Susan Guner Interviews Steve James About Meditation

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 

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