History Main / MeditatingUnderAWaterfall

* In the Literature/{{Discworld}} novel ''Discworld/SoulMusic'', when Glod and Cliff have Buddy's harp fixed, they tell the cunning artificer that the harp is of such quality that the original maker spent a week under a waterfall in a buffalo hide meditating before even pickup up his tools. The artificer replies that for what they're paying him he'll have a quick sit in the shower wearing a shammy leather.

* In the ''VideoGame/{{Touhou}}'' manga, ''Wild and Horned Hermit'', poor Reimu is forced to meditate under a waterfall by Kasen as part of her training to become a more disciplined {{Miko}}.

* Ray and the White Tigers [[http://s58.photobucket.com/user/Moonlight_Meika/media/Beyblade/WhiteTigerX6.jpg.html are shown doing this]] in ''Anime/{{Beyblade}}''.

* ''Manga/ShinryakuIkaMusume'': Sanae tries this so she can change her behavior and eventually be around Ika without trying to [[TheGlomp glomp]] her and such, and not be knocked away.

* According to the Gallery info in ''VideoGame/MegaMan11'', Torch Man tried this to help keep his power under control. [[EpicFail It took three]] ''[[EpicFail months]]'' [[EpicFail to repair him after that.]]

* According to the Gallery info in ''VideoGame/MegaMan11'', Torch Man tried this to help keep his power under control. [[EpicFail It took three days to repair him after that.]]

** Otoshi and his Marowak apparently do this too. Mind you, Marowak is a ground-type and therefore [[ElementalRockPaperScissors weak]] [[MadeofWin to water.]]

* PlayedForLaughs in ''Manga/MissKobayashisDragonMaid'' when Tohru and Kanna do this to learn how to bend spoons.

* In ''VisualNovel/ShallWeDateNinjaShadow'', the Himuro Shrine's grounds include a waterfall. If the heir to the Shrine and local SexyPriest Asagi is the chosen boyfriend, one of the most poignant scenes in the game has him doing it [[spoiler: and then collapse due to his terrible mental and emotional state.]]

* From ''Franchise/LupinIII''', we have the ever-training Goemon Ishikawa XIII. He meditates in waterfalls, as well as cloudy mountain peaks, hot springs, and secluded canyons. Sometimes he does more than one at the same time!

* During his training to become a Bronze Saint, ''SaintSeiya'''s Shiryu didn't just ''meditate'' under the waterfall --he learned to kick it hard enough to ''reverse the water's flow''.

* Kōryū from ''Manga/{{Fist of the North Star}}'' does this after giving up the successorship of Hokuto Shinken to Ryūken.

* Kawayanagi of ''Manga/{{Ojojojo}}'' does this in chapter 23 in an attempt to [[spoiler: become a person worthy of being Haru's boyfriend.]]
* PlayedForLaughs in ''Manga/KobayashiSanChiNoMaidDragon'' when Tooru and Kanna do this to learn how to bend spoons.

Compare WatchingTheSunset.

* Maya Fey in ''Franchise/AceAttorney'' at one point sought a waterfall for her spirit-medium training. There are no nearby waterfalls, however, so she is forced to do it in the shower. Unfortunately, Phoenix didn't pay the water bill for his office. The basis of the plot of the last case of the third installment is Maya, Pearl and Phoenix heading to a temple so that Maya can undergo an especially cold variation. It got worse in the manga, where Marvin Grossberg suggested they drain a water tower and ended up flooding the city. Yeah, he got sued for it.

* In ''Videogame/{{Earthbound}}'', Ness has to meditate under a waterfall for three real-world minutes in order to open up the secret passage to the game's next dungeon.

* Subverted, lampshaded ''and'' used straight in ''Anime/SamuraiChamploo''. Mugen is doing a TrainingMontage before facing a fearsome swordsman, and towards the end, he approaches the waterfall, commenting, "Meditating under a waterfall..."; then, after staring at it for a few seconds, [[ScrewThisImOuttaHere he just goes "Screw that" and walks away.]]
** Later, however, while Mugen is in the fight, the Buddhist priest (who was once a swordsman, and who trained the guy Mugen is fighting, before he fell to a darker path), is seen meditating under that same waterfall, running his Prayer Beads as he prays for Mugen's victory.
* Kyohei from ''YamatoNadeshikoShichihenge'' tried it once when he suspected he was in love with Sunako. As it turned out, he got distracted by his hunger and ended up craving fried prawn.

* Ash and Pikachu are shown doing this in the seventh opening for the ''Anime/{{Pokemon}}'' anime.
** Don't forget about Otoshi. He and his Marowak apparently did this too. Mind you, Marowak is a ground-type and therefore [[ElementalRockPaperScissors weak]] [[MadeofWin to water.]]

* Happens in ''Manga/{{Inuyasha}}'', when Miroku visits the family shrine after his curse is wounded and threatens his life.

* Parodied in ''Manga/HappyMania'' - Shigeta is pictured meditating under a waterfall... about men as usual.

* Fala does this in an episode of ''Anime/GoLion''.

* [[ShinryakuIkaMusume Sanae]] tries this so she can change her behavior and eventually be around Ika without trying to [[TheGlomp glomp]] her and such, and not be knocked away.
* In ''UltimateMuscle'', a competitor for the Chojin Crown does this, but is reported to have been knocked out by a lump of driftwood midway through.

-->"By the time you rise out of the falls...you shall become fully aware...that it's not going to do any good."

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* In the Literature/{{Discworld}} novel ''Discworld/SoulMusic'' when Glod and Cliff have Buddy's harp fixed, they tell the cunning artificer that the harp is of such quality that the original maker spent a week under a waterfall in a buffalo hide meditating before even pickup up his tools. The artificer replies that for what they're paying him he'll have a quick sit in the shower wearing a shammy leather.

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* Anthony Bourdain did this in an episode of ''NoReservations''. The behind the scenes episode showed that it was a really awkward shot.
* Done in ''Series/KamenRiderDenO'' by K-Ryotaro - which, given Kintaros' predisposition towards martial arts, should come off as no surprise.
* This was part of a detour challenge in ''[[Series/TheAmazingRace The Amazing Race: Unfinished Business]]''(Season 18).

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** Mai tells NESTS!Kyo to invoke the trope in ''VideoGame/TheKingOfFighters XIII''.
* During Taketo's route of ''VisualNovel/ClassTripCrush'', an incident during the group's visit to a temple in Kyoto results in the guys being made to sit under a waterfall and reflect upon themselves. The protagonist feels bad about it since she was partly responsible, but Taketo and Yasuto, the jocks of the group, seem to enjoy it.