"You don't have to believe everything you think."   (view our quote database)


▲

1

▼

Question for June 2, 2013: During Meditation
Medivate — 13 years ago — in Question of the Week
When meditating, is there a specific thing (thought or emotion, for example) that comes up regularly?

▲

1

▼

davidbhayes — 13 years ago — permalink
I don't know that there's really a specific thing that's easy to pin down. Generally, it's some combination of restlessness and distraction (which seem pretty thoroughly related) which come up for me. Whether it manifests as grabbing to play with my phone, fidgeting to get more comfortable, or something else, it always seems related to some desire for a greater sense of comfort through some means of "escape".