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Old Mar 29, 2016, 10:07 AM
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Originally Posted by Hans_Olo View Post
Thank you very much for your suggestions.
Any other advice for the starters?
I might, but it would be helpful if I could get a bit more information in order to personalize the suggestions. Could you elaborate on your motivation for beginning meditation? Health, spiritual, mental? As has been suggested here, there are many different types of meditation and different motivations are best served by different forms.

When I met my wife (thirty years ago) I was studying for the monastery and so, my motivation was probably different than yours - and so the type of meditation I did might not fit your needs. Since then I have practiced many different types and forms and find that while each shares certain benefits, each also has specific benefits.

Regardless of which form of meditation you choose in the end, one thing that I think is very important for beginning meditater to realize is that there is no such thing as a bad meditation session. The act of trying is beneficial, even if the results do not meet your expectations.
Thanks for this!
Hans_Olo