tusculum's Forum Posts

Try it for yourself... or don't. I have no investment in convincing you of anything. If you don't try it for yourself, you'll never know for sure whether meditation is beneficial or not.

Life is easier and happier when I'm doing it than it is when I'm not.

What I take "religion" to mean is "believing what an authority tells you on faith, without requiring evidence or asking uncomfortable questions." I see meditation as a project of exploring one's conscious experience and NOT taking anything on faith but questioning every aspect in order to see clearly what's really going on. Thus, to me meditation seems the exact opposite of religion.

Every time it comes to mind throughout the day, I bring attention to my body and breath and stay present as long as I can. It's often very refreshing. I have experimented with trying to associate specific triggers with the practice, like coming back to presence each time I see a red light or go through a door or wash my hands or ... whatever. What seems most effective has been just having the intention to come back to presence many times through the day.