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[Keepongoing]

I have thought about meditation often and read up on it, but have not really practiced it. From what I have read it is great for relaxing and lowering stress levels. During the semester, I seem to get quite stressed out. I know this because when I am on holiday, after about two weeks, I feel so much calmer.

What I would like to hear about is your experience with it. How has it helped you? How do you do it?

Not so and anymore, but I use to just drink a lot or get lost on the internet and neither thing is constructive and only exacerbates existing issues.

I do not want to go in a religious route where meditation is centered on religious thought. I think, from what I have read, that I would do well with a form of mindfulness. I read Eckart Tolle's, "The Power of Now" a few times and really like it.

Ideally, I would like to take a class on it where I could get some support and be around like minded people.

I can be really impatient, and like weight lifting, it can not happen overnight.

Look forward to hearing your stories

[Gibberish]

There's no benefit to meditation, just like all pseudo-meta-medical practice, because all it is is just thinking. Anyone who tells you it helped them in some way just got over whatever they were dealing with by calming down.

If you want to get less stressed out, it's all within your ability to simply *not* get stressed out thanks to the strength of your own mind at the time, no meditation needed.

[UknowsI]

[D.D.]

Meditation is amazing if you find the techniques that are suited for you. Most important thing is to do it for many years. At first it can bring up some bad feelings but if one keeps going it gets better and better until you feel so good some days you coundn't believe someone could feel that good.

Tolle's book is a water downed version of some teachings from India and Buddism. If you really like the living in the moment stuff I suggest reading some books by Ramana Marharshi or a book called "I am That". There is a website called nevernothere.com that has many modern day teachers. Watch the ones with a teacher called Isaac Shapiro as he is a very good modern day teacher that I have known for many years and I know many people that he has helped.

[D.D.]

[detourne_me]

his posts are true to his user name.

meditation isn't exactly constructive, but it will indirectly improve your determination, discipline and confidence.
I used to meditate quite a bit throughout my previous years of martial arts training (about 10 years total)
I never looked toward enlightenment but used meditation as a tool to control myself.

You don't really need classes, but they could help. The important things to remember are posture and focusing on your breathing - as long as you stay focused on maintaining a proper position and rhythm the rest will fall into place, and boring hours of desk-warming will dissipate into nothing.

[Gibberish]

Have you guys ever heard of James Randi?

I didn't think so.

All I'm saying is that sitting there with your eyes closed and remaining calm is about as useful as touch therapy or healing light. It's bull. You get stressed because you lack willpower and you're weak. That's all there is to it. You can achieve the same "benefits" of meditation in real time without having to sit down cross legged in the dark just by simply accepting what life throws at you without any conflict. Meditation and its practice are for the weak minded.

And for the record, I've done yoga for many years, and while I like the exercise factor of it, when the classes get down to the meditation aspect, I roll my eyes and sit back. I know it's a joke, so don't tell me about not knowing anything about meditation, because I probably know a LOT more than you on the subject. And I'm much happier and calm/content than just about anyone I know, but that's because I am just of stronger mind than others, apparently.

[Street Magic]

[detourne_me]

[Gibberish]

Nice, admitting you don't know who the world's most famous skeptic is, way to go.

And for my last word on the subject, and then I'll move on, is just that it takes literally 0 effort to remain calm in your life. Mental strength is an effortless pursuit, I just can't understand why anyone would say that it's hard to stay calm and content in their lives. Meditating is too much work. Maybe, I guess, too many people take everything far too personal? If so, I feel sorry for you. Or wait, no I don't, because I don't care. Maybe you shouldn't either.

[D.D.]

After many years of practice and helping people I can attest to the fact that over 90% of physical problems and sickness in the body comes from the brains inabilty to process information. If you find the right meditation practice it will increase your abilty to process information thus solving many physical problems. It's all about blood flow to different parts of the brain and meditation can increase flow to parts of the brain that make you smarter and more caring, or you can not meditate and have most blood flow going to the lower animalistic parts of your brain.

Gibberish sorry to see that you started on the path and gave up and became synical. Get back out there and try some different approaches because it is obvious you haven't reached the benefits yet. Just because you have tried doesn't make you an expert. Just like many people who play a sport doesn't mean they make it to the professional level. You started out and are still an amateur and are giving answers from your lesser parts of your brain. Keep going and in a few years you will laugh at your posts here. You just haven't found the techinque that is right for you.

[itaewonguy]

[Street Magic]

[crescent]

[CapnSamwise]

Yes.