Meditation

[LittleB]

Do you meditate?

 

[Brian Damage]

I'd like to, but at the moment I only pretend to whenever my sister is shouting at me...

And I don't actually regard it as being particularly spiritual. For me, anyway.

 

[Dedalus]

i do a form of meditation, just sit down every now and then and try to reflect on things, find a few answers and analyse what's been happening. it's not traditional meditation in the sense but it's my own way of achieving the same goal. i just try and clear my mind, pose yourself a question that can't be answered or is a paradox. eg. what's the sound of one hand clapping? or, if a tree falls down in a forest when no-one is around does it make a sound? stuff like that just empties my mind and helps me concetrate on what i want to meditate on.

 

[RoyaleWithCheese]

I don't meditate. It's cool if you do, but I'm not really into it

 

[Dedalus]

btw, it's best to stray away from the stereotype of what meditation actually is. it's a state of mind, it does not mean you sit there cross legged watching some motivation guru from california spout some rubbish about the spirit. it's your own thing you do to focus etc.

 

[RoyaleWithCheese]

Okay, have to say that was my general idea of meditiation. But now that you mention it, I know that a lot of people use that kind of meditation because you can do it almost anywhere. If it's useful to relieve stress or sadness, I might try it in the future, maybe around, say... march/april??

 

[Dedalus]

hmm march/april time....i wonder why...

i think a lot more people actually meditate then they know, they just don't call it meditatoin, they'll call it personal time or time for reflection or whatever. it achieves the same goal. you can do it while you're on the bus, just before you go to bed, while you're waiting for a download, when watching a jerry bruckheimer film etc. but the trick is to try not to over analyse yourself...you'll drive yourself mad.

 

[Kadayi]

Meditation isn't about thinking or reflecting, it's quite the reverse. It's about achieving a state of non-thinking. The mind is like a muscle constantly on the go, processing and analyzing information and data 24/7 (even when you sleep). The idea of meditation is to conciously reduce your thoughts down to a state whereby the mind is engaged only in maintaining the most basic of functions (breathing). By reaching a pure state, when you emerge from the meditation you gain a clearer insight into your relationship to the world, as your become more aware of the multiplicity of layers that constitute your thought processes as well as your emotional responses to things.

I used to meditate, and yes I found it benefitial ,but it does require discipline and time, also it helps if you avoid stimulants and have a good diet (mediation is hard enough without the buzz of caffeine fuellling your minds chatter).

 

[JonTheCanuck]

hmmm not really one to meditate. I dont exactly have a strong concentration. Plus why would i when i can play games instead hehe. Isn't that something u have to learn to do tho, and practice?

 

[mrchimp]

I'v tried meditateing... didn't work, I don't think it's BS, I just think it's a virtual impossibuility for me to do it.

 

[D33]

I don't do it but I believe in it.
Voted for option 2.