And Then It Hit Me with Cory Allen #298 Yung Pueblo | How A 45-Day Meditation Retreat Changes Your Mind
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Mar 18, 2024 
Yung Pueblo, a #1 New York Times bestselling author, shares insights from his transformative 45-day vipassana meditation retreat. He discusses how meditation can lead to heightened self-awareness and emotional acceptance while confronting suppressed fears. The conversation delves into how our perceptions shape reality and connects meditation to principles of physics. Yung Pueblo emphasizes the significance of compassion and the evolving nature of identity, reflecting on how deep meditation fosters personal growth and clarity.
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Building Access Concentration
- Build access concentration by observing your breath.
- Think "rising" as you inhale, "falling" as you exhale, and "sitting" between breaths.
Foundational Nodes in the Subconscious
- Our subconscious holds foundational nodes that direct our conscious life.
- Discovering these nodes, like the fear of death, can explain anxieties and scarcity-based decisions.
Facing the Fear of Death
- Yung Pueblo felt a "rabid fear of death" during his retreat.
- After processing this fear, he experienced significantly less anxiety in daily life.