Book Ep. 2 The Four Rules of Meditation

The more we expect from meditation, the less likely we shall achieve it.

Many people come to meditation due to some sort of crisis. They may also have read that meditation helps with stress. One of the biggest misunderstandings about meditation stems from this.

Take baby steps and expect baby step-like progress. Baby stands up, takes a few steps, falls down, stands up, takes a few more steps. Repeats until walking. The path to learning meditation is

You’re in control. You choose when to meditate. You choose the meditations that you practice. You can choose how long to meditate for. You can choose to drop your practice temporarily, or

If you do choose to take up meditation, or return to an old practice, or deepen your practice with the meditations in this book, you really should follow these guidelines. I call them the five rules of meditation.