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Awareness of Sounds

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Hilary Jackendoff
Yoga Nidra, Meditation, & Sleep Expert
When we are beginning a meditation practice, we tend to have the idea that sounds are a distraction, and we desire a perfectly tranquil, or soundproofed setting for our spiritual endeavors. Well...get over it! Learning how to be with the present moment, exactly as it is IS meditation. If sounds are part of that present moment, use them as an object of focus to help turn your attention inward.
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11 reflections
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Michael
The silence beneath the sounds
It's peaceful there and I can go there in times of distraction
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Ann-Kathrin
Sounds
I learned that I can listen to the sounds non-judgmentally. I can listen to the silence behind the sounds. Sounds will not detract from my meditation.
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Balint
Silence
People are afraid of silence. Whenever we are alone, we seek a source of noise, by turning on the television or the radio, in order to distract ourselves from our inner silence, where our actual thoughts can be heard. We should embrace this silence from time to time, and hear those words,feel those emotions, which we would otherwise oppress...
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Jacob
Sound meditation is always the best for me
I like to think a lot so it helps me focus on something else other than what I'm thinking about. I just need to calm my mind down at times.
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Jeremy
Even when sounds are loud...
I was surprised that I could experience some mindful moments in between these sounds and with them.
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Joey
How have I never
considered the silence behind and beneath the sounds? I've always tried to somehow stop noticing or drag my attention away from any sound (or practice in as silent a space as I can find). What a wonderful concept, I love that I'm always learning new tools for my meditation!
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Harvey
Sounds
As a Jazz musician I have learned that the space between notes is equally as valuable as the notes themselves if not more so. This practice bolsters what I already believe to be true in spoken word as well.
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Myriam
Avoid distraction
I learned that I can actually avoid distraction by zooming into sounds that I thought to be distracting :-) Change of perspective makes all the difference
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Ingo
Letting sounds and noises be,
without letting them annoy or stress me, being able to tune into the silence behind, is an ability giving me more freedom and ease. Thanks for the stimulus to practice and cultivate this.
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Chorelle
Accepting sounds
I learned that even in chaos, where sound is all over and it can't be avoided, we can still find stillness and quiet. It's soothing and relaxing!
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Charlotte
Choas
Even when things are chaotic I can channel myself and relax - to remember that there is stillness even in a chaotic day