1.0Max Marmerhttps://www.maxmarmer.com/blogMax Marmerhttps://www.maxmarmer.com/blog/author/maxmarmer/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="B0Yg7C5JUO"><a href="https://www.maxmarmer.com/blog/point-meditation-not-vipassana-retreat/">What is the Point of Meditation and why you should NOT do a Vipassana Retreat</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.maxmarmer.com/blog/point-meditation-not-vipassana-retreat/embed/#?secret=B0Yg7C5JUO" width="600" height="338" title="“What is the Point of Meditation and why you should NOT do a Vipassana Retreat” — Max Marmer" data-secret="B0Yg7C5JUO" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://www.maxmarmer.com/blog/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js </script> I wrote a post for people who are getting into meditation and are looking for more context about what meditation is, what the path to awakening looks like, some of the neuroscience research on meditation and why if they want an effective practice they shouldn’t follow their friends to a soup du jour Goenka Vipassana Continue Reading