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Do you meditate?

As atheists, do you meditate or do you consider it as a practice of religious origin and avoid it altogether?

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tsallinia 6 Apr 9
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I don't, but I don't consider it necessarily religious either. The reason I don't is I'm told it's calming and leads to a sense of acceptance; I feel it's better to be angry and want to change that which pisses me off.

Jnei Level 8 Apr 9, 2019
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I'd like to make meditation a more regular practice for health benefits. It doesn't mean I attribute those benefits to a magical man in the clouds. 🙂

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What about meditation within the Buddhist content, that is to say discovering the impermanence of things etc

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Yes I have and I do.

Usually focusing on breath. It will chill you right out. Which is generally the purpose of most meditation - though if done for religious reasons I'm sure that can vary.

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Yes,I do. And practice self hypnosis.started with TM but evolved into next level through mindfulness and SPP

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This morning, during my meditation, I remembered that YouTube has a lot of guided meditations you can do and meditation music.
I just mute the ads in the beginning till the meditation starts.

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I started about a year ago. A short one in the morning and a longer one just before bed. I tend to take things seriously and need to find a way to "chill out" a bit and it does help.

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i was into meditation when i was much younger. haven't tried it much over the last few yrs; but i think we lose our ability to let our minds clear when we get older.
garbage in--garbage out.. but unfortunately a lot of the garbage seems to stay.

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I take several pills... oh, sorry. No, I do not. I occasionally use its cousin, hypnosis. Neither have anything to do with religion. I have heard that some people think of prayer as a form of meditation.

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I don't meditate, but I also do not consider it a religious practice. To the extent that there is evidence that meditation can reduce the effects of stress both psychologically and physically, I think it's a good thing. I just cannot shut down all the different strains of thought going through my mind at a single time -- not to mention the fact that I cannot sit still. Fortunately, it has been found that concentrating the mind by doing things such as knitting and even coloring has the same effect on the brain waves. So I knit.

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With no intent to fall into a recursive loop, I think we call it thinking and thinking make us think, which can be interpreted as some sort of meditation...I think

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I'm certain some atheists do what could be considered "meditation".

Personally, I have no need of such a thing.

I meditate twice a day, if possible. It keeps my mind clear and open. It also helps my body to stay in shape.

@Remowill It's nice that it works for you. I think it's nonsense.
To each their own.

@KKGator it work for a lot of people.

@Remowill Yippee for them. People can convince themselves of anything.
Like I said, to each their own.

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