Just curious. I used to for a few weeks a while back and plan to do it again this summer since I have more time.
2007-05-03 17:01:45 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Thanks for the answers!
2007-05-03 17:17:51 · update #1
Sometimes. Though often unintentionally. I find that a flickering candle is mesmerizing. I always feel refreshed after.
2007-05-03 17:05:01 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I meditate and yet i would not call myself a theist. I am more concerned with experience than belief. If i had to label myself then i would rather be called gnostic. Although there is a gradient of knowledge so I am somewhere between agnostic and gnosis but technically i might also be called atheist since I don't believe. Although i don't disbelieve either- it just seems pointless to me to go either way. and kind of arrogant too it's not like it would make any difference. I might as well disbelieve or believe in rocks. Meditation is about experience, not belief . Of course a lot of religiously based meditation hinges on belief (like the buddhist ones) but these are relatively modern phenomenon. The original term meditation means the contemplation of oneself. A lot of other things are called meditation now but i would question whether they deserve that name.
2016-05-20 00:57:56 · answer #2 · answered by freeda 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm an atheist, but i don't meditate much...I only mediate once or twice when I was frustrated and I had felt like that there was no more meaning in life. However, after I meditated, I felt relaxed...felt good....><...I might meditate again someday when I once again have the feeling of no meaning in life or frustration. XD
2007-05-03 17:10:46 · answer #3 · answered by delt0raquests 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Meditation is a form of self discovery. Atheists seek self discovery. It is not, at least this is what I think, an activity that is utilized only by non atheists. Probably atheists have less mental clutter interfering with the clarity of their meditative process. Anyway this is just my way of thinking.
2007-05-03 17:15:51 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I used to quite often. One of the best things that I have ever done. It requires time though and with a stepdaughter and new baby in the house I do not have the time or privacy. I intend to get back to it though
2007-05-03 17:05:49 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have tried but I really can't get into it since my mind races on to so many new thoughts and ideas, or I fall asleep. Maybe I'll try it when I reach 90, but I am too busy now.
2007-05-03 17:06:31 · answer #6 · answered by Lionheart ® 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I used to meditate a while back, but I've fallen out of habit.
2007-05-03 17:04:09 · answer #7 · answered by Kharm 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nope. I guess I am an "antsy atheist" because I am too much of a busy body to sit still that long!
2007-05-03 17:07:41 · answer #8 · answered by trouperstar 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes. I enjoy savoring some quiet moments to harmonize with the universe (Tao).
2007-05-03 17:14:44 · answer #9 · answered by KC 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
sorry, not me.
(actually i did for one summer, but i wasnt an atheist back then)
(i was like.. 10)
2007-05-03 17:03:46 · answer #10 · answered by uhohspaghettiohohs 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋