The Vital Point: Pathways To Integration

56. Integrating Meditation On & Off Your Cushion with Hector Marcel

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Hector Marcel is the President of The Three Jewels Enlightenment Studio in New York, which is dedicated to help people reach their highest potential through meditation, yoga, public talks, and community outreach. In addition to being a master teacher of meditation and Eastern philosophy, he also serves on the board of the Asian Classics Institute.

In this episode, Hector and Jonathan Schecter discuss …

  • the benefits of cultivating a meditation practice
  • Treating your mind as a lab to experiment and play with the way you experience reality
  • Treating your mind as a gym where you can train and develop different skills
  • Coming to realize the simulation that we are all living in and how to wake up from that, through meditation
  • The ultimate nature of reality - that everything is empty from an ultimate meaning
  • The stages of meditation as explained by Buddhist scholar Kamalashila
  • Integrating meditation on and off the cushion
  • The similarities between quantum physics, manifestation and Buddhism
  • Hector’s story of stumbling upon Buddhsim and how it led him to his current role with The Three Jewels NYC

    • Hector’s Links & Resources

    ▶ Website: https://www.threejewels.org/

    ▶ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wakeupist/

    Jonathan’s Links:

    FREE Guide to Breathwork for Integration at:

    http://beacons.ai/bluemagicalchemy

    ▶ Instagram: www.instagram.com/bluemagicalchemy

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    The Vital Point: Pathways To IntegrationBy JONATHAN SCHECTER
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