Postures: Quiz New

What should you do if you feel pain in your knee while sitting in a particular posture?

Change to a more comfortable posture. Joint pain can lead to ligament or tendon damage.
Keep meditating through the pain. No pain, no gain!

What should you do if you feel stretching or soreness in your thighs, hips, or back while sitting in meditation?

Why do the legs fall asleep in meditation, and is it bad to let the legs fall asleep for an hour?

The legs fall asleep because the blood supply is cut off to the legs. Yes it is bad to let the legs fall asleep for an hour.
The legs fall asleep because you're sitting on the nerves in your butt that supply feeling to your legs. It is totally fine to let the legs fall asleep for an hour while meditating.

What is equanimity?

Non-judgmental awareness: observing experiences as they are, rather than interpreting them as "good" or "bad" in your mind.
Equanimity is the same thing as "positive thinking"

What is a mudra?