Here's an article that claims to lay out the main reasons we struggle to meditate.
I'm not sure I love the article--there's something about its overall tone I'm not crazy about--but I'd be interested to hear whether these are, indeed, the right problems, and the right pieces of advice for working with them.
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Article: "How to Find Motivation to Meditate"
fredclaymeyer — 14 years ago — in Motivation
fredclaymeyer — 14 years ago — in Motivation
Pretty good advice, I think!
http://www.wikihow.com/Find-Motivation-to-Meditate
http://www.wikihow.com/Find-Motivation-to-Meditate
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How a guy meditated every day for a year
fredclaymeyer — 14 years ago — in What works for me
fredclaymeyer — 14 years ago — in What works for me
Here's a guy who managed to meditate every day for a year through being accountable to a friend and setting a routine.
There's really a lot in here—it also talks about how his attitude and motivation shifted before making the commitment, and the news article (on meditation and the brain) that inspired the shift.
There's really a lot in here—it also talks about how his attitude and motivation shifted before making the commitment, and the news article (on meditation and the brain) that inspired the shift.
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Question for May 19, 2013: Motivation
Medivate — 13 years ago — in Question of the Week
Medivate — 13 years ago — in Question of the Week
Can you narrow down your reason for meditating to a single sentence? What's that sentence? What does that sentence leave out?
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Getting inspired by reading
fredclaymeyer — 13 years ago — in What works for me
fredclaymeyer — 13 years ago — in What works for me
I struggle regularly with putting off meditation. In general, I'd say turning the feeling that I "should" meditate into actual behavior is an uphill battle.
Recently, I read a bit from a book that's always been a favorite of mine (Illusion's Game, by Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche). As I was reading, I found that I wanted to meditate, because of the author's genius and the sense that it came from a lifetime of practice.
So a recommendation is: if you have a favorite book, just try innocently reading a few paragraphs. As you're reading, if you find that you feel inspired to meditate, go do it before the feeling wears off! I'm going to see how this works for me. I'll try to report back.
Recently, I read a bit from a book that's always been a favorite of mine (Illusion's Game, by Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche). As I was reading, I found that I wanted to meditate, because of the author's genius and the sense that it came from a lifetime of practice.
So a recommendation is: if you have a favorite book, just try innocently reading a few paragraphs. As you're reading, if you find that you feel inspired to meditate, go do it before the feeling wears off! I'm going to see how this works for me. I'll try to report back.
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Question for February 22, 2015: Motivation Sentence
Medivate — 12 years ago — in Question of the Week
Medivate — 12 years ago — in Question of the Week
Can you narrow down your reason for meditating to a single sentence? What's that sentence? What does that sentence leave out?
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davidbhayes — 12 years ago — permalinkThere's a big gap between knowing the best thing to do in a given situation and doing it; meditation is the best way I know to close that gap.▲
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hanjini — 12 years ago — permalinkAfter a lifetime of pursuing whole health interventions, in the form of behavioral health practices (as a professional), spiritual, physical and emotional practices, I have found vipassana practice to be the most effective for managing negative states, shifting to positive states, and discovering insights into my own psychology.
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Question for March 1, 2015: Goals
Medivate — 12 years ago — in Question of the Week
Medivate — 12 years ago — in Question of the Week
Do you have a goal for your meditation practice? What is it?
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Question for February 5, 2017: Motivation
Medivate — 10 years ago — in Question of the Week
Medivate — 10 years ago — in Question of the Week
Can you narrow down your reason for meditating to a single sentence? What's that sentence? What does that sentence leave out?
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Question for December 23, 2018: Motivation
Medivate — 8 years ago — in Question of the Week
Medivate — 8 years ago — in Question of the Week
Can you narrow down your reason for meditating to a single sentence? What's that sentence? What does that sentence leave out?