About 9 years ago, I went to the jungle in Thailand and spent several days in meditation with a handful of monks and a group of like-minded westerners. We were doing Vipassana, which is an ancient Indian meditation technique. It was grueling, but after a few days I began to see some progress. I would be lying if I said I really learned the technique, but I can still confidently say it had a permanent effect on my life.

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