Meditation for the 99%

Right now, there’s plenty of pain to go around — a pandemic, job loss, cramped homes, uncertainty. Anxiety, grief, anger, and other negative emotions are rampant. But all that unavoidable pain doesn’t stop us from adding another layer of pain, suffering. Here's how to stop.

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There’s just so much to be angry about right now. Trump is a selfish, bumbling media savant who manages to stay in the spotlight while doing almost nothing. The Democratic Party is yet again failing to offer a real alternative to Trump’s racist, right-wing populism. Corporate-funded media ignores the pain and suffering of poor and working people. Rich people are getting bailed out while tens of millions lose their jobs. What can we do with all that anger?

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Two things keep coming to mind repeatedly during this whole coronavirus thing, both of which I’m a little embarrassed to share.

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Meditation isn't therapy? Mindfulness will improve your relationships? Here are ten things I wish I'd known before I started meditating.

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After a breakup a few years back, a friend asked me, “Are you on Tinder?” I wasn’t. Dating apps were for those who couldn’t meet people in real life. I was above that.

But my friend is a charismatic, good-looking guy who’s dated many interesting, good-looking women. That he’d use Tinder made me reconsider my gut reaction.

Sometimes we need to see others doing something to give ourselves permission to do it too.

And so it goes with my meditation practice, which is a hodgepodge of habits and skills I’ve picked up from others.

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I’ve heard the 13th century poet and Sufi mystic Rumi’s poem “The Guest House” more times than I can count. It’s a staple in U.S. spiritual communities, from psychotherapist and meditation teacher Tara Brach to NPR’s On Being.

But during the COVID-19 crisis, the poem’s metaphor is more metaphoric than ever—which gives it a fresh resonance.

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My mind is usually a churning soup of anxiety, overplanning, and confusion, but the COVID-19 outbreak has put it in hyperdrive.

There are certain to be moments ahead that will overwhelm us emotionally, so I’ll share how I self-soothe in hopes that it helps you come up with your own process.

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I don’t consider myself a Buddhist, but I recite what are called the “three refuges” after meditating each morning. I even have them tattooed on my arm along with a fourth.

Buddha, dharma, sangha, justice.

Whispering these words reminds me of what really matters, regardless of what’s happening in my life, even a global pandemic that’s bringing the economy to its knees.

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I’m housesitting for my parents in rural Maryland while they’re in Florida for the winter. When I’m not driving back into Washington, D.C., to see friends, days pass without human interaction.

But the solitude isn’t what’s getting to me. It’s the silence, particularly at night. Thank God for my meditation practice.

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Here's the original blog post that inspired this episode.

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