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Mine started mid-November. And I’m looking at this darn dullness as a sign of progress – heck – we’ve made it to Stage 4 Alex! Lol.

Also, I had my first on-line meeting with Tucker Peck yesterday. It was good. He said something like that my sub-conscious might be trying to not let the nasty stuff come up – I’ve already had two…[Read more]

Mine started mid-November. And I’m looking at this darn dullness as a sign of progress – heck – we’ve made it to Stage 4 Alex! Lol.

Also, I had my first on-line meeting with Tucker Peck yesterday. It was good. He said something like that my sub-conscious was trying to not let the nasty stuff come up – I’ve already had two ‘purification’…[Read more]

Alek – yesterday I tried easing up on things as you said. Also, I got up and did walking meditation for just a few minutes several times, as well as the clenching muscles thing. It worked! I was able to do an hour and a half! Instead of battling and giving up at 20 minutes or so. I’ve NEVER managed 90 minutes, so I’m really pleased that…[Read more]

Alex, not Alec. Sorry

Me too Alek – it helps hugely to know this is normal. If I didn’t have the book and this community to know that, I might have given up on meditation as it’s almost impossible to get anywhere. I too seem to have been thrown backwards badly – I was making really good progress, now I can hardly meditate at all. I tried the whole body thing -…[Read more]

I will do the walking – my dodgy knees will just have to cope. Funny thing is, I’ve taught myself to meditate in bed, lying down, before I sleep. As long as I go to bed half an hour early, I can meditate just fine. It was really difficult when I first tried, but now it’s good. And even now, with the strong dullness, if I go to bed early, I…[Read more]

And I will try the spine straightening too! 🙂

Thankyou Thankyou Thankyou Junot C. 3 months? I can do that. XXXX

I can see why monks in monasteries used to whack their students for falling asleep lol. That would work I’m sure lol. I feel like whacking myself! Aaaargh!

Hi B Lejon – it really is incredibly tedious and frustrating yes? Lolol.

Punching the air above my head – like you see boxers on TV punching the air in front of them – I do it above my head. Just raising one arm, then the other, only ‘punching’. Lol. It actually works, but I’m not sure it’s a valid technique lol

Thanks Ted – the hold my breath, clench up and release helps a lot at times – it’s my chief technique and often lasts for several minutes. But other times, the dullness begins straight away and nothing (except punching the air so far) seems to work. I will keep going, using standing and walking when it gets really bad. Gosh I’ll be glad when…[Read more]

Actually, both standing and sitting DO work. But with dodgy knees (one is a total replacement), I try to limit both. But THANKYOU for replying. 🙂