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>>39449579
how do I start?
literally sit down and close my eyes?

>>39450346
You don't have to but it will make it easier in the beginning. The point is to focus on a single thing, which is ideally your breath because breathing deeply is relaxing and doesn't require any effort.

Another important pointer is that focusing on your breath doesn't mean actively pushing thoughts away as every thought you have will frustrate you further, but rather letting whatever thoughts you have come then go as you return your focus to your breath.

That process is the essence of meditation and how it disconnects you from negative thoughts and stops them from forming in the first place as you become aware of your thought patterns that do nothing but ail you.

You can start from 10-20 minutes and work your way up if you want from there. Advanced meditators don't really need to set apart time for meditation though as they can enter a meditative state from all actions they take.

>>39449579
>easy
No it isn't, nigger. Sitting there daydreaming may be easy, but meditation is very fucking difficult. Simple and easy are not the same thing.

I agree it's beneficial and nearly everyone should do it, but be honest about the difficulty

>>39450346
Yes, for beginning 10 to 20 min.

>>39450346
meditation is all about awareness, you have to stay aware of your breath. you will be distracted by thoughts and physical sensations, but just return to your breath as soon as you notice you were distracted

>>39450346
sitting meditation is the worst form of meditation, especially for beginners. As a modern people, we already spend way too much time sitting on our asses.

You can go for a jog or just walk around or Kung Fu or Yoga or even lift and that is still a form of meditation.

>>39450476
That's right anon. If something is hard, you shouldn't do it. You wouldn't want to experience difficulty in order to improve your life drastically no.

>>39450435
>That process is the essence of meditation and how it disconnects you from negative thoughts and stops them from forming in the first place as you become aware of your thought patterns that do nothing but ail you

That makes a lot of sense actually anon, I've gotta try that sometime.