Comments on: A Primer on Meditation

By: Matt

Matt — Thu, 03 Jan 2013 03:28:55 +0000

Batman meditates. ‘Nuff said.

By: Alex

Alex — Wed, 28 Sep 2011 21:12:13 +0000

I’ve been telling myself to ‘get into’ meditating. I know it’s good; I know it’s healthy. And it would be nice to cut through the clutter of an over-stimulated mind.
Now, I just need to actually sit down

By: Horse

Horse — Tue, 27 Sep 2011 23:34:21 +0000

Growing up Catholic this gives more insight to praying the Rosary. I am not an overly religious person any more… alright I may or may not burst into flame setting foot in a church again but I do find that breaking out the beads and going through the routine brings a sense of calm with it. I could speculate that using similar beads and placing whatever thought, mantra or affirmation you want on them could have a similar effect when used in the same manner.

By: Ray

Ray — Thu, 22 Sep 2011 01:52:24 +0000

Thanks for sharing. Very interesting.

By: JTGrace

JTGrace — Fri, 16 Sep 2011 19:37:02 +0000

@Ryan: Make it a equal opportunity thing. Explain to her why you think meditation could help, make a deal with her that if you get your meditation time, she can too. Take turns watching the kids, whatever. If shes happy to take a break, but doesnt want to give you yours, you need to talk to her about that. On the other end, you better be giving her the time she deserves as well. If meditation ends up helping you out (it almost definitely will, when your stressing out over taking care of a family) it will become indispensible to the whole family, and together you will work out a way to make it happen.

Unrelated, any time I get to meditate, my confidence shoots up and I go into Action/fight movie-mode. Its crazy what a little calm collectivity can do for your stamina.

By: Larry Li

Larry Li — Thu, 15 Sep 2011 12:42:10 +0000

Great article, good introduction for the masses!
Thanks for sharing!

I am a long time meditation practitioner as well and the practice has allowed me to overcome my own OCD and much much more. I have a blog for those interested as well.

Thank you for sharing again.

Take care.

By: Larry F.

Larry F. — Thu, 15 Sep 2011 10:16:44 +0000

If you don’t have any inhibitions or qualms about visiting a Buddhist temple, another good source for meditation training can be as close as your nearest Thai wat (or Lao wat). You’d be surprised at how many there are in the US and how close one may be to where you live. Many of them offer meditation classes for free (or for whatever you want to donate). I live in Northern Virginia and I know of at least three between 15-60 minutes drive from my house. In my experience, they don’t proselytize or try to convert you to Buddhism. But then again, I don’t think that’s even possible.

As for books, take a look at Ming-Dao Deng’s “Scholar Warrior” and Daniel Reid’s “A Complete Guide to Chi-Gung”. I’ve used the techniques in both of these texts to achieve good results in augmenting my other, “live” training.

By: jersey_girl

jersey_girl — Thu, 15 Sep 2011 01:34:02 +0000

It is important for men to meditate, because I feel that they have a lot of stress built up that they do not want to express, because they feel it will make them look less manly. Honestly, some women would rather see the true emotions of their men when something is upsetting them. I think that both men and women should engage in some form of meditation several times a week to relieve stress and negative vibes that may occur over the course of the week due to work, school and just life in general. I am the type of person who would love to perform yoga several times a week, if I had time, just because I worry a lot and I am always stressed about something. I think I would be more calm and less of a worrywart. Everyone should try meditating at some point.

By: Jake Rhodes

Jake Rhodes — Tue, 13 Sep 2011 21:30:47 +0000

When I meditate I generally lie down on my back in the corpse position and use a variety of mindfulness meditation techniques.

I try to do this everyday for 15 minutes or so. It helps me focus throughout the day and the position is also good for my back.

By: yasser

yasser — Tue, 13 Sep 2011 03:44:05 +0000

by definition the description of insight meditation was slightly misleading. for those who would like to do a crash course in insight meditation visit http://www.dhamma.org and look up any available courses that are held near you. one of the main goals of insight meditation is to rearrange negative habit patterns of the mind which have been so deeply engrained that persistent repetition is require to receive any significant gains. a 10 day crash course in insight meditation will give you a solid foundation from which to continue work. i spoke to a monk who once stated that learning meditation via books/tapes is the equivalent of learning to swim in a bathtub.