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#317 – John Vervaeke: Meaning Crisis, Atheism, Religion & the Search for Wisdom

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How to Meditate and Be Mindful?

You should have a meditative practice. You should find a contemplative practice and you should find a moving mindfulness practice, especially one that is conducive to the flow state. Part of your mind that jumps around in the Buddhist tradition, this is called your monkey mind. It's like a monkey leaping for branches and chattering. If I was trying to train that monkey mind to stay or as Jack Cornfield said, train a puppy dog and you know, stay puppy dog.

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