The Mind Academy Blog

Let’s talk about enlightenment and its unserious side.  Often we fall into the trap of idealising enlightenment. We believe in the sexy words, like enlightenment, awakening, consciousness, pure being and nothingness, and so on.  Today we look at the opposite perspective. That’s not to say that all of the theories and fancy language aren’t important… Read more: Enlightenment is Not Serious

Let’s talk about the four biggest myths surrounding meditation. This might seem like an innocent, fun article, but hearing this stuff could be the difference between you developing a solid meditation practice and you stuttering along, feeling frustrated with it. So let’s get right into these four myths.  Myth 1: Meditation = Relaxation Myth number… Read more: 4 Damaging Meditation Myths

Most of us, even if we’ve not meditated much or never before, have all heard that it’s transformative. We’ve all heard snippets of scientific studies or know someone that has tried it at some point. You might even have a friend that’s a meditator. More and more we’re understanding that it’s a transformative practice.  What’s… Read more: The Great Paradox of Meditation

The idea that we must silence our thoughts in meditation is the biggest myth that exists.  And it’s not just a myth: it prevents you from serious engagement with meditation, it has you reinforcing all your old mental habits, and it’s extremely demotivating and discouraging. You will not progress with meditation if you believe this,… Read more: How to Skillfully Work With Thought