tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6166459572149699816.post6956571744818554621..comments2024-03-24T23:13:15.572-07:00Comments on Mind Deep: How Much Meditation?Marguerite Manteau-Raohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17956537059369707663noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6166459572149699816.post-55105947217656272892012-04-13T18:17:34.469-07:002012-04-13T18:17:34.469-07:00Lovely! I think all the main traditions support yo...Lovely! I think all the main traditions support your experience . . . I must say I long for the two weeks I will be spending in retreat this summer :)Marguerite Manteau-Raohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17956537059369707663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6166459572149699816.post-82086084708342887182012-04-13T17:58:37.024-07:002012-04-13T17:58:37.024-07:00From a Buddhist perspective, maybe not at all. Fro...From a Buddhist perspective, maybe not at all. From a Zen perspective, as much as you can, but then maybe not at all. <br /><br />I think it depends on what you are tying to cultivate. To study the self, I'd say at least 40 min a day, and for the old college try, four 40 min. every day (which is really hard, even in a Zen temple). <br /><br />But my own opinion? 9-12 hours a day is wonderful. 3 days into a Sesshin and you wonder what is not meditation, so it seems like there is an exponential effect through sitting at least 9 hours, as it seems like you never really leave your cushion. <br /><br />And you can actually sustain a life with this much sitting, too!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com