Quote from: StookieI agree with a lot of what the article says. If meditation isn't done in the correct way or is forced, those negative side-effects are likely to come up. I think that's why it's important to take it one step at a time and slowly build meditation skills. The article only speaks of health though, not spiritual development.
There's a wrong way to do it? Can you give me an example?
The way I do it is I lay on my couch on my pillow (relaxed) and then close my eyes and don't think of anything. I usually start focusing on my breath and within a few seconds I get distracted by my own thoughts. I'm only beginning to do it. Is practicing NEW instead of focusing on breathing also a meditation?
Can meditation cure depression? Can it increase focus level so I can learn much faster? Because my theory is, when you're not focused enough, that's when you don't understand something, that's why people need a simpler way of understanding things.