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by rsheridan6 5832 days ago
Having tried it both ways, I think beginning with thirty minutes a day or something like that is like trying to learn to swim in a bathtub.

Unless you're on the edge of psychosis, a long retreat won't hurt you. There are rare horror stories about somebody going nuts, but that's probably about as common as somebody dying from a bee sting.