmedicine. So in addition to 1st May being a #SPUD (Steem Power Up Day) it is now #SMD too.
But, why Meditation?
Don’t really need to ask this question, do we? But it does come frequently. And here are some hilarious answers:
“Meditation because I can’t find all the answers on Steemit”
“Meditation because punching people on the face is not allowed”
But on the serious note
- Meditation makes us happy and healthy. What more could we ask? While science is there to back it we can experience within us. Since most of us are after health and happiness it is not a big ask to give ourselves some time for this inner journey.
- Meditation creates a space between us and the mind giving us more freedom on how to respond to any situations.
- Meditation makes it easy to let go of the huge burden of the past and the future and enjoy the moment as it is.
- Meditation is a wise investment with great return. It seems contradictory to say that meditation saves time. But I know from many years of experience I can attest to that.
- And, YES, for many established meditators, any external experiences in the sense world pales in comparison to the bliss and joy of meditation.
- And so on…….
So what happened on 1st May?
With some hiccups (confusion about time differences, day light savings etc., sound disturbances / noise on my mic☹️) we managed to successfully complete the 1st Steemit Group Meditation. We all gathered on Discord at around 8pm UK time and had bit of chitchat. After that I explained the group about the session and the steps we were going to follow. After 10 minutes of that we had 5 minutes for question and answers but everyone seem be happy so we just went ahead with the meditation 🧘🏼♂️🧘🏼♀️.
As I explained in my previous post “Me and My Breath: 4 Steps of Breath Meditation 🧘🏼♂️🧘🏼♀️” we followed those 4 steps.
In brief: After sitting comfortably with eyes closed, we told ourselves that “I am going for meditation … I don’t want to think about past and future ….. I am going to enjoy this moment!”. Then we gave a quick check of the state of the mind to see is it feeling in this moment? Happy? Unhappy? Neutral? Without judging and without extra commentaries.
- We prepared our body for meditation by tightening our body muscles.
- Then we prepared our mind for meditation by appreciating things in our lives.
- The 3rds step, Breath Meditation, was the main step where we spent most of the time (about 30 minutes). We focused our entire attention on the the breath as it came in as it went out. Smilingly pulling the attention back to the breath as soon as we become aware that mind has wandered off.
- And then we finished it off with spreading love and kindness toward self (which is often forgotten) and others.
After the meditation we have some serious discussion and some fun and lots of laughter. Yes, apparently a toad wanted to meditate with @VincentNijman
Who were there?
We had mindful NM (@naturalmedicine) folks from Asia, Australia, North America, Europe. Thanks to all who joined in:
@BeWithBreath
@chireerocks
@ConsciousAngel7
@digitaldan
@Lola.Imma
@porters
@plantstoplanks
@raj808
@riverflows
@VincentNijman
👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 And shout out to @chireerocks for managing to join us in the middle of the night (I think) 👏🏼👍🏼
Small surprise: Reward
I feel so passionately about meditation and it’s benefits I have decided offer a surprise small reward to all the kind mindful steemians who joined yesterday.
- 1 SBI each
- 0.2 Steem each
- 🤗
Hopefully, we can keep this group meditation going regularly to encourage each other and provide platform to meditators and meditation enthusiasts for regular meditation practice.Coz regular practice is the secret KEY.
Are you interested in joining us?
Warm invitation HERE!
Very friendly and mindful meditators and meditation enthusiasts will be waiting to welcome you.
When is next one?
We plan to do regular meditation on Wednesdays and one on the weekend. So look out for the update. To attend, you will need to be a member of @naturalmedicine or pay 2SP. Click HERE to join.
Promotion and Reward
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-Win 6SP Plus delegation of 150SP for a month: Promoting Meditation and Mindfulness on Steemit
With Peace Love & Joy 🕉❤️😊
Let’s grow together in wisdom through #meditation 🧘🏼♂️🧘🏼♀️
@chireerocks @ConsciousAngel7
@digitaldan @Immarojas @porters @plantstoplanks @raj808 @riverflows @VincentNijman @amico @shinobi and others who have commented - you may not have seen the Discord conversation. We are thinking of running another one hour session tomorrow (Saturday, 4th May) at 6pm London time. Please let me know here or on Discord if you can come for group meditation on Discord. Many thanks. 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼
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And @macchiata @steemityourway @rebeccabe 😊
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My husband is not here to get his schedule and I need to look up what time that will be here ..thanks for the heads up. If it all works I will let you know.
I believe it will be 11am CST for 6pm London time 😊 https://www.thetimezoneconverter.com
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yes, it looks like 11 am. I want to. So I will see what he is up to when he gets home later today... thanks for doing the group :) Unless it is something I cannot get out of I will be there. :)
Hi @bewithbreath
I'm there man! With bells on 😉
This couldn't have come at a better time for me as I'm currently struggling with a challenging healing protocol which drains me daily. Meditation is very important for me to ditch the stress reaction that comes with Illness. I'm writing a post about my ongoing healing journey right now.
Also, I can't afford to pay for regular group meditation sessions out in the real world so this is a good send!
Cheers, I shall be there 🙂
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👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼
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I am also dealing with some challenges... Meditation is very healing. I hope to be on the call too. I need to find out how next. lol I had not thought of that. @raj808
@shinobi = @yangyanje
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💙
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💙😊🕉
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ill be meditating with you, but it will be on my indian timzone.. 1am GMT ..
Blessings on bringing this vibration together..
Will you have any intention with the group, maybe focussing on a particular theme ?might be a nice idea
🧘🏼♂️🧘🏼♀️in the NOW - everyone is in the NOW, right? Will try to be on the same vibrational frequency😊
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And thanks for theme meditation - we did talk about discussing some specific focused theme such as 5 hinderances of meditators, 10 paramis, 8 fold noble path etc....but meditation on specifice theme 🤔 - you will have teach the group on that one 😊, kind request 😊😊😊
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#SPUD - I wasn’t even aware what SPUD was until last couple of days 😃
I’m with you - we are meditating never alone. You still need to send me those delicious chickpeas though 😃
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I will make them for you when you come on your Thai meditation tour. :)
😄🤗💙
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#SPUD bewildered me a little, since I power up every Monday. You mean a lot of people DON'T regularly power up? Nice meditation activity for the 'joiners' - it does take all types and not everyone prefers silent, anonymous, alone meditation time. Kudos to you. I KNOW whenever I sit in meditation than I join thousands of others in the world at that moment - knowing their name in this incarnation matters not. We are one whenever and wherever we drop in to the Now space.
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When the next one?
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Hi @chesatochi - hope all is well with you. We are planning to do one this weekend and hopefully every Wednesdays.
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Every Wednesday would be awesome! I will make sure to inform my toad, so it knows about the schedule
Yes...Wednesday 🧘🏼♂️🧘🏼♀️day. You are such a fun 😄
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:>)
Do you have a specific time zone and time?
We are planning to do one tomorrow (Saturday) at 6-7pm London time. We are doing a headcount at the moment on Discord - have you joined mindful life https://discord.gg/uSwkRv3 - where mindful chat room and meditation hall is? Look forward to meeting and knowing you 😊🙏🏼
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I practice meditation every early morning, I meditate for nothing but prepare for my own death
Wow ..., that look awesome. Is that you? Great you are keeping regular practice. We would love to have your energy and vibes in the group. Why don’t you join us https://discord.gg/uSwkRv3 - you would be such a positive inspiration for the group. Hope uou can. 🙏🏼😊🧘🏼♂️🧘🏼♀️
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Dear, sorry for replying you late, i don't use discord so i'm not sure to join the group, i just want to introduce you to the book “The Shurangama Sūtra - The Fifty Skandha Demon States” by Hsuan Hua master monk, in This book will have all the weird and confusing things that the meditator will experience and how to overcome it, you can find it on amazon.
wish you peace
Namo buddhaya
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Thank you, I wasn’t aware of that book. I have listened to 5hinderances (nivarnas) of meditators - but looks like that book is a very detailed one and very useful. Thanks.
Namo Buddhaya
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@bewithbreath, Thank you so much for your kind words and mention. Have a abundant time ahead.
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You are 🙏🏼 and Thank you for keeping the spirit up with your determination to not let time zone get in the way. Look forward to meditating together🧘🏼♂️🧘🏼♀️
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Welcome and have a blessful time ahead.
👋🏼👋🏼👋🏼
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🙂
Hi @immarojas are you @Lola.Imma on Discord? Need to send you the surprise reward 😊
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Haha yes! We have a reward? Thank much.
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Roger that...look out on your wallet with Steem plus SBI😊
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Just sent it 😊
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For me, meditation is self searching. A time to commune with God. Renewing my mind by meditating on God's word and it implications in my personal life.
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💙🧘🏼♂️🧘🏼♀️😊👋🏼
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