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HUMANS 101
What I Learned Teaching Meditation for an Indian Guru
Practical tools and tips for everyday living
I was 21 when I learned to meditate. After graduating from college, I moved into an ashram to study and practice the teachings of an Indian guru, Prem Rawat.
Five years later, he invited me to be a meditation instructor. After completing a three-month training program with a dozen other young people, I went on tour for four years throughout North America, Europe, Africa, and Australia, speaking at nightly meetings and helping people from all walks of life learn how to meditate.
After 49 years of practicing meditation as well as teaching, counseling, and observing others, I want to share three principles that contribute to a fulfilling experience of meditation: your attitude, what and how you practice, and your life orientation.
1. Attitude
Attitude is how you approach the practice of meditation. It includes how you deal with expectations, your thirst to know the inner world, how patient you are, how you deal with spiritual concepts, and how open-minded you are to the inner experience.
