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The only kind of meditation I've managed to get into seriously (as judged by actually getting a good cycle going, doing every day/every other day/whatever) is simple Zen stuff. I started doing it my my last year in high school when I discovered Zen and decided to see if it improved my tennis game (which it did). I love it. You can do it just about anywhere. In class, while mowing the lawn (this is especially easy. I did it for years without realizing what I was doing), whatever. At college, it was easier to get a cycle going, and I could do it while walking to school everyday (a two mile hike both ways. Oddly enough, the campus is tilted in such a relation to my street that, because of traffic, the trek was actually uphill both ways). I've noticed that I'm talking less and less now, and have stopped questioning the moral validity of everything I do and getting worked up about it, a habit I used to have. Not exactly Buddha, but hey, I'm comfortable. Plus, I discovered I'm a really good shot with an automatic rifle using Zen archery techniques. Huzzah!
Not only all these benefits, but it certainly helps with banishing after a ritual. And when I create a sigil, I can say to myself "okay, no more thinking about it" and I won't. Pretty damn useful.
Great stuff, really helpful. Recommend it to everyone. So what kind of meditation do you practice? Why did you start? How has it helped you, especially in the field of magik? |
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