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kirtu wrote:Perhaps walking meditation first followed by short sitting with walking meditation in between.

Kirt

Really good advice, I'll try it today. Thank you!

I heard of such phenomena before... Difficult to judge it online. It reminds me of this thread: https://dharmawheel.net/viewtopic.php?f=45&t=23051&p=344509#p344455 Especially of this last sentence in the OP: .... I want to get rid of this feeling in my chest, I can hardly breathe with it. .... My o...

Johnny Dangerous wrote:Are you having any signs of panic, is your heart rate increasing etc.?

No, I feel very calm when it happens.

Anders wrote:Where in the body do you feel you are breathing from when it happens?

In my chest area and across my nose.

Hello everyone! Often when I'm meditating I feel like I'm being smothered. I don't have any problem with asthma or anything like that. I asked at the Buddhist meditation group I go to and they said they've never experienced anything like that. (and I got the feeling they found it a strange question)...

Thank you everyone, it's made me really happy to think that he'll also be getting the benefit. You've all been really kind to answer my question!

Yes, because other dog can hear it. I'm very new to Buddhism but I've read if you whisper a mantra into their ears it helps their rebirth. That's why I'm wondering if he gets the benefit without being able to hear it. Like if he...gets the...vibes or something. Maybe I'm not explaining myself very w...

This may seem like a silly question but when I meditate our dogs are usually in the room (our beagle will raise a huge racket otherwise). I was thinking today that they must get a benefit from hearing me say Om mani padme hung, but then I remembered our border collie is deaf. So I was wondering does...

Yes I took Refuge at Sayme Ling in Scotland so I got to meet him briefly.

Here are the photos of my Refuge Card. Thank you so much for helping me decipher my Dharma name!

When I was given Refuge I was given the name Karma Chyizom. I have never been able to find out what it means. I did recently find this name: Kyizom (which means accumulation of joy, bliss, happiness). I would really appreciate it if someone could tell me are they the same names and if not what does ...