{"id":5261,"date":"2014-03-23T14:05:09","date_gmt":"2014-03-23T19:05:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stephenpickering.com\/?p=5261"},"modified":"2014-08-26T21:57:21","modified_gmt":"2014-08-27T02:57:21","slug":"meditation-a-guide-resource-and-encouragement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stephenpickering.com\/wordpress\/2014\/03\/23\/meditation-a-guide-resource-and-encouragement\/","title":{"rendered":"Meditation: A Guide, Resource, and Encouragement"},"content":{"rendered":"
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“The highest form of human intelligence is to observe yourself without judgment.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

~ Jiddu Krishnamurti<\/p>\n

I think about meditation a lot, and even as I write this, I realize the irony of that statement. Still, even after a long practice, one can become “jaded” and pretty soon even your meditation sessions can come to seem like a “routine.” And that’s very ironic indeed, because if there’s anything I feel that meditation is, it’s a way or tool to break out of monotony and open out to an adventure.<\/p>\n

So, whenever I hear or read a fresh way of describing meditation, what it is or how to do it, I thought I’d start keeping a\u00a0repository\u00a0in a blog post. These “fresh” ways of putting it tend to break that monotonous hold that sometimes\u00a0creeps in, and gives me a fresh shot of encouragement.<\/p>\n

“I find that I can actually get my mind to stop talking for 30 minutes…and i’m finding that it’s addicting.” – @serenadyer<\/a><\/p>\n

“There’s only one wrong way to #meditate<\/a>, and that is if you think there’s any effort involved.” – @DeepakChopra<\/a><\/p>\n

‘Flow’ is our essential state when it’s not overwhelmed by the mind. – @DeepakChopra<\/a>\u00a0 #Meditation<\/a><\/p>\n

“#Meditation<\/a> is a process where you allow things to happen.” –@DeepakChopra<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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