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i tried innersound meditation for 1 day in the early morning  and my focus level were insane,i never felt such kind of focus,then next day i woke up early in the morning and i procrastinated and didn't meditate,but that evening i tried to meditate but i was unable to focus,thoughts were not coming but at the same time i was unable to focus,and then same happened on 3rd day,i tried to do meditation but was unable to focus in meditation but i thoughts were also not coming to my mind,and same happened today i.e 4th day,i cannot focus on anything and since this started happening with me i am always feeling sleepy and tired and very low,i im not getting intrested in anything anymore,not even in the things i used to laugh and enjoy,please guide me

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You're starting to see that nothing, even concentration/focus, is permanent. This is good. I don't know what innersound meditation is but it doesn't sound like the kind of mediation we practice here. Please read through this link if you'd like to practice according to our tradition: https://www.sirimangalo.org/text/how-to-meditate/
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when i meditate nothing comes to my mind,but when it comes to concentration i cant concentrate now,please help me,i am feeling very low
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Are you practicing according the instructions in our booklet?
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no i was doing something called naad yoga(inner sound medetation)
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We practice Vipassana meditation in the tradition of Mahasi Sayadaw. If you would like to try this please read through the link above. Otherwise, this isn't the correct place to discuss other meditation traditions.
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and whenever i stop medetation initially i feel plain and then i start feeling low
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but sir in sanskrit medetation means dhyan,and dhyan means focus and concentration right,so if i do vipassana then will i get same results because dhyan is dhyan wheather it is nada yoga or any other dhyan
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Meditation can mean many things. Vipassana meditation is not concentration meditation. The focus of Vipassana is seeing things clearly not concentration.
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i.e seeing reality  and not illusions
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Correct. Seeing things as they really are.
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but what u are is about seeing reality is seeing reality while medetation or seeing reality all day
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To see things clearly you have to be mindful. As your practice progresses you will be able to be mindful at all times. Not just when sitting down and meditating.

Please read the booklet and if you have further questions after you can ask on this site.
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can u provide link to that booklet
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https://www.sirimangalo.org/text/how-to-meditate/ You can choose the language and format you prefer on that page.
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i might sound stupid after asking this but is becoming mindfullness is like you have control over ur mind and ur alert and calm at the same time,ur aware of ur actions and ur not in control of ur emotions?forgive me if  i am asking stupid question and wasting ur time but i really want to know this as a im going to try vipasana
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You're not trying to control anything and you're not trying to be calm or not calm. You're simply using the noting technique to see what's there.

If thoughts come up you note them. If emotions come up you note them. If a calm mind appears you note that. If an agitated mind appears you note that as well. When there's nothing to note you return to noting the rising and falling of the stomach. You're not trying to create a concentrated mind or anything. You're just noting. That's your only task.
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but then what will be the impact of this in my day to day life sir?
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I think your question is why do this practice? The end goal is complete freedom from suffering. In order to be free from suffering we must remove the causes of suffering: ignorance, desire, and aversion. The way to remove these causes is through seeing things as they really are. Only this can create the change necessary for us to stop creating these causes.

So, you should not look for a "day to day life" benefit. You should look to end your suffering. The benefits will come in time but they are only secondary to the main goal which is complete freedom from suffering.
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sir my question is by removing desires means by removing pleassures and not internal happiness right?
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sir two three days i am feeling low,and vipasana also teaches us what is to not to go to low and too high in life right?so my problem of feeling low will get solved by doing vipasana?
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and another question is if someone becomes pure minded by vipasana,what if someone misuse that person?
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