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Meditation Corner/Room
Nave650
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I am moving into a house next year and I would like to meditate more often; I think I would benfit from having a place set aside for meditation. Does anyone have separate room or a part of a room set aside for meditation? What does it look like? What kind of routine do you have? I'm not looking to copy anyone, just ideas for my own meditation area. After all, from what I've learned from all the wisdom on here, I'm supposed to take everything with a grain of salt and decide for myself. 
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I had a lovely room in the house I used to own in France. Everyone called it " The East Room " because you could watch the sun rise...
It was the most peaceful room in the place, and I often found my youngest daughter in there, reading or even dozing, occasionally!
I haven't had the luxury since of having a room like that again.
It would be nice, but all things come to those who wait....
Enjoy your room.
Seriously, focus on creating somewhere you could happily stay in for hours....
Thanks! It is likely that this room will also be my bedroom, so yes, I will be happily staying in it for hours.
Personally I would have a separate room entirely. I would prefer to not combine the two, but perhaps needs must, when the Devil drives...
I meditate in the middle of the lounge, that's where the cushion and bell are situated, in fact that the only thing I do in it...I very rarely use it for anything else...If I have visitors we normally sit in the kitchen...
I like to meditate in my small closet.
This brings to mind the quotation "...When am I NOT meditating...? "
@Nave650
I have a meditation room in my basement, which would otherwise be called a spare bedroom if it had anything more in it than zafu's, zabutans, incense and a bell.
Our Routine is to sit there when we have nothing better to do.
Usually first thing in the morning and again before going to sleep.
I think keeping any area specifically set aside, just for meditation, can be an encouraging statement of the priority that you make of your practice in your world.
I meditate every morning in a spacious corner of my living room.
Set up shop by rolling out my mat and lighting a candle.
I'm lucky enough to have a small room dedicated to meditation, but if that isn't practical then a dedicated area of a room also works well, maybe in a bedroom? A simple shrine is probably a good idea, it acts as a focal point.
The wife said I couldn't have a room for meditation only and put heaps of boxes in it
I've got a corner behind the couch now. Haha.
Goenka says that having a regular spot is important, it creates a habit and a positive atmosphere. Particularly if you do metta meditations in those spots. Something to do with raising the vibrational frequency in the area.
Meditation halls do have a feeling to them
In my lounge and garden...whenever the moment takes me
I meant to attach 3 pics of various places around my home I use for meditation as well as my shrines, for some reason the first picture repeated itself! Maybe admin could delete the others I can't do it...sorry....
Good for you @Nave650! What you are considering is a small step towards making Buddhism your own. And it is your Buddhism alone that has meaning and impact ... the rest is eyewash.
Any space or room will do. Any paraphernalia is fine. But the act of creating a space and then keeping it neat and clean and being attentive within that space ... excellent!
Best wishes.
This is my main space on a dresser in the lounge, like you say you don't need much space
Here's my corner in our bedroom. Our cat probably thinks we're nuts covering that wonderful litterbox with a plexiglas cover!
@Walker That's so cool, I love it.
Actually, Mrs. Walker did most of it, I helped, but there's no way I could pull off something like that by myself! She's an awesome wife.
(All wives are awesome Of course....
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My best, most inspiring meditation "room" was this wonderful backyard I had, that was full of tall cedar trees. It was very conducive to meditation to sit out there in the shade of the trees, listening to the wind softly rustling, and taking in the balsamic fragrance the trees exuded. If I turned on the sprinkler for the little patch of lawn at the sunny edge of the yard, flocks of birds would descend from the trees to play in the sprinkler, chirping happily all together. Fabulous!
Thanks for sharing @Walker - wonderful space.
I have three shrines in my meditating room (do rooms meditate?) as well as kitchen Buddhas, bathroom Buddhas and even a Tara in the hall and garden Buddhas.
My shrines change a lot. Sometimes they are neglected. At the moment one in particular is getting a lot of attention. It has an apple, a glass of water, incense and two pictures on card of Buddhas (Shakyamuni and Amitabha)
@walker - so beautiful!!! Thanks for sharing
I have posted a picture of my altar several times.
It is in the northwest corner of our bedroom, which according to Feng Shui, is the ideal direction for altars.
Yet, lately I am meditating everywhere except there.
On sunny mornings, I practise walking meditation, so the countryside and the lavender fields have become my shrine of choice.
Thanks for all the great comments everyone!!
We have a shelving unit in the living room and I have a shrine set up in one of the shelves. Just made up pretty with plastic flowers and withered fresh flowers. I refill two tiny bowls of water weekly and add a little jasmine fragrance I bought from an essential oil sales. A buddha statue of wood. A framed picture of my guru Lama Shenpen. A photo of the stupa of our sangha. several dharma books from the lineage and a few other things and other decorative things.