Starting a Meditation Practice with Lodro Rinzler

Lodro Rinzler is an experienced meditation teacher and the author of many books, including my favorite book about meditation, Sit Like a Buddha: A Pocket Guide to Meditation. In today's episode, I chat with Lodro about how to think differently about meditation, some of the unexpected benefits of meditating, and what you need to know to get a consistent meditation practice off the ground.

Show Notes

• How he writes so damn much (1:00) 
• Tea and Cake with Demons (1:50)
• Lodro’s favorite ways that meditation has changed him (3:30) 
• Conscious vs Unconscious intention (6:40)
• What is meditation, exactly? (9:30)
• Meditation and judgmentalness (14:15)
• Mindfulness vs awareness (20:00)
• Meditation and managing emotions well (22:30) 
• Meditation, anxiety, and the second arrow (27:20) 
• How to stay consistent with your meditation practice (34:30)

You can learn more about Lodro and his work here:

• Website
• Sit Like a Buddha: A Pocket Guide to Meditation (Book)
• Twitter

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