Where best to start meditation from scratch?

Hi DV,

I recently thought I would pick up meditation. Meditation as in the real thing, not the stuff I do to relax myself.

So I wanted to ask, where do you suggest should I start? Keeping in mind I have almost zero previous knowledge about meditation.

Any internet material would be especially nice, but book references are welcome as well.

Thanks in advance.

Hi Max,

I would suggest Aro Meditation - you can find it with a quick google search. They email you free weekly lessons when you sign up.

This is much better than blowing through 200 pages of theory and applying a dozen variations of practice at once. By the time you get to meditating on emotions, you will be able to take what you've learned and have a strong foundation for a good practice.

I have read a good number of books and this really summed up all the important points. I have been practicing since last October. If you have any questions, please feel free to PM me.

It's impossible to suggest anything in particular to a person who doesn't state what he wants from meditation. What are your goals?

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Originally Posted by Max ツ

Hi DV,

I recently thought I would pick up meditation. Meditation as in the real thing, not the stuff I do to relax myself.

So I wanted to ask, where do you suggest should I start? Keeping in mind I have almost zero previous knowledge about meditation.

Any internet material would be especially nice, but book references are welcome as well.

Thanks in advance.

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Any chance you could explain what you think real meditation is? Let's start there, and I can probably recommend something good.

Here is something I wrote that is simple for a newbie to follow - A Lucid Dreaming Technique People Don’t Realize Is Essential

I read this when I first started, recommended by another user of this forum I believe:


It's pretty useful in that it spells it out pretty basically and gives you a good idea whether meditation is for you or not (though I can't see how anyone could dislike it). I'm relatively new to meditation as well, however, but I assume this is as good a starting point as any.

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Originally Posted by Omnis Dei

Any chance you could explain what you think real meditation is? Let's start there, and I can probably recommend something good.

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I'm probably looking for something to enter a deeper state of mind during my LD's.
Also, something to cool my nerves while I'm in an emotional disorder.

When someone with zero knowledge about LD'ing asks me about it, I tell them about the definition of LDing first, then how it works, and then introduce them to DILDs.

Looking for something along similar lines.

I found it an interesting topic and thought to give it a try, and hence I asked for any material I could read. :)

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Originally Posted by jamiealexander

Here is something I wrote that is simple for a newbie to follow - A Lucid Dreaming Technique People Don’t Realize Is Essential

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This is helpful but a little too basic. I already knew all of that. :lol:

What exactly is a 'trance', and how does it feel? How do you know you're in one?

I have done a LOT of WILDs, so I might be familiar with it.