I'm 22 and broke. Do I meditate??

[jacknine119]

I've read topic about your regrets in life in this forum. So many people wrote about meditation and yoga but guys if I'm broke and don't have girlfriend why do I care to make yoga and meditation. 1year daily I made kundalini yoga but for several months I stopped it. I just make sometimes Joe Dispenzas meditation. Will I regret it?

Edited Saturday at 10:24 PM by jacknine119

[Daniel123]

You can do your meditation / yoga practice and still work on your finances and dating life if you feel these areas need priorization right now.

No need to go on multi-hour meditation sessions, even a short daily session makes a difference in how calm and grounded you feel (speaking from my personal experience).

[Spiritual Warrior]

You can be broke and meditate 20 minutes a day. Getting laid and getting finances in order could be your main priority and meditate a little bit every day using your favorite meditation technique which will pay dividends down the road when you've already got a girlfriend and have a lot of money. 

Edited Saturday at 11:26 PM by Spiritual Warrior

[Opulence]

I get where you’re coming from. When basic things like money, stability, or companionship feel missing, it’s hard to care about meditation or yoga. Survival needs are real, and pretending otherwise just creates more frustration.

That said, practices like meditation or yoga aren’t meant to replace fixing your life or meeting practical needs. They’re tools, not solutions by themselves. If they’re adding pressure, guilt, or a sense that you’re “failing spiritually,” it’s okay to step back. There’s no punishment for stopping.

You won’t regret listening to what you genuinely need right now. Regret usually comes from forcing yourself to follow someone else’s path instead of responding honestly to your own circumstances. If and when meditation feels supportive again, it’ll find its way back naturally. Until then, focusing on grounding, work, relationships, and small tangible steps is not a step backward — it’s part of being human.

Nothing is wasted. Even the year you practiced taught your nervous system something. You don’t lose that just because you pause.

[Terell Kirby]

22- you got a lot of time left.

I’d spend the next 5-7 developing skills and building toward some kind of career. What are your skills? Do you have an advanced degree or certified in anything?

You want to land a decent paying job with your skills-being able to cover basic food and shelter without assistance from a caretaker is your path to adulthood.

As far as dating, it’s easier when you have your finances in order, but don’t let that stop you from going out and meeting new people. Plenty of books and resources on how to do that.

[Jacob Morres]

On the side

Go all in on making money

Trust me

I wasted a lot my younger years doing meditation, chasing enlightenment, personal development work

I dont think its right for a lot of ppl. Remember, leo pursued meditation after 15 years of working on getting money

Edited yesterday at 05:56 AM by Jacob Morres

[KoryKat]

FUCK MEDITATION

Speedrunning you to Zen, lets go, its not hard.

Your mind 'thinking' is the trap. 

 Label 'Thinking' = 'Toxic' or 'Alcohol' 

Hear me out : 

Meditation is a concept , that is confusing you, disregard it for now.

REFOCUS --> :   4-7-8  or 6-6 Breathwork Method ((I tested these using EEG Biofeedback tech, 4-7-8 worked like magic, but 6-6 was what my EEG tech recommended on default.    

The important things to understand : OXYGEN #1 ... You can go month++ without food,   days without water / sleep  ,  minutes without oxygen.

The trick to 'meditation' --> 'Nirvana'  , which is Sanskrit for  'exhale the breath'   --> Why?   You do not know how to empty your lungs , you are running on a high carbon dioxide level of inefficiency.  EXHALE , ALL , THE, WAY, POOOOSSSHHHHH BLOWWW IT OUT ALL THE WAY 😮‍💨 
(100% OUT!)  This is THE first hack

Hack #2--> HRV Heart-Rate Variability  , you need to maintain a steady rhythm pace,    STEADY AS SHE BLOWS   

LETS  DO IT NOW , stop fucking around , I'm legitimately doing this with you  (I stayed here with this on repeat like 15 minutes extra, thank you for your invitation to comment on your thread about this)

Starting with 4 SECONDS IN ,  HOLD 7 ,  RELEASE 8   , lets do 3-5 repetitions

IN FULLY (4) 
Hold 7....
Release...........
IN FULLY (4)
Hold 7....
Release...........
IN FULLY (4) (FEEL THAT BEAUTIFUL PRANA)  




THATS IT. YOU ARE NOW BETTER AT MEDITATION THAT 95% OF PEOPLE PROBABLY, CONGRATS. 

FUCK 20 MIN MEDITATION RIGHT NOW. , WAX ON, WAX OFF, THATS IT.  

MASTER THE 4-7-8 , THATS THE GOLDEN WILLY WONKA TICKET TO EVERYTHING ELSE

Want to become Enlightened?  Be the 4-7-8 process in-between every moment.  

Washing dishes -> 4-7-8
Waiting at red light -> 4-7-8
Girlfriend dumps you -> 4-7-8
Writing this -> 4-7-8  
ULTIMATE TRANSCENDENCE --> 4-7-8  like >30% of your day 



Want to go further?  Wim Hof Breath Practice alternating with 4-7-8 ... Wim Hof Breath Practice = facing your own death/limits and going BEYOND your limits (an extra 2 seconds is actual BeastMode , its really hard!)
4-7-8 = Infinite Radiance/Relaxation
Wim Hof = Controlled bursts of stress that expand your capacity/limits 

LESSON I HOPE YOU LEARN
4-7-8 is the most powerful tool in your arsenal
It pays out INSANELY GOOD

GOD DAMN EVERY TIME YOU DO THE BREATH THING

ITS AMAZING

FEEL IT , FEEEEEL IT... feeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeel

I sacrificed my entire life to find the secrets of life...  IT ALL COMES BACK TO THE CYCLE --->  Yin Yang , In Out ,   Rotating forward, Rotating Backward... Move into your next breath! 'feel the switch point'  Let it goooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo --> out fully 100% --> IT COMES RIGHT BACK TO YOU! (magic)




(I'm still here breathing... , damn. Byeee!)

Meditation is the Side Quest
4-7-8 is the Main Story

 

Edited yesterday at 07:14 AM by KoryKat

[NewKidOnTheBlock]

Yep. Meditate the pain away boiiii

[Kid A]

5 hours ago, Jacob Morres said:

On the side

Go all in on making money

Trust me

I wasted a lot my younger years doing meditation, chasing enlightenment, personal development work

I dont think its right for a lot of ppl. Remember, leo pursued meditation after 15 years of working on getting money

+1

I would say this approach is pretty heavily supported by Maslow’s hierarchy of needs. Of course, it’s just a limited model and shouldn’t be taken too literally, but still. I would advise trusting your gut feeling here. If meditation and yoga feel like a waste of time, then don’t do them. Personally I’m planning to be serious about spirituality, meditation and yoga later in life. Maybe when I’m 50+. Now I prioritize things like life purpose and relationships.

Edited 22 hours ago by Kid A

[SimpleGuy]

You can do concentration meditation. It will bost your focus a lot, which will help you at work. Meditation is very flexible thing, it is not only for spirituality. Watch how Sam Harris does meditation.

But anyway you better spend 30 minutes meditating than working on something. I`m talkin` about value. 

[SimpleGuy]

@KoryKat Why are you making your posts so schizo?

[jacknine119]

@SimpleGuy 😆😆😆😆but his answer was really fascinating for me.

[SimpleGuy]

11 minutes ago, jacknine119 said:

@SimpleGuy 😆😆😆😆but his answer was really fascinating for me.

he is freaking crazy, dude. looks like monkey brain on it`s peak I don`t know

[hyruga]

Meditate means not thinking about anything. It depends on what meditation means to you.

You can mop the floor and not think anything. Thus you are meditating.

[Infinite Tsukuyomi]

Do what works. Some stuff works directly, other things indirectly. Meditation/spirituality is mostly indirect for money and pussy, so allocate only enough time for that to supplement your other efforts. 

 

[Hojo]

Get a job

[NewKidOnTheBlock]

26 minutes ago, Hojo said:

Get a job

Finally some common sense. Stop being edgelords guys - get a job and save enough money to survive in the event of your absolutely inevitable A.I. replacement

[Michal__]

One hour a day will make you more succesful at other aspects of life.

[Sugarcoat]

I did upwards an hour meditation almost every day in parts of high school and to be honest I didn’t find it much helpful in spiritual sense except for creating a temporary calming effect that was good for mind and body, but it didn’t last long I was quickly back to my normal mind later after the session. If you find yourself significantly stressed then it’s good but I have assumption that unless you’re gifted you’re gonna need a lot of more time to get it to give you spiritual transformations, deconstructions. 
 

I might be wrong but it’s an impression. 
 

Also depending on how your mind operates, when you work on every day things, it can create flow state and be partially meditative too. Like if you’re reading a bunch of material it can put your mind in concentrated state. Or if you’re cleaning you could do it with zero distraction and it can be calming. Not spiritual transformation but mental focus and calm, if it feels necessary. 
 

 

Edited 14 hours ago by Sugarcoat

[Ulax]

I think the general meditation trap for young adults is to go hardcore into spirituality while neglecting basic survival stuff like playing around with careers. Or at least trying to address what gets in the way of starting a career. For example, through addressing time management issues, or organisational issues.

A trap, for example, would be prioritising gunning for enlightenment whilst unemployed and living in your family home at 21. I think that's the clear 'spiritual bypass' trap.

But there are many different ways to have meditation in your life, whilst not falling into that trap.

Edited 14 hours ago by Ulax