I would like to be able to use meditation to help with things like MILD, SSILD and WILD. The reason is that I have a very busy mind which wanders very easily, and this is obviously a major hindrance to LD’ing!

So I have tried meditation (mostly Vipassana), but it’s very difficult indeed! My mind is just too busy for meditation. I have been successful once and got to a state of very little thoughts, but it took a great deal of time and effort, as well as constantly having to ward off distracting thoughts.

But does it get easier? If you were to practice meditating every day, does your mind somehow learn to block out unwanted thoughts with greater ease, making it easier each time? Also, do you get the benefits of meditation even when you’re not meditating, like finding that your thoughts are easier to control in general?

Thanks for your help!