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Is there success in meditation?

Meditation is a category as big as "sport" so it's kind of hard to talk about it in this way. For instance if you do tummo the goal is to generate sacred fire in your body to burn up obscurations and…

r/Meditationcomment4/8/2026
I was in Barbados… Well actually it was Turks and Caicos but close enough!

How often have you meditated and what style meditation? Meditation isn’t about stopping thoughts, the mind always thinks, your thoughts slow down during meditation but they don’t stop completely for v…

r/nevillegoddardcomment3/15/2026
How do I meditate when it’s impossible for me to control my thoughts?

You’re not failing, you’re aiming at the wrong target. **Meditation isn’t stopping thoughts.** It’s **noticing them without getting pulled in** With ADHD and a creative mind, you’ll have *more* th…

r/Meditationcomment3/30/2026
How do I meditate when it’s impossible for me to control my thoughts?

Humans have thousands of thoughts a day, many of them useful. It's NOT about stopping thoughts in order to meditate, it's about becoming aware of them and realizing you have thoughts you are not your …

r/Meditationcomment3/30/2026
How do I meditate when it’s impossible for me to control my thoughts?

Meditation is not about, nor will it ever be about stopping thoughts. That's impossible. Meditation is about observing your thoughts, not getting caught up in them, letting them pass. Sometimes the …

r/Meditationcomment3/30/2026
I started meditation thinking it would calm me, but half the time I just sit there overthinking everything instead 😅 does that happen with anyone else or does it get easier?

This is me hahahaha! You are not doing it wrong. You are just noticing your thoughts more than before and it does get easier, but the shift is realizing meditation isn’t about stopping thoughts. For m…

r/Meditationcomment4/3/2026