By chris-chris92 on Skatehive
There are several things that Eastern philosophies, such as Buddhism and minimalism, offer to the human experience. To name just one example that isn’t widely acknowledged around the world, I would point to the ability to discipline one’s character. Unlike what is commonly understood as discipline in the West, where it often implies aggression and the suppression of our passions in order to fit into militarized frameworks, for those who value expansive thinking and put the teachings of Gautama Buddha into practice, being disciplined is not an obligation that requires years of suffering, mistreatment, and sacrifice to achieve; it is a natural outcome of meditation, the subject of this post. In recent years, especially over the past decade, the use of guided meditation in structured lessons within the world of yoga from India, or in similar practices adapted to Western standards, has become increasingly popular. What do I mean by this? Simply that, fortunately, although this concept is n