no i dont what it feels like is a waste of time

I generaly do it every few days. when I do I feel clensed and pure... basicley because meditationg is releaving the mind from all thoughts and letting it rest which id doesnt even do while youre sleeping. Its realy nice to do it now and then but I feel I should do it much more. :)

I do and it brings me to the source of my being.It is a palace of stillness and non thoughts,when deep in meditation.I feel very peaceful and centred afterward and am better able to function in the hustle bustle of the world.

I do yoga. It wakes me up better than a cup of coffee, without a hyperactive wired feeling involved.

Yes, I usually meditate 40 minutes a day, an hour on Sunday evening (at my Zen center), and as much as 14 full days per year during retreats. That's a lot of meditation :) There are a lot of benefits: for one thing, it's just very enjoyable most of the time. It wasn't when I started, that was hard work. But now it usually is very pleasant. Also, it's clear to me that the practice has been very helpful at getting myself sorted out: who I am, what my life is about, resolving areas where I was causing suffering for myself unawares, etc. But ultimately, meditation isn't about getting somewhere or getting benefits. That's all a side-effect. What it's really about is just BEING. There's an absoluteness, an being-grounded-fully quality to just sitting with full awareness, that is an experience beyond comparison to anything else. It's almost like the rest of my life exists as a support structure for the meditation, rather than the other way around. Really, all attempts to explain this aspect of meditation are doomed, so I normally just talk about the benefits.... those are easier to explain.

I try. I'm not currently finding it does much for me, except encourage a lot of self discipline, which is good. To sit for a couple of hours a week and not be able to respond to my impulses is quite difficult. I'm a huge fidget and not moving or talking is tough, so I appreciate the fact it helps me to restrain myself a bit. I hope I can take that into other areas of my life eventually. It's also making me aware of what thoughts I have. I seem to exist in a constant state of insecurity and upset, but having to sit with the thoughts and no distraction is helping me to see that every thought I have is just something I've made up about myself. Like, ''I know s/he doesn't really like me, they probably talk to me less than X''. That entire sentence/thought is something *I* made up, not a fact. The same goes for 99.9% of my thoughts about me and a lot of other things and people. I'm hoping being aware of that will make me comfortable and help me to stop assuming these things that actually have no real basis and make me miserable.

I do meditate, just not regularly, or even often enough. I forget how peaceful and serene and happy it usually leaves me feeling. I only meditate for a short while, yet it is an utterly blissful experience, if i do it to the depth i need to, to feel that.

This is a very interesting question. It is my sense that many people equate 'meditating' by assuming some Yoga pose, on a pillow, eyes closed, omming away. While this certainly is a traditional form of meditation, I believe there are others. And, I am not taking about the plethora of 'traditional' forms, positions and/or stances. Perhaps 'meditation' is different for those that view it as such. For me, I honestly attempt to make my LIFE a meditation, one where serenity, compassion, empathy and cooperation is effortless. So much time is brought to believing what we do requires Herculean 'effort,' when, indeed, if we are conscious, aware and filled with win-win in all situations, we find life much easier not only to 'maintain,' but to just 'BE!' I for one find meditation in many activities that surround my life: that Zen-life feeling of One-ness, commonality with all things ... all people. This isn't mere opptimism on my part. I spend a lot of time CULTIVATING this is be concrete and real. Certainly, when I paint, I become 'ONE.' There is no me there, really: there is a larger 'Spirit' at work. When I am swimming out in the very, very deep ocean -- a meditation unto itself -- I have a secure sense of placement 'in it all,' knowing that I am just a bit of floatsom not only a bit on that sea, but on our cherished planet. Meditation can come from a whisper to a loved one. It arises when we acknowledge and celebrate the success of others. It is seen in the wind, the color of sunshine, the wetness on a leaf, a child splashing in a pool... Maybe the true and commited surrender of Self comes from a sense of unity, commonality. Again, this is not altruistic on my part, though I would suppose that some would view me this way. I believe this attitude comes from Emotional Intelligence, a sense of united logic that 'fits' everyone! Meditate? Yes, lets just take one breath for ourselves, right here, right now. [pause, breathing, sighing.] And then ... another one ... slow, easy, quite effortless ... for everybody else!

Yes

when things are strange i stop and meditate

regularly.

No , my mind will not stop racing. I used to when i did yoga years ago, even then i found it difficult.

Yes I meditate and no, this doesn't mean the standard New Age cop out of claiming that all of one's life is meditation, and I teach meditation. As to what it does for me - life without genuine meditation is like a clock with no hands.

Yes, I do. I do this for religious and personal reasons. I do this about once a day, some days more.

Yes, It allows me to separate from what is perceived; and embrace me.

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