Beliefnet: “Meditate Daily” has been hovering on my to-do, someday, or maybe lists for more than ten years, since the late 1990’s. Two years ago the universe conspired to deliver me to the doorstep of the Interdependence Project, where the clarity of instruction and friendliness of the community led nearly immediately to my committing to a daily meditation practice. Though I miss a day here and there, the positive effects of the practice are so profound that when I don’t make it to the cushion I feel it in my bones.
Sometimes people ask me why I meditate, or have specific questions or misunderstandings about meditation, and my answer seems to vary depending on what I’ve experienced that day or how that morning’s session went. But I have noticed that I offer some of the same answers over and over, and so here are my top ten reasons anyone should start a meditation practice today.