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How to Meditate: Meditation 101 for Beginners
10 Science-Backed Benefits of Meditation
What is Meditation?
How to Meditate: Meditation 101 for Beginners
10 Science-Backed Benefits of Meditation
What is Meditation?
Benefits of Mindfulness: Mindful Living Can Change Your Life
Mindfulness 101: A Beginner's Guide
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Hi, welcome back to
your Daily Mindfulness.
In today's session we're going to
talk about why at the heart of all
of our striving, we're just trying to
feel more whole, connected and loved.
This may feel like a hard truth
to, to touch into, especially
when we're caught in our mission
or working hard toward our goals.
It can feel like these pursuits
are, uh, ends in themselves.
They're the things that we want,
that will give us the satisfaction.
But if we really drop into it and we
really see, why am I doing what I'm doing?
Why do I want to get in this relationship?
Why do I want this job?
Why do I want to make this money?
Or why do I want to live in this location?
There's often a sense that, that it
will reduce to feeling a little bit
more whole connected to other people
or something bigger than ourselves
and feel a sense of, uh, love.
And so you don't have to
take this at face value.
You can explore this in your own
life and, and just play the around
with asking yourself the question.
Why do I do what I do?
It's like, why do I have this job?
Why do I do it?
It's like to make money.
Well, why do I, why do I want money?
Well, then I could have a family.
Well, why do I want to have a family?
Well then I'll feel more connected.
Why do I want to feel more connected?
Because I don't feel more
loved, whatever it might be.
It might take a longer period of time
to really get to the essence of it.
But most things will reduce
to some sense of feeling more
whole, connected and loved.
And so if we just for a moment, take
that as a potential truth, it's really
an invitation for us to explore why we're
doing what we're doing in the world.
There are certain things we
absolutely need to do, you know,
especially like making money so
that we can have a home, a roof over
our head take care of our family.
Uh, and so we continue to do that,
but look at other things that you
might be pursuing thinking that, h,
this is going to give me a sense of
connection, like make a lot of money.
Or this is going to give me a sense
of love, like have a lot of fame.
And try and challenge those things.
Because often we have distorted
ideas of how these things will
bring us that love or connection.
And if you talk to people who have
accomplished those things, you'll often
see that they're not in the place that
you really think it will take you.
So this is why it is important to
periodically assess why we're doing
what we're doing and whether or not our
current life path is truly taking us
in the direction of these deeper needs.
So hopefully this gives you
something to think about.
Thank you for your practice.
And let's settle in
for today's meditation.
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