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posted January 01, 2009 05:08 AM         

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We find it hard to meditate but easy to daydream. One is helpful, the other not, but they look pretty similar. Where is the difference?

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posted January 04, 2009 09:04 PM         

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why is daydreaming not useful? i think the main reason is we are conditioned to believe our daydreams are "time-wasting", "wool-gathering" - and frequently we expect them to come to nought...but if daydreaming intentionally and in the knowledge that we are constructing a reality, we call it visualizing...no?

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posted January 08, 2009 11:51 AM         

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Daydreaming is often used as an excuse, a procrastination, even a time-waster. IMO meditation is focussed.

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posted January 09, 2009 06:20 PM         

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Meditation requires focus. With daydreaming, you can let your mind wander.

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posted January 10, 2009 05:19 PM         

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I think an important difference is that day dreaming will stay day dreaming. But with meditation if you practice visualization, you are able to see things the conscious mind isn't normally privy to. And it results in a sort "mind power" that can be useful for other things.

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