Does meditation actually work?

DubbleFUPAwitCheez · 2021-01-18T19:36:07+00:00

I don't know what meditating means to most of the guys here but to me it means the same as sitting and thinking. Reflecting on life etc. Praying almost assuredly used to be akin to meditating but now it's more like a hail Mary.

The "calm" to me comes from knowing myself better. You don't get flustered when you know what you think and feel in any given situation and if you know yourself that's what happens.

You don't have to subscribe to all the zen bull shit to sit and have a think. Spend some time with yourself.

arakouzo · 2021-01-18T19:40:10+00:00

There's meditation, the actual eastern religious practice. Then, there's "meditation", the modern mindfulness fad.

The first one is fine if you're the religious sort. The second is just a mental health fad.

2021-01-18T20:28:41+00:00

The longer your sessions the more zen in you'll be in the moment but it's easy to go ape shit fast if you have for example anger issues. Meditation is like going to the gym, it takes months of doing a bit everyday before seeing results. The more time you meditate and the ''better'' you meditate, the faster/better your results (while keeping in mind everyone works differently and progress differently)

Meditation is not just sitting down, though, you can practice mindfulness at any moment

DisciplinedMind1 · 2021-01-18T21:36:33+00:00

Yes and everybody should do it

inkwind · 2021-01-19T02:13:19+00:00

What's meditation? Initially it's training your subconscious brain to alert you when your mind wanders. That's what causes the calm: it automatically catches the mind when it wanders away. It's magical, and you don't even have to think about it once you get it.

Meditation ends up rewiring your brain's default mode. So it takes time to kick in. Took me around 40 days with 20 mins per day in the first 30 daya to 45 minutes per day later on.

What you truly need is a practical guide. Just download a copy of "The mind illuminated", it's a very simple and practical guide with 10 stages. There's not much theory at all, only practical steps. You'll see major changes when you hit level 3 itself.

Re meditation: I used to say "what's that buddhist shit". But now I swear by it. Life changing stuff.

Of you can't stick to the book, headspace app is good enough. For me apps didn't stick, but the book was game changing.

yulewuha · 2021-01-19T02:52:26+00:00

Try for one month, if it works for you good, if not stop doing it

Title	Does meditation actually work?
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Date	January 18, 2021 6:37 PM UTC (5 years ago)
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