Help with meditation
Greetings!
I live in a small place where there are no meditation teachers, and I'm in need for some answers. I have meditated for three years, and learned techniques for apps and books, but they don't answer all my questions. Are there any experienced meditators than can help me here? I'm asking this here because I have the impression that there are more experts here than in /meditation.
- Is meditation without experiensing jhanas useless? I was quite confident with my practice until I learned about jhanas some months ago, and now I struggle with my practice because I think too much about wanting to excel and achive the jhanas. Some people claim it's pivotal to experience the jhanas, and that meditation without it is useless. True or false?
- I meditate for 23 minutes everyday. and have done so for three years. Is it a sign that I do something wrong when I have never experienced any jhanas?
- I still cant focus for more than around four full breath without any distrcations. Some as above: Is it a sign that I do something wrong when it has been three years? Are there some other focus point I should try?
- Some days the mind is more active than the day before, and the technique that worked yesterday don't do it for me today, e.g. regular breath counting. Is it okay to try different techniques during the same session? So that if not the usual breath counting does it, i then try focusing on just the out breath, and if that dosn't do it, I try counting backwards, etc., or should I stick with one technique and just accept that the mind is crazy this session even though I can't focus at all?
If it's important to know, I practice mindfulnes meditation. My motivation is to connect better with the pople around be, and to have the ability to be more present in the moment.
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