Dr. Alok Kanojia

You can tap into your breath and be still. And then it does all kinds of other things, right? So it teaches you to tolerate discomfort. It teaches you how to be in the present. See, this is where a lot of people struggle because they say, oh, meditation is about being in the present. I don't know. How do I be in the present?

The way you be in the present is by engaging in a practice that forces you into the present. You don't have to try. Another great example of being in the present, stand on one leg. For how long? Until you're in the present. It's not going to take very long. You can't think about anything else. Maybe for 15 seconds you can do it, but then your mind is forced to the present.

The way you be in the present is by engaging in a practice that forces you into the present. You don't have to try. Another great example of being in the present, stand on one leg. For how long? Until you're in the present. It's not going to take very long. You can't think about anything else. Maybe for 15 seconds you can do it, but then your mind is forced to the present.

The way you be in the present is by engaging in a practice that forces you into the present. You don't have to try. Another great example of being in the present, stand on one leg. For how long? Until you're in the present. It's not going to take very long. You can't think about anything else. Maybe for 15 seconds you can do it, but then your mind is forced to the present.

That's the way that meditation should be learned. Meditation is not about trying to get your brain or mind to do anything. When you have a competent teacher, they will show you how to swim. And the swimming will be automatic as long as you stick with the practice. And then you will learn how to be in the present. You will learn how to tolerate the discomfort.

That's the way that meditation should be learned. Meditation is not about trying to get your brain or mind to do anything. When you have a competent teacher, they will show you how to swim. And the swimming will be automatic as long as you stick with the practice. And then you will learn how to be in the present. You will learn how to tolerate the discomfort.

That's the way that meditation should be learned. Meditation is not about trying to get your brain or mind to do anything. When you have a competent teacher, they will show you how to swim. And the swimming will be automatic as long as you stick with the practice. And then you will learn how to be in the present. You will learn how to tolerate the discomfort.

All that stuff will happen automatically. That's the beauty of it. So I think, you know, that's where I would say people should start. Now, where do they go after that? I mean, you can get an app or whatever, but I find that going to a real meditation teacher like is really good. Because these apps and stuff are like, they're great in a lot of ways.

All that stuff will happen automatically. That's the beauty of it. So I think, you know, that's where I would say people should start. Now, where do they go after that? I mean, you can get an app or whatever, but I find that going to a real meditation teacher like is really good. Because these apps and stuff are like, they're great in a lot of ways.

All that stuff will happen automatically. That's the beauty of it. So I think, you know, that's where I would say people should start. Now, where do they go after that? I mean, you can get an app or whatever, but I find that going to a real meditation teacher like is really good. Because these apps and stuff are like, they're great in a lot of ways.

Like they can make it easy for you to stick with a practice and stuff. They're not bad, but they really are based on, you know, they're not based on spiritual growth, which is really what this like tradition offers. And really like mastery of the self, right? I've never heard of anyone becoming enlightened from using an app. So it's a great place to start and then find a teacher.

Like they can make it easy for you to stick with a practice and stuff. They're not bad, but they really are based on, you know, they're not based on spiritual growth, which is really what this like tradition offers. And really like mastery of the self, right? I've never heard of anyone becoming enlightened from using an app. So it's a great place to start and then find a teacher.

Like they can make it easy for you to stick with a practice and stuff. They're not bad, but they really are based on, you know, they're not based on spiritual growth, which is really what this like tradition offers. And really like mastery of the self, right? I've never heard of anyone becoming enlightened from using an app. So it's a great place to start and then find a teacher.

I'd say like just absolute desperation. So like I had tried everything. Like I knew I was screwing up my life and I couldn't fix it. My parents were saying, do this to fix it, do this to fix it, do this to fix it. And I think there was a really great, you know, I asked my dad and so my dad suggested it. And it wasn't less. So a couple of things. One is he didn't force me. It was a suggestion.

I'd say like just absolute desperation. So like I had tried everything. Like I knew I was screwing up my life and I couldn't fix it. My parents were saying, do this to fix it, do this to fix it, do this to fix it. And I think there was a really great, you know, I asked my dad and so my dad suggested it. And it wasn't less. So a couple of things. One is he didn't force me. It was a suggestion.

I'd say like just absolute desperation. So like I had tried everything. Like I knew I was screwing up my life and I couldn't fix it. My parents were saying, do this to fix it, do this to fix it, do this to fix it. And I think there was a really great, you know, I asked my dad and so my dad suggested it. And it wasn't less. So a couple of things. One is he didn't force me. It was a suggestion.

So like one day I still remember it was like two in the morning and we was like talking about like, you know, what's going on with you? Like, what are we going to do? And so he's like, you need to go to India. And I was like, what am I going to get there? And he's like, I don't know, but you need to do something. And that was the right level of emotional energy for me. That's where I was.

So like one day I still remember it was like two in the morning and we was like talking about like, you know, what's going on with you? Like, what are we going to do? And so he's like, you need to go to India. And I was like, what am I going to get there? And he's like, I don't know, but you need to do something. And that was the right level of emotional energy for me. That's where I was.

So like one day I still remember it was like two in the morning and we was like talking about like, you know, what's going on with you? Like, what are we going to do? And so he's like, you need to go to India. And I was like, what am I going to get there? And he's like, I don't know, but you need to do something. And that was the right level of emotional energy for me. That's where I was.

Something needs to change, but I have no idea who it is, what it is. And then also when my parents were like, this will fix it. I don't know if this makes sense, but if y'all have struggled with something, sometimes the last thing that you want is like answers from other people. And that's because their answers aren't going to work because they're not you.