The Importance of Taking Care of Yourself

I want, as you say, this is a fine moment to think about loosening that grip a little bit. A teacher of mine who I was talking to the other day was telling me about a friend of hers who she lovingly calls the little Buddha because she's always trying to see maybe a little bit more spiritually evolved than she is. And I think that impulse kind of comes up in this moment. So meditation is no different than heroin or alcohol or television or food. You know, it's another instrument that can be used for self protection or for self exposure.