https://afroleft.com/tag/meditation/Recent content in Meditation on AfroleftHugoen-gbSat, 07 Mar 2020 16:51:49 +0000https://afroleft.com/stealing-time-for-my-own-mind/Mon, 03 Jul 2017 00:00:00 +0000https://afroleft.com/stealing-time-for-my-own-mind/<p><em>Dhamma Setu, Chennai — India</em></p> <blockquote> <p>“All of humanity’s problems stem from man’s inability to sit quietly in room alone,”</p> </blockquote> <p>— Blaise Pascal.</p> <hr> <p>My step mum thought I was going to rehabilitation, my friends thought I was on a fast-track to becoming a monk, and I was only half sure what to expect when I enrolled for a 10 day Vipassana meditation course in Chennai, India.</p> <p>On and off and with mixed success I’ve been meditating for the last 3 years.</p>