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Meditation is about focus, that's it. A person is born with some innate intelligence, but, thanks to things like television, email, Facebook, etc. we are far fr
by mamon 10y ago
Meditation is about focus, that's it. A person is born with some innate intelligence, but, thanks to things like television, email, Facebook, etc. we are far from our full potential, because we are constantly distracted. Once you regain your focus you hit the ceiling of your possible IQ. Meditating further will not do you much good past that point.
- coldtea 10y agoPeople meditated far before there were "things like television, email, Facebook, etc.". It's not just about "quiet time".
- dhimes 10y agoBut there were other distractions. We can always find distractions. This is as good of a hypothesis as any I've seen, but I agree that we don't really know yet why meditation works. Does walking meditation do the same thing? Meditative Tai Chi? Playing basketball "in the zone?" Or even playing video games "in the zone?"
- tonystubblebine 10y agoEmotions are the universal distraction.
- bharath28 10y agoYes, agreed. Distractions don't have be television, email, Facebook... We spend a lot of time thinking about hypothetical situations that may occur in the future & how we'll react to them. Or reliving our versions of past events over and over. All of these distract from the present moment. Meditation still helps in these situations.