I've had a lot of practice meditating. Been ten years now and I still dont understand why I'm self conscious about meditating at home or why my social anxieties have yet to lessen. ideas? Thoughts? Perhaps you've been meditating (and engaging in "spirituality") with the intention to becom...

I've had a lot of practice meditating.

Been ten years now and I still dont understand why I'm self conscious about meditating at home or why my social anxieties have yet to lessen.

ideas? Thoughts?

The more I read about posture and try out new things, the more I see my own very bad posture - from years of slumped sitting on chairs, little or no exercise and so on. To those of you who have gone from primarily chair based sitting, to crossed leg/floor based sitting when in meditation, or even o...

Master Gautama detailed 40 meditation objects over the course of a 45-year teaching career. So why is it that Western Buddhists focus on just 1 or 2 of these objects (eg. anapanasati and metta)? Is it because our dhamma teachers don't feel that contemplating the elements or recalling the qualities ...

Get a pillow. I was never able to sit comfortably after slouching all through high school.