10% Happier with Dan Harris

RuPaul

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May 12, 2016
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ANECDOTE

Meditation Began In A Crisis

  • RuPaul began formal meditation at 28 during a very dark period while sleeping on his sister's couch.
  • He attempted meditation then but got proficient only about 17 years before the interview.
ADVICE

Begin Days With Prayer And Group Practice

  • Start your day with a ritual: pray to disengage ego, then meditate to find awareness.
  • Join a regular group practice to build consistency; RuPaul attends a 6:30am meditation five days a week.
INSIGHT

You Are The Awareness Watching Thoughts

  • RuPaul describes meditation as observing thoughts like a river and recognizing awareness as the true self.
  • This perspective allowed him to let thoughts pass without judgment and reduce identification with them.
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