Play, Don't Win: The Game of Life According to Alan Watts
I grew up believing life was a game you had to win. Get good grades. Get a good job. Get promoted. Get married. Buy a house. Each milestone was a level, and the point was to advance. I never stopped to ask who designed the game or what happens when you beat it.
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I used to think meditation was about having better thoughts. Calmer thoughts. More spiritual thoughts. I was wrong. Meditation is not about changing what you think. It is about noticing that you are thinking at all.
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I sat down to meditate this morning. Not to become enlightened. Not to reduce stress. Not to improve my focus. Just to sit. And it felt completely different from every other time I meditated with a goal in mind.
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