I live in Chicago in the inner city. I've been reading and majority says that a good way to become more spiritual is to meditate but the problem is living with my little sister mother and brother I cannot find a quiet place to meditate. I live in the "ghetto" so if I try to go outsite on my back porch and meditate its hard because someone is always shouting or making some kind of loud noise. I don't like to be too far from home at night because the violence in my neighborhood is getting worse because of the hot weather. Can't meditate at beaches or lakefronts always people out making noise with car radios. I was just wondering if anyone has ANY ideas on what i sould do??
2007-06-29 16:35:26 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Mental Health
It doesn't have to be quiet outside to meditate. It only has to be quiet in your mind.
2007-06-29 16:37:29 · answer #1 · answered by nightboattocairo 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If you have any types of earphones or headsets you could use that. Ear plugs are very cheap at the drugstore, anywhere between $2.00 to $4.00.
Another suggestion is try meditating in the bathroom. In my house that is sometimes the only place I can get any privacy.
Grab a book and ask if you family would mind not bothering you for a while so you could read. Hold the book but use the time to meditate.
When I was way younger I would do some volunteer work at the "old folks home." Some residents are pretty much out of it. I would go in their rooms and hold their hands just so they could have human contact. I would then just sit and think or talk out loud (or you could meditate) for an hour or so.
2007-06-29 16:46:44 · answer #2 · answered by thearizonapenguin 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ebony,
Try doing the meditation exercises in short spurts. A quiet minute anywhere can be found a few times a day. The first answerer was right, thought. Once you master the method of meditation, you can find a quiet place anywhere - because it is all in your mind.
Here are a few suggestions to get started. Get some earplugs to block out most of the noise. They are cheap - a buck or two to begin. I also found that meditating in short spurts in the tub or shower works. At least it will get you started with thinking in the quiet.
Best of luck to you... you will find what works for you, promise. Just keep looking for your space!
2007-06-29 16:42:21 · answer #3 · answered by aminwiththeoutcrowd 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Tune a radio off station, to produce "white noise", and turn up the volume, to help drown out background sounds, while wearing earplugs, or earmuffs. Invest in "Bose" noise cancelling headphones. Use Yoga Nidra (actually, a form of meditation), on page 9, at http://www.ezy-build.net.nz/~shaneris and also read page 2.
2007-06-29 16:48:36 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
meditation is a learned skill. It is just a matter of doing it, no matter what is around you or what kind of noise there is. I can ride the subway at rush hour and meditate, external noise doesn't bother me at all. So, just do it. Tell yourself, not to notice external noise. You will hear it, but if you concentrate, you learn not to notice it. Pick a subject ot meditate on, one of my favorites is building a temple in my mind. Visualize each brick or stone, each plank of wood, make it clear in your mind, as if the temple were being constructed right in front of you, and your family, integrate the noise they make into the background noise of the construction and refuse to give it your attention. Once your temple is finished you can just wander thru it and listen to the sound of a nearby stream or a bird singing. All it takes is discipline and concentration.
2007-06-29 16:43:04 · answer #5 · answered by essentiallysolo 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is a tool you can use if you're not in silence: Allow it.
Just by allowing the noises and distractions completely is a gateway to peace.
(Resistance to anything causes stress, the allowing is a relaxing Meditation.)
2007-06-29 16:52:02 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
that's part of meditation, learning how to block out the outside world by focusing on your breathing and clearing your mind. so you need to take it in steps. try focusing on just one sound and only that sound, explore that sound, the tick of a clock, the whirr if a fan, what ever. you'll be able to do it in little segments but as you practice you'll get better at it.
2007-06-29 16:44:35 · answer #7 · answered by oldguy 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's never loud at the library. Find a quiet nook and see how you fare.
2007-06-29 16:39:55 · answer #8 · answered by Cat Loves Her Sabres 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
get a good pair of earplugs. worked wonders for me.
2007-06-29 17:07:28 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋