Questions tagged [meditation-concentration]

I'm doubting if I will be able. Not even a single breath my mind stop talking. I start with metta and try to sit for at least half an hour to an hour a day. I don't skip even a single day. It's a huge effort and I am starting to feel disappointed.

When you search for "meditate on" on Google, suggested completions include scripture, love, death, a word. I have read a lot about meditating by using your breath as a focal point, but have never come across an example where a word, phrase, or…

Is it good practice in meditation to focus on having no thoughts? A purely empty mind. Whenever a thought arises, it is cast off.

Alright, this will probably sound odd for most people on here: I cannot seem to place my mind on an object, as in make my attention rest upon an object as to define it more or emphasize it. However, I've managed to (from what I understand) diminish…