One of the biggest goals of meditation is to teach you how to separate yourself from your thoughts; not eliminate them, simply become unattached.  Let them pass, without becoming drawn in to their story.

But what if some thoughts are valid? As you become more adept at transcending your thoughts, having your mind simply see your thoughts, you begin to notice what thoughts are mainstream and which can lead to a greater understanding of who you are.

Today  I am going to talk about the process of following certain thoughts

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Any listener of ZEN commuter knows Jason Lee.  He has been on the show two times before.  In those episodes he talked about how he took a very painful, traumatic event in his life, and turned it into something amazing.  As a young man he was sexually assaulted by a trusted scout leader and member of the church.  But instead of letting that event cast him as a victim for the rest of his life, he instead chose a different path.  He chose to garner every ounce of courage he possessed to not only bring his perpetrator to justice, but to make sure that other men who have been assaulted as well, find peace.

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Last week, my good friend Vince Jornales left an incredibly kind review of ZEN commuter out on Apple podcasts.  In it, he described how he had begun a seated meditation practive.  Better still, he went on to say that he practices every morning with his son, Nox.  I knew then and there that I needed to get both of them on the show to talk about their practice.  We had an awesome time, and you will too, listening and learning from an incredible meditating duo.  Enjoy.

 

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