Description : Is the 200-Year-Old Mummified Buddhist Monk is 'Not Dead' and Just Meditating?
Last Answer : I am pretty sure that mummified and not dead are contradictory.
Description : Is this a normal experience in meditating?
Last Answer : I think it is yes. I have gotten so relaxed I just feel like I'm floating. If you are truly focused on relaxing and ignoring all the annoying thoughts, you may feel a bit weird. That's the point ... will go away, and you might even find it's easier to find solutions to things after you've meditated.
Description : What is one supposed to do while meditating?
Last Answer : You might want to pm @thorninmud specifically about zazen, which I understand to be different from the form of meditation that I practice (Vipassana or insight meditation). Gil Fronsdal has a great 6-part ... This is the type of mindfulness meditation that is the basis for Jon Kabat-Zinn's MBSR.
Description : What's the difference between sleeping and meditating?
Last Answer : I meditation you are aware of everything. You choose what to have on/in your mind by focus. Your body is centered and calm but not lounging as in sleep.
Description : What do I do when I have to breathe deeply while meditating?
Last Answer : Don’t try to go to your limit. Breathe more deeply but not so as to cause distress. Meditation should be gentle, peaceful. Force, even force in breathing effort, is counter-productive.
Description : Who is the Buddha boy? And does anyone believe he has meditating without food & water ?
Last Answer : Certainly he is an accomplished meditator, but i feel three years in a lotus position, and complete suspension/deferment of biological functions is far fetched. The demonstration was impressive but perhaps not as ... hope. He's right about one thing we seem to be in a particularly miserable epoch.
Description : I've heard that falling asleep while meditating can be a problem. Is this true?
Last Answer : No problem. There is meditation, which is the essence. Just be careful not to fall asleep in a position that would squeeze any blood vessel. Eg lotus seat.