Why Meditation Is Not Working For Me?

Why Meditation Is Not Working For Me - Recently, I received a comment from someone who was wondering: "Why meditation is not working". In today's video, I explore another meditation technique, called mindfulness of the body and also share my own experience very similar to the one this person is having. I share also why meditation is important to me and how it helps me.
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[@PeacefulBreathing]

Hello guys, let me know if you have experience this situation. Sometimes, we don't realize the progress we make, but when we slow down our life, we can become aware of the little things that may cause some sort of suffering like stress. And from those little things, we can take a whole new part. Happy practice! Don't forget you can download my free meditation guide on my website.

[@jerinmartin3005]

This video just literally changed my life . Thank you for sharing your experience on mindfulness . Thank you very much

[@PeacefulBreathing]

You’re welcome, I am always happy to hear that the little I know can help others. Take care!

[@USOA]

thanks again, i will try the techniques you said

[@haiyun9009]

Thank you for sharing your personal experience. I find that very helpful!

[@PeacefulBreathing]

Oh hello!!! Glad you found this helpful. I did not know you meditate!

[@dave53Naomi]

Bhikkhu Mangalo wrote "Without at least a good foundationon a moral attitude to life, meditation is being built on sand".Though, meditation is not necessarily tied to Buddhims or any religion, Buddha taught three major practices (1) Moral Conduct; (2) Concentration; (3) Wisdom. So, in order to practice Concentration (Meditation) successfully, one needs to practice Moral Conduct first. Moral Conduct is a prerequisite for Meditation. Buddhists' five precepts are the teachings on Moral Conduct. After consistenly practicing Moral Conduct for few months, then the Buddhists will be sucessfually meditate with some effort. If Meditation does not work for some one, please, check your practicing of Moral Conduct. Fulfill the prerequisite Moral Conduct first, then Meditation will follow easily.

[@PeacefulBreathing]

Thank you Dave for this thorough explanation. 🙏

[@mariammourad5232]

thank you for these vids i find them extremely helpful for me through my meditation journey

[@PeacefulBreathing]

And thank you for your comment, it’s really helping me to continue knowing that it is helping. Thank you Mariam and if you have questions, feel free to let me know. Happy practice 🌸

[@aidaperez5242]

Thank you for teaching the right way to breath in meditation.

[@PeacefulBreathing]

Hello Aida, thank you for your words of support, I deeply appreciate them. 😍

[@saffronsl]

Thankyou for showing different techniques I’ve been struggling with muddled mind and I think focusing on not pushing away uncomfortableness and focusing on body other than mind is very helpful for me !

[@PeacefulBreathing]

Awesome! Glad those tips are working for you! How long have you been meditating? Thank you for the comment and see you around!

[@saffronsl]

@@PeacefulBreathing not very long , on and off again for a few years but recently I’ve been trying a lot so I can contact my guides but I’m still having trouble quieting my mind

[@PeacefulBreathing]

@@saffronsl What do you mean by guides? Higher self?

[@saffronsl]

@@PeacefulBreathing my spirit guides, everyone has them the soul is the higher self :)

[@vicky9407]

i've noticed this. i feel as if i'm not making progress, so i stop meditating and immediately feel more stressed! meditation does work but its effects take time to appear i suppose

[@PeacefulBreathing]

Yes, sometimes, the benefits of meditation are not obvious but thx for meditation, sometimes we get to understand little things about ourselves or about our daily life from which big changes can start. A friend who started meditation simply realized how stressed she was because up until then she never experienced another way of being. Anyways, glad you're back in the practice Vicky. Be well, stay safe.

[@hursimear3408]

If you only practice mindfulness on the cushion, it will mostly help you on the cushion! :D I consider work, painful moments, driving, etc, all opportunities to practice mindfulness.

[@PeacefulBreathing]

Yes absolutely! Couldn't agree more.

[@aviralrohela.9662]

I have been meditating since 1 week, going to celebrate the achievement. 😁😁😁

[@PeacefulBreathing]

That’s great 😁 How do u feel?

[@aviralrohela.9662]

@@PeacefulBreathing calm, focused

[@PeacefulBreathing]

@@aviralrohela.9662 Nice to hear you are noticing how meditation affects you.

[@stephenl3533]

Olivier, thank you for sharing. Is there a time each day that you prefer to meditate? Morning, evening, both? Great to see you pursuing your mindfulness training goals! Edit: Just found your video that addresses my question, thank you!

[@PeacefulBreathing]

Hi Stephen, thanks! Maybe I'll upload more videos about what my practice is like and how long ... It's comments like yours make also keeps me motivating to deepen my practice and share it. Thanks for watching!

[@dannle1688]

Thanhs Olivier 🙏

[@PeacefulBreathing]

You're very welcome! 😍

[@thulasir20]

Hi I hope you gave me answer. After practising different type of meditation finally I realised watching breath only good for me but even trying many days I may not found my breath where it is going in and out? Please reply

[@PeacefulBreathing]

Hello Thulasi. I can tell you what works for me and let me know if this helps you or not. When I start my meditation, I bring my attention to my nose and try noticing the air coming in and out. Then, I follow the air as it comes in, going through my chest, down into my belly and then back out. Sometimes, we are dissociated with our body and we may not feel it like i describe it. But can you feel the air going through your nose?

[@thulasir20]

Yes but sometimes only mostly am not aware my breath so that I confused. Thank you so much for your reply 🙏

[@PeacefulBreathing]

@@thulasir20 Yes most of the time we are not aware of our breathing and that's exactly what we train when we meditate. To maintain our mindfulness on our breathing is simple but not easy at all. We can start noticing our toughts drifting in the past or future and realize we spend more time somewhere else than the present moment. So keep it up, keep practicing and you'll strengthen your ability to stay in the present.

[@thulasir20]

Thanks for your guidelines am going to see all your videos hereafter. I hope it will help me. Great wishes you from india🇮🇳🇮🇳

[@poketrainer12187]

This is my day 6 of meditation , what I felt is calm slowly become less anger, react to things in calm even it's trouble, Is that good sign ?

[@PeacefulBreathing]

It is a good sign! So keep it up! Meditation can help us become aware of our emotions and take care of them. However, becoming peaceful may be the first reason why we meditate but it is not necessarily the goal of meditation. The goal of meditation is to simply become aware of what is happening within us and around us, to untangle us from our thoughts and emotions. So sometimes, you may feel peaceful and relax which is great, and some days you may not feel this way and will wonder, why is that, why isn't meditation not working? But remember at that time that meditation is to simply observe, observe your anger for example, without feeding it thoughts ... So although it is great that you feel this way today which is a GOOD sign, don't be attached to it, don't expect to feel this way each time you meditation. Meditation has its ups and downs ... So just be open to whatever arises when you meditate. Does it make sense?

[@poketrainer12187]

@@PeacefulBreathing thank you, will do 🙏🏽🙏🏽

[@poketrainer12187]

@@PeacefulBreathing I do believe practice make perfect

[@poketrainer12187]

@@PeacefulBreathing yup make sense at all

[@steenmaharjan1033]

No matter how meditate I can't stop doing bad things. I did help me from overthing but cant stop doing weird things 😧😧😧

[@PeacefulBreathing]

What do you mean by weird things? It's true that meditation is sometimes not enough to realign our life and actions. I have used the 5 mindfulness trainings to guide me the past few years on what to do and what not to do... Maybe I should share about it in one video so you can learn about those and see if they'd be useful to you. It's not a prescription of dos and donts, more like a guideline or a set of trainings I practice with that derive from the wisdom of mindfulness and meditation and apply to our daily life.

[@steenmaharjan1033]

@@PeacefulBreathing 😧it's hard to describe .. teach me more in another video 😊

[@nainwalgaurav]

Your channel is so lovely, peaceful and calm. 🙏 Can you be my "guru"? 🙏🙏

[@PeacefulBreathing]

Hi Gaurav, I can help you for sure! Keep practicing and when u have questions, just leave them in the comments and I’ll answer them.

[@nainwalgaurav]

@@PeacefulBreathing Thank you so much for the reply, Olivier. I will certainly be in touch through comments on your channel. I really appreciate your work. 🙏