MEDITATION ? (article) by Tom poesyco.th@gmail.com on AuthorsDen

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Reviewed by Mr. Ed

Reviewed on November 18, 2014

Ponder On - it's good for the soul as well as the mind.

PS: I realized years ago that my Muse was old Bullwinkle The Moose! He helps me a lot; a Moose Muse is pretty cool.

Reviewed by Maureen O'Connell

Reviewed on November 17, 2014

I have always found it hard to empty mind. There isn't even a single second in my day I am not thinking. Work and personal life related stuffs always keeps on running out in there. How do I medidate in such situation?

Reviewed by Ed Matlack

Reviewed on November 17, 2014

Layman, maybe, but DUMB, most definitely...I used to meditate and I can still get into the zone or zoned out if you will...I do it better while sitting on a rock jetty at the shore, but can do it at home if I want to as well...once you learn it and internalize it, you can meditate even while driving or walking or whatever or wherever you want...relax, breathe deep, in through the nose and out the mouth...you will feel the stress just flow away...good luck...-e-

Reviewed by Chip Bergeron

Reviewed on November 16, 2014

I've also heard Nirvana described as a state of nothingness, emptiness, the absence of any affect or emotion, and it has to do more with soul than with brain.

If I'm going to allow my soul to be emptied out, I'd want to be very wary of what I allow in to fill the void.

ChipB.

Reviewed by Ronald Hull

Reviewed on November 16, 2014

Normally I don't comment on articles with this kind of approach. But I know you and you send some interesting ideas my way.

I've never been a practitioner and found that most that are, are full of bull ship. Come to think of it, the rock group, Nirvana, based on their lifestyle, were just the opposite from what you describe, leading to self-destruction. I have spent much time alone in self contemplation (I don't write about it much except in my autobiography), particularly out in nature, but sometimes, just looking out the window with my brain in a "nothing box."

So, I may be getting to that place that yoga seeks without ever practicing yoga, just clearing my mind from all that crud that daily crowds most people's lives. Believe it or not, while most people like flying to get places fast, I find long drives on straight highways with great scenery very relaxing and mind uncluttering. I do get many of my ideas in that dream state just before waking up. I got one this morning and will write a short story about it later today.

Unlike you I will never take a course in yoga. But I believe it does help people be more creative than productive. It might even cut down on obesity, for all I know.

Ron

Reviewed by Jane Noponen Perinacci

Reviewed on November 16, 2014

OH! This is good...............very good!!! We use (or so we think) so little of our brain............but is that true???? Is much of it reserved for "gathering"? Man! You've got me thinking.

Love ya!

Jane