Most Modern People Miss the Whole Point of Meditation

Don’t ‘practice’ for 50 years only to be left with slightly lower cortisol levels.

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Meditation is about training your nervous system. Not so it generates less stress, but so it can house a consciousness so strong it can perceive ultimate truth.

That’s what they really mean when they say your body is a temple.

If you want to perceive that which no book could ever fully contain, your awareness must be so fine it can never be fully described.

There are many ways to train yourself to reach this state; it’s your job to find which works best for you.

But one thing is certain. To a large extent you’re going to have to learn directly from others’ experience. That doesn’t necessarily mean having to find a teacher (many of us aren’t really ready for that) but rather:

• Knowing what to practice, and why (ie, internalizing the right view).
• Knowing how to do it (ie, studying the life stories of past masters).

I hope the following nudges you in this direction.

“Meditation” isn’t actually a word in Asia.