The Great Meditation Poll

[raivo]

A few weeks ago I noticed a polling option in Discourse so I thought I’d give it a try. To the best of my knowledge these should be anonymous.

How much do you meditate?

• I don’t
• Sometimes
• Up to 1 hour daily
• 1-2 hours daily
• 2-3 hours daily
• 3-4 hours daily
• 4-5 hours daily
• More than 5 hours daily

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How long have you been meditating?

• Never done it
• Less than a year
• 1-2 years
• 2-5 years
• 5-10 years
• 10-20 years
• More than 20 years

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Which meditation methods do you use?

• Mindfulness of breathing
• Walking
• Loving Kindness
• Unattractiveness of the body
• Mantra
• Kasina
• Other

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[raivo]

Here’s a few more:

How long is your average meditation session?

• 15 minutes
• 30 minutes
• 45 minutes
• 1 hour
• 2 hours
• 3 hours
• More than 3 hours

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How do you practice sitting meditation?

• Sitting on the floor
• Sitting on a cushion
• Sitting on a chair
• Reclining in a chair
• Lying on my back
• Other

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[SarathW1]

I would say meditation is a 24 hour activity for me. It is not formal sitting but all my waking hours, I try to be mindful even though I am not very good at it as yet.