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The creativity that is generated by just thinking, and reading, and thinking, and trying to see how what you read can apply to other parts of your life, now jus
by JamesBarney 11y ago
The creativity that is generated by just thinking, and reading, and thinking, and trying to see how what you read can apply to other parts of your life, now just got completely lost. This led to a very stressful state, which was made even more stressful by the fact that I did not know what I was stressing about! My life did not change much, and I was even meditating!
I read this post hoping to learn more about what is described in these three sentences. How did meditation affect him, and why was that effect perceived as harmful.
Meditation is a set of practices. You can use different meditations practices to practice different habits. You will have different results if you practice paying attention to your thoughts versus thinking about love for those around you.
If you want to spend your life frantically thinking about your next business idea, and less time smelling the roses then spending 15 minutes a day practicing smelling the roses is probably a bad idea.
The benefits of meditation such as improved sleep, lower blood pressure, and longer life aren't magic. They are the results of a less frantic, slower paced, smell the roses type of life. It's your body shuffling resources from doing to being. It involves spending more resources on maintenance and less on keeping your body and mind going 24/7.