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I am a long time meditator.

I even went to school for it a couple of times.

Retreats in the woods. Very nice.

I never wandered to far from the Vipassinna methods. Sitting and focusing on breathing. No mantras. No other gimmicks. Just me and my breath.

I learned all the ins and outs and sometimes, against my wishes, was brought up against what I regard as the religious of far eastern culture. The bible thumpers.

I didn't let them spoil my experience. I just meditated them away.

I never wanted the guru-esque. At the time I was learning to sit there were a number of popular gurus. The Marahishi. Others.

I went with the Tibetans which had a boy priest at the "head" of it but no head and no "it". It was related to the Dalai Lama but not the same. I never quite got it.

The plain fact is that stopping. Stop!

Sitting. Sit.

Breathing. Breathe. In and out from below the belt. Through the nose or mouth does not matter.

Let the thoughts move through your head. Do not resist them. Let them be. Do not grab on to them.

At first you will be very grabby, but later, not so much.

This article is a good review of what is out there. You will not have to go far. Try for something close to the people at Webster Massachusetts. The Insight Meditation Society.

I have to admit I got there through a guru figure, Ram Dass, but he was more a friend than a guru. All he ever wanted to be. He lived in his Dad's apartment at Harbor Towers in Boston. High rise sitting.

This is pretty good but over wrought. He should sit and breathe a bit.

Can We End the Meditation Madness?.

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