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Everything has a key, a core tenet that it can often be known by.
Unfortunately, these can often be wrong, especially for those who haven’t done a deep dive into the topic itself.
Whether you think of these as stereotypes, misconceptions, or simply being confused, it is easy to get things wrong.
So what are some big things that you may misunderstand?
I will try to help you today, as I try to do in all my writing.
1. Mediation is not about blocking things out and feeling nothing.
This is often what people think is the case, but when you learn about and practise mediation, you learn that it is almost the opposite.
Being aware of things — in fact, shifting your focus between distractions and sounds — is often a…
