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Why do you meditate?
banned_crab
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what made you get into budha and meditation?
Is there a reason you continue to do it?
Do you have a motivation?
Does it make you feel good when you do it a certain way?
Is there a reason you continue to do it?
Do you have a motivation?
Does it make you feel good when you do it a certain way?
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The answer you are looking for is this:
A regular meditation practice will improve your life.
Perhaps I can invite you to answer your own questions . . .
:wave:
Good questions. I'll share a little.
I began meditating out of curiosity.
I do continue to meditate to maintain inner balance.
My motivation for meditating is to enrich mine, and other's lives.
Yes, pleasant feelings are encountered in true concentration.
The first time I consciously decided to meditate, I did so because I read about the basics of Buddhism. They sounded good. I wanted to try and see what the meditation practice was like... maybe become more at peace with the world.
I'd say my outlook on meditation in the past is quite different than it is now. Now I meditate just for the sake of meditating. It feels "wrong" if I dont' try to put in at least 20 mins / day.
(Suffering)
Is there a reason you continue to do it?
(Suffering)
Do you have a motivation?
(Suffering)
Does it make you feel good when you do it a certain way
(OK, now your just making me uncomfortable)
do i meditate - this is more big question for me, even though for the last 1 year, i have been sitting almost daily for nearly an hour, but should i call it only sitting or meditation - i do not know - because there is no concentration in my meditation. still i just try to sit daily, even though it may be for only 15 minutes or 5 minutes only.
My Suffering and that of others
My Suffering and that of others
Yes, but not really "certain way". It's just a very simple breathing in and out and that's it.
I did at one time, for a span of many years. Now I don't. I practice mindfulness at numerous random times throughout my day. But the fact that I'm now retired and living a (relatively) stress free lifestyle with very few demands on my time, this is not difficult to do.
But, like anything else in life, our needs and our circumstances change over time. I don't feel the need to do formal sitting meditation - now- but that too could change tomorrow... ;-)
All the wrong reasons: my suffering.
Is there a reason you continue to do it?
Compassion: our suffering.
Do you have a motivation?
Compassion.
Does it make you feel good when you do it a certain way?
I feel a certain kind of peace, but this doesn't play a motivating factor as it once did.
its nice to know you guys arent afraid to share your personal issues
Meditation: Because a couple years ago my New Years Resolution was to bring more peace into my life and thus our family
Buddhism: My teenager's interest and talk about it peaked my curiosity and I happened upon a book at a used book store that got me started (The Heart of Buddha's Teachings)
Is there a reason you continue to do it?
It is helping me achieve my goal of a more peaceful life.
Do you have a motivation?
Peace, in case that wasn't clear earlier, LOL. I have always been pretty compassionate, but it has helped expand my compassion to those I used to withhold it from.
Does it make you feel good when you do it a certain way?
Overall, I feel better than I used to on a daily basis, about how I react and handle situations and such. Sometimes when I am done meditating I feel lighter, clearer and more peaceful. Sometimes when I am done I am left with "wow, what was that about?" More mediation usually answers the question eventually.
I got into buddhism, meditation and reading...
Then one day i realized that there was in fact nothing missing
Everything was just the way it was and suppose to be....
I now no longer call myself a buddhist but i still have alot of respect for it!
I dont meditate for the same reasons i used too..
I used to meditate in hope it would help me 'find' something...
Now i just meditate to meditate. Not to gain anything from it (although it does help me chill out after a long hard days work)
I wasn't wrong ... sort of.
At first I only did it for the relaxtion and peaceful feeling but now I my practice has developed I can now do it to change the way I think and improve my life, although I have had many rough patches with it, starting it and practicing Buddhism in general has been one of the most positive choices I have made.
-I hoped it would solve my pimples-problem.
Is there a reason you continue to do it?
- Yes, after ten years or so the pimples went away and they stayed away ever since.
Do you have a motivation?
- I don’t want them to come back.
Does it make you feel good when you do it a certain way?
- Yes, usually I absolutely enjoy meditation. The less I try to do it right, the more I enjoy it.
At this point I have a certain amount of faith from observing others who study such as my teacher. I have confidence that meditation and study can help with accepting changes in life. That is what it is all about. If I never resisted or fretted over change it wouldn't be necessary other than as a relaxing experience. I think I wish I had more tranquility. I have mental voices and tranquility is in short supply here. Meditation sometimes allows me to let go. And then it adds some value to my day; I feel happy that I do it.
I meditate to try to attain a deeper level of mindfulness, and that is my continuing motivation.
Sometimes it makes me feel good just to do a sitting with breath sort of meditation. There are times, due to my inexperience I suppose, when I find it difficult to calm the "monkey mind." :eek2:
But overall, meditation is never anything but positive for me, although it does not always feel "good." (If that makes sense. LOL!)
- Multiple things that came together sort of accidentally over a period of time. I can't even really recall exactly what and how. Since very young I tried to find out about how the mind works and did some attempts at some form of 'meditation' without any instruction. Not really fruitful
Is there a reason you continue to do it? Do you have a motivation? Does it make you feel good when you do it a certain way?
- It makes me happy and deeply contented. So I feel sort of out of place when I haven't done it for a while. (Even then sometimes I neglect it and escape in other things)
What issues....? :scratch:
Why do I?
To detach, to transcend, to be.
There are as many reasons to meditate as there are people.
The secret is to not try too hard, nor care too much about the why, wherefore, rhyme or reason.
The secret, is to simply meditate.
This is silly, but there was a tv show called Life, starring Damian Lewis and I thought he was so cool and I wanted to be like him
Is there a reason you continue to do it?
It just feels right. I was raised Christian and so much of what I was taught just felt so very wrong. It seemed like every time I learned something new about Buddhism, I thought, "Yes! That's how it should be!"
Do you have a motivation?
I am a significantly and noticeably better person now. Because of this, I feel like I have a positive effect on the world around me.
Does it make you feel good when you do it a certain way?
I do quite like loving kindness meditation (metta).
Thank you for asking @heyimacrab !
I got into buddhism after my dad died, when after a long time pondering things, concluded and felt an unwavering faith in karma, and through that, an acceptance of life no matter how bleak.
I continue to meditate because it works. It's like 'going home'.
Sometimes I meditate when i'm not in bed, the other day I lay down on the floor and meditated (I prefer to be flat), and was feeling tired. This was to actually wake me up, and it worked.... just needed to 'go home' for a bit
Dukkha
- Is there a reason you continue to do it?
Since I believe in karma and reincarnation I (obviously) want to avoid karma that leads to suffering. I read about buddhism to strengthen my resolve to seek virtue and avoid sin (for lack of a better word). I meditate because it feels nice, and because it is said to help a lot on the buddhist path.
- Do you have a motivation?
My motivation is the wish to be happy. Since I can see that my happiness and caring about other beings are like two sides of the same coin, it's not a selfish goal.
- Does it make you feel good when you do it a certain way?
Well there is pleasure and there is "feel good". When I feel more compassion is when I feel good. When I manage to sit straight up and relatively relaxed, without too many harassing thoughts is often when it feels pleasant.