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Lee R.
Oct 2
I have been told at a Tibetan Buddhist center that their practice is to meditate with their eyes open because the benefits are more easily transferred to your every day life. Since you are awake with your eyes open throughout the day, learning to meditate with your eyes open should help you implement the benefits you gain through meditation in your... Read more  
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Lee R.
Oct 1
It depends how long you have been practicing meditation for. If you are new to it, sitting for long periods of time, even for 30 minutes, can be too much. You might just not be used to it, you might not be sitting correctly, you might experience more back and knee pain, and a few other things that could cause you to burn out quickly from the practi... Read more  
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Lee R.
Jul 3
Letting go of thoughts to me has always felt like a task to do while meditating, and that is not the point of the meditation or of letting go of thoughts. Rather than it being a task and something you are actively doing, I think of it more as allowing the thoughts to pass. To not try to force them out, but to just let them be. In my mind, and it... Read more  
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Why is it said that your knees should be below your waist while sitting and meditating? I have heard this said a few times but never asked why it is. Why is it important to have your knees below the level of your waist, is it for comfort, or another reason?
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