Does Meditation Really Help?

[SimpleGuy]

In Leo`s episode about 250 traps he stated that to really gain good benefits from meditation you need to do it hardcore. Like retreats, not focus your breath for 20 minutes bullshit. I`ve been meditating for around 3 years now.

Would it be better to switch to something else, like contemplation? Or meditation gives good benefits and I misunderstood Leo?

[bazera]

@SimpleGuy Have you experienced any benefits in those 3 years? 

Leo would probably say to switch to Kriya Yoga, as he did, as far as I'm aware.

[Stick]

Can you suggest some kriya yoga practice. I dont wanna read an entire book to find out.

[SimpleGuy]

54 minutes ago, bazera said:

@SimpleGuy Have you experienced any benefits in those 3 years? 

Leo would probably say to switch to Kriya Yoga, as he did, as far as I'm aware.

Yeah, I experienced big gains, but I feel like I`m missing out on something

[SimpleGuy]

19 minutes ago, Stick said:

Can you suggest some kriya yoga practice. I dont wanna read an entire book to find out.

From information that I heard you either dive in fully into kriya yoga, learn it deeply or not learn it at all because it can do more harm to you than good if you didn`t study kriya yoga properly

[Carl-Richard]

Keep meditating, bump it up to 60-90 minutes each sitting and do one sitting every single day (or one in the morning and one in the evening), and add retreats if you think that's what you need. There is no either/or. A trap would be dropping daily meditation and thinking you only need retreats once in a blue moon.

Edited 16 hours ago by Carl-Richard

[SimpleGuy]

13 hours ago, Carl-Richard said:

Keep meditating, bump it up to 60-90 minutes each sitting and do one sitting every single day (or one in the morning and one in the evening), and add retreats if you think that's what you need. There is no either/or. A trap would be dropping daily meditation and thinking you only need retreats once in a blue moon.

Thanks!

[enchanted]

22 hours ago, Stick said:

I dont wanna read an entire book to find out.

If you aren't willing to put in the work then you won't get meaningful results. Reading is one of the accessable and cheapest ways to learn something but there are other ways too. People like Peter Ralston, Thich Nhat Hanh, Sadhguru were incredibly disciplined, studious, and hard working to achieve their apparent blissful states. We have to be also to achieve anything - both inwardly and outwardly - close to what they did. 

Otherwise it's great that you are meditating and just keep doing things that help you reach your goals. Many people overlook sleep diet and excersize. 

Edited 23 minutes ago by enchanted