u/Denneb11

A few days ago I posted about discovering Shikantaza and how I was gonna push myself to be disciplined and practice more. Over the last few days, I’ve been practicing a few times a day—some sessions are pretty chill and feel good, others not so much, but I’ve been learning to let go of that annoying frustration when things don't go super well...Today was a really, really good day. It clicked most of the time, and tonight I've got this amazing feeling, like my mind is all "loose." It’s like it’s been stuck inside a tight shoebox my whole life, and today I finally managed to open it up or loosen the box a bit. Hard to put into words, just a solid sense of mental comfort.

Some days ago I received some help from a buch of kind people from this group. I used to do a mind relaxing practice that some fellas here taught me it's called Shikantaza, one of you guys told me this is a powerful practice, and then I put more discipline to try to practice more.

So today I was practicing it on my way home (I was not the driver) and I reached a state of mind I have never even come close to. A really deep peace, sense of presence, wellbeing... I could sense thoughts and sensations (good and bad) coming and I was consciously able to look at them, smile at them, and gently ignore them (or not to engage with them).

I know I won't be able to reach this state of mind often so I want to practice more, of course knowing these feelings are not the goal, but they let me see clearly the path I have to follow.

Alguém conhece algum modelo de fones de ouvido com volume REALMENTE alto? Antigamente era mais fácil encontrar, hoje são todos meio baixinhos (é, sei pode ser minha audição que não ajuda).

De preferência que seja overear que prejudica menos.

I remember some of my first contacts with meditation was some Thich Nhat Hanh teachings saying to keep a state of "let go" on your mind, and then when I take a moment of my day to just sit or lay down and keep this state of mind I realize that a mindblowing amazing sense of calm, wellbeing takes place throughout my mind and body, my breath gets calmingly slow, and that sensation is SO SO GOOD that sometimes I even smile without notice I'm doing it. In this state my thoughts slowly dissolve, and all of this with me being in the present moment.

Problem is: I don't reach this state whenever I want it. And it looks like it's harder now that I'm on a controled med for ADHD.

Where can I find the teachings of Buddha that doesn't contain religious dogmas?

Vi, enterrado na areia, o que parecia ser um casulo, eram dois, em formatos mais ou menos cilindro colados um no outro. Imagino ser de vespas da areia, mas essas colocam insetos nos casulos, e esse tinha uma espécie de massa branca no interior. O que poderia ser?

Obs: quem abriu foi um amigo, eu não gosto de incomodar bicho nenhum. Ele veio me mostrar sabendo que gosto dessas curiosidades.

Localização: Pacatuba CE

I already took Ritalin before, it was amazing, a heaven inside my head, but only for one and a half to two hours, then it started to lose effect (I abused a little). Now the psychiatrist prescribed it again and I'm feeling discomfort on my chest. It's not a pain, it's more like nausea or a physical anxiety inside my chest (does that even make sense?).

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What could I do?

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Male 46, 83kg. I'm taking 10mg, today I took 15mg. I don't feel that heavenly feeling I felt before.