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| this morning, i was just slipping into a nice calm state, when all of the dogs in the neighborhood started barking. there is also a rooster next door, and it started to roost. i felt like i was on a farm. feeling a little overwhelmed by animal noise, i broke down and went to get my earplugs. i then slipped back into my state, and it was a very pleasant and fulfilling experience.
i thought about it, and wondered to myself...am i cheating? really, part of the whole meditation experience is to be in the present and simply observe.
i am somewhat new in my meditation practice, so perhaps over time i will not give in to my temptations. has anyone ever done this? what do you think- next time should i just sit and go with it? what about always meditating with earplugs from the get go? it really seems to help me, because all i can hear is my breathing, and my breathing is my vehicle for meditation practice. |
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Location: Cincinnati, Ohio | Nah, I think you're fine. There's a mudra that involved plugging your ears, eyes, nose and mouth, so I'm sure this is acceptable. |
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| I don't think earplugs are a problem, but I find it easier to keep my mind from wandering if there is something else going on.
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| Maybe that's why the books all say to meditate really early in the morning - before the d*mn animals wake up!  I would have trouble meditating with ear plugs but sleep is fine  |
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| Ear plugs shouldn't be a problem. May be once you master the technique you will start finding them unnecessary 
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| GreenJello - 2006-06-29 5:31 PM
Nah, I think you're fine. There's a mudra that involved plugging your ears, eyes, nose and mouth, so I'm sure this is acceptable.
That's Shanmukhi and Naunmukhi Mudra. Though the aim of these mudras is listening to inner sounds. |
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meditation with ear plugs?
