slowing down... slowing the thoughts

wooboy77

Hi!

Do you think meditation practice can help slowing down the thoughts if you feel they are going too fast for some reason... if it does which techniques could i use where could I find some more info.?

fivebells

No, you can't use meditation to manipulate experience. But slowing down of thoughts is a very common outcome.

wooboy77

what do you mean by manipulating experience?

pegembara

wooboy77

Check this out

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anapanasati
http://www.accesstoinsight.org/lib/authors/ariyadhamma/bl115.html

bhaddaka

I've found that if I meditate for the purpose of slowing down thoughts, that purpose in itself stimulates more thoughts. But if I meditate with the sole purpose of concentration on my practice, then my thoughts often slow down.