I have shared with you that it is my goal to teach one million people how to meditate. However, my goal is not about ego, it's about world peace. The way to create a world where absolutely everyone gets along begins with meditation. This entire week I talk about how meditation will bring about world peace. Today, I am talking about a belief that many people may feel is outlandish. However, nothing changes in your world unless you keep an open mind and present yourself with different ideas.
Read MoreSteve Taylor is a senior lecturer in psychology at Leeds Beckett University, and the author of several best-selling books on psychology and spirituality. For the last four years he has been included (this year at no. 62) in Mind, Body, Spirit magazine’s list of the ‘100 most spiritually influential living people.’ His books include Waking From Sleep, The Fall, Out of the Darkness, Back to Sanity, and The Calm Center. His latest book is The Leap: The Psychology of Spiritual Awakening. His books have been published in 19 languages, while his articles and essays have been published in over 40 academic journals, magazines and newspapers, including Philosophy Now, Tikkun, The Daily Express, The Journal of Humanistic Psychology and others.
Read MoreSome new meditators hear of the many different styles of meditation and become overwhelmed. Other new practitioners are nervous about strict practices such as Zazen. However, despite the fact that there are no styles better than others, many green meditators find guided meditations to be the most beneficial. Here's why.
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