{"id":4975,"date":"2015-07-12T05:42:29","date_gmt":"2015-07-12T04:42:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/admin.patheos.com\/blogs\/americanbuddhist\/?p=4975"},"modified":"2015-07-12T05:45:58","modified_gmt":"2015-07-12T04:45:58","slug":"fck-that-a-guided-meditation-humor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/americanbuddhist\/2015\/07\/fck-that-a-guided-meditation-humor.html","title":{"rendered":"F*ck That: a guided meditation (humor)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

I\u2019ve been off the blog and social media for the most part this month, working busily on my PhD thesis, which is nearing completion (or at least its last deadline) and enjoying a bit of Montana\u2019s amazing National Forests and Wilderness areas.<\/p>\n

After a 4 mile hike with a 3200 foot ascent, this was my view\u00a0on the 4th of July:<\/p>\n

\"red-mountain-view\"<\/a>
Looking north into the Scapegoat \/ Bob Marshall Wilderness area from its highest point, Red Mountain (9411 ft).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Yet I still get emails when I\u2019m tagged in something on social media (which alerted me to the content of my last post<\/a>). And this week I\u2019ve been tagged at least three times with the guided meditation video below. With 2.6 million hits since it debuted on Monday the 6th, it is obviously bringing smiles and\/or deep levels of calm and concentration to at least a few people.<\/p>\n

Whether you think you\u2019d like meditation or not, this might be a good introduction \u2014 just don\u2019t think that this is what the \u2018real thing\u2019 is like! Although I\u2019m sure that for some of us, sometimes, this is exactly what the \u2018real thing\u2019 is like.<\/p>\n

Enjoy.<\/p>\n

(warning<\/strong>: language unsuitable for children):<\/p>\n