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\u201cWe live in an incredibly busy world,\u201d begins Andy Puddicombe in this TED talk posted just 2 days ago (and already with nearly 20,000 hits on youtube alone).<\/p>\n

\u201cWith that in mind, I would like you to take a moment to think: when did you last take any time to do\u00a0nothing<\/em>?\u201d<\/p>\n

Such is the question and one we should all ask. If your New Years resolution is to meditate more<\/strong>, or simply to maybe give it a try (or try again) in 2013, this video would make a great start.<\/p>\n

Meditation isn\u2019t easy.<\/strong> That it\u00a0is<\/em> might be a myth pushed on Western society by too many over-eager gurus who really didn\u2019t understand the people they were teaching. The fact is, it can be excruciating<\/em>. That\u2019s because in meditation we have to face whatever comes up. And if you\u2019ve lived a life of avoiding all of that, then there is simply going to be A LOT that wants to come up.<\/p>\n<\/iframe>\n<p>Better now than never, though. Just 10 minutes. 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