A bunch of weird gay dudes with make up like that guy Gaahl from Gorgoroth . <| sep |> You got some dirt on your lip there <| sep |> If I don ' t want to overclock it , is the z 170 still a better choice ? <| sep |> Breath concentration one of the more traditional things generally left me angry afterwards , even if I wasn ' t during the session . See , when you meditate in ways that work , you see effects . Yes , with meditation emotions can come up . It ' s a bit unusual to see that in case of concentration meditation that often is a pretty smooth ride , but it ' s not something wildly unexpected . Metta practice works quite well in countering such unpleasant emotions that come up , if they turn out to be a severe problem . If they are not a severe problem angry outbursts , rage , destruction , often the best advice might be to do absolutely nothing about it . It might go away by itself . Some of the affirmations are sillyAnd ? Sit there and do something silly then . Silly is not a problem you need to take seriously . I don ' t wish good on all people , especially people I hate , and so including such things is simply a lie . And that ' s why , with metta practice , you often start with wishing good on yourself . That avoids this problem . I ' ve tried some of the mindfulness techniques and found I was more unhappy in my day to day life and it is quite stressful . Completely normal side effect of mindfulness practice done well . I only got to deep and profound unhappiness after half a year of practice . You seem to have made great progress here ! Half of the instructions I don ' t even understand how to doWhere do you get your instructions from ? Let something goThat usually means Relax , and do something elseRelax , means releasing any tension you are aware of . In meditation that something else often is paying attention to your meditation object . So , if that is more clear , any time someone says Let go , you can substitute it with Relax , and do something elseconcentrate without thinking about somethingAnd that ' s why I am asking where you are getting your instructions from . This one seems really badly put . Thoughts just happen . When you try to concentrate without thinking about something , you will probably pucker up , get tense , and shit will not work . As I see it , those are just bad instructions . Still this one wasn ' t so bad comparatively , so I feel I ' m at least on the right track . In fact , it was an improvement . No , I completely disagree . Now I am reasonably certain that I found the problem Your method does not work . The others do . That ' s all there is to it . Meditation has side effects . Being silent and aware , leads to things coming up that are usually beyond the surface . This process can be deeply and profoundly uncomfortable . This is why people so often recommend a teacher . It can be difficult to deal with some of the issues that can and ultimately will come up . It ' s easier to deal with those problems in a face to face situation . If a teacher is not an option , good and solid instructions The Mind Illuminated might also do the job . What you should not expect is a smooth ride without complications . Meditation is not like that . Anger might be a problem that comes up , and that you just need to solve . Maybe by doing something silly . Maybe by saying silly affirmations you don ' t like . Maybe by sitting down and wishing for things that feel like lying . Maybe by subtly changing your practice with a focus on relaxation and happiness . Or maybe by doing absolutely nothing about it , and accepting that you will be angry for a while . Same with unhappiness , though that is a much tougher beast to tackle without assistance .