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Meditation and stress? cnet article.

Nov 14, 2019 7:27PM PST

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Apps. I'm not convinced.
Nov 14, 2019 8:22PM PST

Meditation usually means 'emptying the mind' (not a good idea) or 'emptying the mind except for the one thought/subject to be a meditation point'. Either way, the app operation itself is necessarily on the mind. Fail.

Post was last edited on November 15, 2019 4:47 PM PST

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Meditation
Nov 15, 2019 4:03AM PST

I feel meditation is an art and everyone should practice it, it helps to calm the mind. There are so many articles, blogs, books and other references for meditation.

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Give it a try!
Nov 15, 2019 6:57AM PST

John, as ritesh_patil already said: just give it a try. There are so many references out there on the web such as articles, blogs, apps, YouTube videos, online courses, ebooks (you name it) and offline, too, such as offline classes, books, teachers (you name it). If you feel more comfortable with getting more familiar with the topic meditation first, then I would recommend reading some articles or a book about it. A reference where you could start is an article like this one https://mindmonia.com/meditation/.

This article gives you an introduction to the topic, it covers stereotypes, studies, benefits, types of meditation... I think that you will be more than ready to try meditating (with one of the apps that are covered in the article you shared or any other form). A session can be as short as literally a couple of minutes.

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Meditation is useful, even in everyday matters.
Nov 15, 2019 7:15PM PST

I think this is the gist of the "mindfulness" teachings popular these days.
As I noted earlier though, it can be carried too far.

'Meditation takes many forms, a number of which have roots in ancient Eastern religions. “The mind has to be empty to see clearly,” said one writer on the subject. His words reflect the view that emptying the mind while focusing on certain words or images promotes inner peace, mental clarity, and spiritual enlightenment.'
In Asia and S Asia specially a religious element is often present. When a discussion goes that way, I go to my own chosen guide, the Bible, which addresses it. (It's an Eastern philosophical work BTW.)

Here are two essays based on its teachings.

https://www.jw.org/en/library/magazines/g201405/meditation/#?insight[search_id]=0b81826e-8290-4fe5-89bd-de26d5e672e5&insight[search_result_index]=23

https://www.jw.org/en/library/magazines/g20000908/Meditation-That-Is-Beneficial/

In the second one, notice please the story of Isaac in meditation. Was his mind emptied? Would his decisions have been better in that case?
What do you think?

Post was last edited on November 15, 2019 7:19 PM PST