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Do you meditate? (lazysoci.al)
submitted 8 months ago by to c/spirituality@lemmy.world
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I meditate.

It's pretty great.

I shikantazate.

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[–] 4 points 8 months ago* (4 children)

I try but the only way I have ever had a truly empty mind is if I am super high. Either on a lotta weed or high on adrenaline.

The flow state I can reach in a competitive video game is pretty spiritual tho. That really is the best I could describe the feeling, and based on what I have read over the years about what meditation aims to do and how it feels when reaching it, it really is the same.

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  • [–] 3 points 8 months ago* (3 children)

    The goal of meditation isn't an empty mind though. It's a common misconception. Not sure if this is your case of course.

    Flow state is considered spiritual though, yes. But it's not necessarily the state all meditations seek.

    Flow state is a hyper focused meditative state. It's also possible to have a hyper open meditative state, such as noticing thoughts and everything else that arises.

    People interested in spirituality usually practice both 🙂

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  • [–] 2 points 8 months ago (1 child)

    There isn’t one unified meditation practice, though. Many varieties, with different effect, outcomes, goals. Trance, introspection, oversight, insight, emptiness, fullness. Movement, stillness, vulnerability, strength, presence, absence, there are many practices claiming or producing meditation.

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  • [–] 1 point 8 months ago*

    Definitely true, you're right. But I've not heard of one that specifically aims to completely stop thoughts. And as I said, it's a common and unfortunate misconception that that's the most general goal of it.

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