Category: Meditation
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What’s the probability you’ll meditate today?
Hey, I have this meditation class you might be interested in. You’ll be guaranteed to get 30 minutes of meditation into your week. And, I’ll give you a homework assignment, which will help you incorporate this into your daily life. “But, what’s a few extra minutes? What’s the difference if I go or if I…
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Why it’s so hard to “just do nothing”
“Just do nothing.” What a confusing instruction. (Meditation teachers love to give this instruction, as do music teachers.) Sometimes it takes the form of “trust yourself”, “go with the flow”, “let it happen”, “get out of your own way”, or “stop overthinking”. But, it’s always the same thing. The confusion comes up when you try following…
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The medium of attentional waves
All phenomena vibrate. There's no solidity anywhere, if you look closely enough. When you stare at an object, peer all the way into the center. See what's there. What is the essence of “staring at an object”? I don't mean literally staring (although that works, too). Even in your mind's eye, you can stare. What happens…
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Yoga and meditation are the SAME
I was shocked to hear someone say yesterday they were surprised to hear yoga and meditation are related. And yet, several years ago, as I was listening to an interview with Jon Kabat-Zinn, he mentioned doing yoga. I thought: “Huh…another meditation person talking about yoga? This is weird.” Yoga was invented to help you sit for…
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Scheduling meditation classes is a form of meditation
I hope you're all enjoying the new meditation class schedule. If you're unaware of it, you can find it here: https://michaelkorman.com/events/ I also know some of you probably aren't interested in meditation classes, and you might be getting annoyed that I keep emailing you about them. Let me explain, to those who aren't getting annoyed, what I'm…
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5 annoying thoughts that come up in meditation
Meditation will subject you to a practically unlimited stream of thoughts, many of which will be disturbing. Here are five that you might have noticed: 1. “Am I doing this right?” What instructions are you trying to follow? Are you clear on what they are? No? Then, you deserve to wonder if you're doing it right. Yes,…