LeadPusher t1_irtvjl1 wrote on October 11, 2022 at 12:21 AM

There's a wild range of things that people call "meditation". When I think in meditation I don't think in anything guided, I think in a Zen dojo where everyone is silent and sit facing the wall. Hard and simple "letting thoughts pass", focusing in the posture, living the now... as a lack of better words. I don't know if it's better than others "versions" of meditation but the reality is there's not a standard meditation.

gobblox38 t1_irv2ctw wrote on October 11, 2022 at 7:03 AM

Every time I try to understand what meditation is supposed to be I end up more confused. There's so much contradiction on this subject.

LarsViener t1_irw6c8i wrote on October 11, 2022 at 2:29 PM

I think a lot of people conflate mindfulness exercises with meditation at times. While there is some overlap and one can say “mindfulness meditation”, I usually think of more transcendental-type meditation, with trying to let thoughts pass and focusing on a mantra to help anchor the mind into emptiness and simple consciousness.