Is meditation just prayer without God?
― calstars, Friday, 5 July 2024 23:51 (two months ago) link
No, meditation is inward, not outward. You focus on the tangible
― beamish13, Saturday, 6 July 2024 00:29 (two months ago) link
There are types of meditation like loving kindness where you direct love towards other people, and in some traditions you wish for good things for them (without expectation.) Similar.
― default damager (lukas), Saturday, 6 July 2024 01:28 (two months ago) link
Had an hour long conversation with my wife about God. “in a car with you for the next two hours” vibe
― calstars, Sunday, 7 July 2024 17:57 (two months ago) link
lol
― twisted flight map starer (Deflatormouse), Sunday, 7 July 2024 18:04 (two months ago) link
There's Buddhist tonglen meditation where you breathe in the pain and suffering of others and breathe out the good things you wish for them. Pema Chodron (in particular) has written and spoken about it a lot. I don't meditate so this is really not my wheelhouse, of coursehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-x95ltQP8qQ
― twisted flight map starer (Deflatormouse), Sunday, 7 July 2024 18:07 (two months ago) link