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Should you meditate, and also, what is even meditation

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People ask me sometimes: should I meditate, and, if so, where should I start? This post was intended, in part, to be an answer to the question, and it’s a lot shorter and more entertaining than the one you’re reading. But it doesn’t really contain any practical guidelines, or at least, not explicit ones. Previously, I felt unqualified to give concrete guidelines. However, I’ve realized that I have much, much more experience than many people who teach meditation in schools and other settings. So I feel alright dispensing some opinions, with the caveat that I do not intend them to be authoritative. Take everything here with a big grain of salt. It is a very personal, partial 101. I would say that the main weakness of this introduction is that it’s wordy and cerebral, because those are my characteristics. For many, approaches more grounded in myth, metaphor, the physical, sexuality, and emotion will be more helpful and fulfilling. I’m not going to put “in my opinion” in every sentence. If

Should you meditate, and also, what is even meditation this is a long post Sasha Chapin Oct 23, 2023 132 27 16 Share People ask me sometimes: should I meditate, and, if so, where should I start? This post was intended, in part, to be an answer to the question, and it’s a lot shorter and more entertaining than the one you’re reading. But it doesn’t really contain any practical guidelines, or at least, not explicit ones. Previously, I felt unqualified to give concrete guidelines. However, I’ve realized that I have much, much more experience than many people who teach meditation in schools and ot

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