Short, daily doses of meditation can physically grow the grey matter in parts of your brain that have to do with self-awareness and compassion.
It also shrinks the grey matter in areas which contribute to stress.
It took me a while to catch on to the cold shower """meme""" but I think I'll just jump right into this one.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FAcTIrA2Qhk
http://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2011/01/eight-weeks-to-a-better-brain/
Zion is cool place you hippy faggot
>>41136683
> compassion
why would I want MORE of these feelings????
Obligatory
>>41137584
Because as some threads we've had demonstrate (e.g. >>41130870), an inability to release emotions peacefully is ruining other lives which causes THOSE people's inability to release emotions peacefully to ruin yet more lives.
Deflecting responsibility for kindness just means there's less of it in the world.
>>41136683
bump , I meditate every day and it's not hippy bullshit . any anons who want to lower stress should do it
Juggling also adequately produces grey matter as well
>>41137777
I hate u so much
>>41137777
Like more than other things that require hand eye coordination? Could I do something worthwhile instead like play a musical instrument?
>>41137777
checkaroo
>>41137858
>being able to catch anything people throw at you isn't worthwile
>>41137777
Can I learn how to juggle digits?
Has anybody observed a change of fat distribution due to less stress after starting to meditate regularly?
Always been more of a Lsd
guy myself
>>41139732
Well look up Ram Dass
>>41139836
Haha. Rammed ass.
>>41139836
Went to a lecture by Ram Dass in 1982. Guy was a total badass