How Often And How Long Should I Meditate?

Ven. Pomnyun Sunim's Answer to “How often and how long should I meditate?” A question is chosen from the weekly Sunday meditation with Ven. Pomnyun Sunim.

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How often should I meditate?

Once per day?

Twice per day?

More often?

How long should each session be?

If you can afford the time,

The more often you do it,

The better.

But at a minimum,

I think you should do it at least once a day.

It's good to do it when you wake up.

Also good to do it before you go to sleep.

And during the rest of the time,

Whenever you can get away for a meditation session,

That's good.

Of course,

Meditation may actually bring about inspiration for good ideas.

It is often said that Mahatma Gandhi,

During his struggle for independence in India,

When facing an obstacle that he couldn't solve,

He would go down to the basement and engage in a week-long,

Or for 15 days,

Of meditation with fasting,

And would be inspired afterwards and come up with ways to overcome those obstacles.

That's because meditation allows you to listen to your own voice that's deep inside your subconscious.

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