It has been 1 week and 4 days since my family and friends managed to convince me to abandon my hermit life in the mountains.

The city SUCKS, let's just say that it is 80% negative and 20% positive. The people looks like they are always constipated and stressed.

The trees may have green leaves but it does not have that lively energy that trees in the mountains have, it is like - it is just waiting to die.

The foods suck and the ingredients are over priced, I have my own vegetable and fruit patch near my cabin and tastes great

For example: the tomatoes in the market even the ones labeled as "fresh" tastes bland but my tomatoes taste somewhat sweet, juicy and the moment you bite into it you hear a CRISP crunch.

As for the meats? It felt the same with the veggies - IT IS BLAND!
If compared to the meat you get in the wild(mountain critters for me) they have a feeling in it like rage, respect, submission and their meat gives more energy.

And when I made a visit to my country's capital city, I felt sick due to the thick negativity in it.

No wonder majority of people in the city are always struggling with their everyday lives.

I already marked locations in our city with the lesser negative energy like the childrens park, around a church or inside, known romantic spots, parks with fountains. That about it in this city.

Living in the city will certainly test me.

Very interesting story... I have a question: how long would you have stayed in the mountains if nobody convinced you to return?

Indefinitely, I enjoy it their and I don't feel alone since I spend almost 50% of the day for meditation, it's like connecting to the internet but only weirder.

Damn, nearly 12 hours of meditation. Do you take pauses?
Personally I can only meditate 1 and a half hour straight, then I either feel sleepy or start thinking about everything and nothing lol. Any tips would be much appreciated.

It is hard to perceive time when you are deep in meditation but when I get out of it, I stop for the day.

As for tips
You can find your comfort zone like a sitting position you are comfortable with since meditation requires you to be relaxed.

If want other positions like the lotus position but uncomfortable in it, then get used to the position first before using it for meditation.

Make sure to manage your time properly and open up at least 3 hours of your time and if opportunity gives you a whole day then take it.

Consider time as irrelevant because thinking of how long you have been meditating is just another distraction.

At the beginning, ask any question like - where do I go from here? - then forget about your question while you meditate.

Do not think if nothing or clearing your mind because you're just think more of it, what focus your conscious mind else where like your breathing or your heart pulse.

If you feel sleepy or tired then stop, go sleep or do something else.

There will come a time that things will become weird while you are meditating, when this occurs, don't react just keep going. This means that you are getting deeper.

From my experience:

The sounds fade
I don't feel my body
All senses appears to have dulled
Then I start seeing things like a bright orb of light with varying colors that gets brighter and brighter

This some of the weirdness I am writing about remember do not panic or get excited because adrenaline will get pull you back.

And also find your 'center'

Sorry for the grammar, I am currently using my phone =D

Thanks, some good stuff to know!

I completely agree. I mean, I only live an hour away from NYC, but it's still negative. Everywhere, there's litter, drugs, sex… everything negative everywhere. I try everything I can to avoid it, but there's no way.

So, where are you now? Not suffering from loneliness? I've lived alone for very long (6 years) without talking a lot and even tried to live without the internet or a computer but it's very hard because it makes you really depressed/helpless, you don't have any stimulation in your life. But I was not living my room so maybe in nature it must be different or while meditating, getting enough sun and good food?

I've read a scientific study which say that loneliness increase the stress hormones a lot. Seems hard to socialize though because most people are living in the lower astral planes and can react very strangely when someone is atypical (I find it more stressful and boring than being alone with a good book)...