Guest guest Posted March 30, 2002 Report Share Posted March 30, 2002 In many Buddhist traditions, long periods of meditation are recommended. The general feeling seems to be, the more meditation the better. There are retreats that last from a few days up to several years where all the retreatant does is meditate. In the United States, the Zen and Vippasana traditions offer retreats of non stop sitting and walking meditation lasting from a week to 3 months. I have been involved with Buddhism in the USA for years, and have taken this point of view for granted. However, recently I have been going to a class with a Swami in the Vedanta order. He doesn't think much of long periods of meditation, and in conversations with other students who are traditional Indian Hindus I find the same point of view, that meditation for half an hour is good, but for longer periods is not so good. What do you think ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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