The Meditation Multiplier

I am seeing signs that meditation, once you establish a consistent practice, has enormous side benefits.

By consistent, I mean every day for at least 20 minutes, and ideally twice a day.

The benefits include:

• Increased clarity. You see the world as it is, instead of as your biases disguise it.
• Greater sense of connection. Meditation reveals the degree to which we are all connected, in the most literal sense of that word.
• Stronger intuition. You know things without knowing how you came to know them. I think of this as the ability to tap into greater sources of wisdom and knowledge.
• Better health. Your body and mind have time to rest and heal. You release the negative baggage—I call this cruft—that causes many to suffer from illness and disease.
• Your purpose becomes clear. With clarity, connection, intuition and health... your true purpose is revealed.

The treadmill of daily life conveys the false impression that we don't "have time" to meditate twice a day... that we lack 40 minutes to be clearer, healthier and more connected.

To this, I tell my distracted mind: if I have time to eat three meals (plus snacks!), I have time to meditate. If I hit a day in which I truly lack the time to meditate, it would make more sense to skip a meal than to skip a meditation session.

The thing about meditation is that the benefits don't manifest the first day you meditate. It takes a week or two before you get into the flow of things, and a few more weeks before you start to notice tangible differences.

Stick with it. The benefits are beyond your wildest expectations.

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