Susan Guner recently interviewed me about meditation as part of her free 21 Day Meditation Challenge.

0:00 - How Susan met Steve

02:30 - About Steve

04:12 - Susan on meditation and self-agency

06:20 - Different types of meditation, guided meditation vs silent sitting

10:33 - Is guided meditation useful?

16:57 - Building a daily meditation practice

25:32 - Common meditation misconceptions

30:35 - Susan on different states of consciousness and meditating in life

35:35 - Aspiration vs practice

39:38 - Susan on natural meditation

44:40 - Is spiritual experience only for elite practitioners?

46:31 - How to tell if someone is as spiritual as they appear to be

50:14 - Advice for the participants in Susan’s 21 Day Meditation Challenge

53:30 - The Guru Viking Podcast

55:48 - How is Steve spending time in lockdown

57:30 - Susan on investing in education

59:35 - Meditating in any moment

1:01:09 - Short vs long meditation sessions

1:03:16 - Should one feel one’s emotions or let them go?

1:05:42 - What is the depth of meditation?

1:07:37 - Susan’s meme about the meaning of life

1:08:36 - Zen Master communication

Video version: https://www.guruviking.com/susan-guner-interviews-steve-james-about-meditation/

Audio version of this podcast also available on iTunes and Stitcher – search ‘Guru Viking Podcast’.

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To find out more about Susan, visit:

- https://www.warrioroflove.co.uk/

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- http://www.guruviking.com

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