Unknown Jobs. Steve Jobs and his computers

A brilliant creative, a guru in the world of IT technology, a man who changed the world, he practiced mindfulness meditation for many years.

« If you sit and just watch yourself, you will discover how restless your mind is. And when you try to calm him down, the situation will only get worse. If after some time the mind calms down, the subtlest things will be revealed to you. Your intuition will sharpen, your vision will become clearer, you will be able to feel yourself in the present moment of time - here and now. Your thoughts will slow down, your consciousness will expand, and you will see immeasurably more than before." This is how Steve Jobs described the effect of meditation to his biographer Walter Isaacson.

A special type of meditation, mindfulness meditation, has its origins in Zen Buddhism and Taoism. Jobs told Isaacson about it shortly before his death, by which time he had been practicing meditation for many years. This is evidenced by journalist and writer Geoffrey James, who in the early 1990s discussed with Jobs how Zen and programming are connected.

In those days it was something exotic, James admits, but even here Jobs was ahead of his time. After all, today the positive effects of meditation have been proven by neuroscience, and giants such as Google, General Mills, Target and Ford specifically train their employees in approximately the same meditation that Jobs discovered for himself decades ago.

Judging by Isaacson's quote, the meditation that Jobs practiced is very similar to the one that famous martial artist Yang Jwing Ming once taught James. Here's his six-step lesson:

1. Sit cross-legged in a secluded, quiet place, preferably on a flat pillow, to reduce back tension. Start breathing deeply.

2. Close your eyes and listen to your inner monologue, to the thoughts that are jumping around in your head: work, home, TV... This is the chatter of your fussy “monkey mind”. Don't try to stop her, at least not now. Just watch your mind jump from one thought to another. Repeat this exercise 5 minutes a day for a week.

3. Without trying to calm your whirling thoughts, try turning your attention to your “ox mind”, that is, that part of your mind that thinks calmly and slowly. The "ox mind" simply observes the world around it. He does not make judgments, does not look for meanings, he simply sees, hears and feels. Most people are not even aware of it, although it may reveal itself to some in moments of shock when the “monkey” mind becomes silent. But even when we are completely at the mercy of our “monkey mind”, when its commands “Hurry! Let's!" do not allow us to come to our senses, our “ox mind” imperceptibly continues its unhurried, thorough work.

4. As you become aware of your "ox mind", ask him to gradually slow down the work of the “monkey mind”. Geoffrey James, for example, was helped by this technique: he imagined how an “ox” slowly wanders along the road, and this sight lulls the “monkey’s mind.” Don't be upset if he wakes up from time to time. Monkeys, that's what they are. However, you will find that he begins to rest more than fuss and make noise.

5. Once you have calmed your monkey mind, continue to focus on your ox mind.. And then your breathing will slow down. You will feel the touch of air on your skin. You may feel the blood rushing inside your body. If you open your eyes, the world around you will seem a little different, new and even somewhat strange. Let's say the window becomes just a rectangle filled with light. It does not need to be opened or closed, repaired or washed. It simply exists – here and now. Just like you – here and now.

6. It will take some time to reach this state. But if you did everything correctly, you will not feel at all the time that has passed from the moment you turned on the timer to the moment it turned off. Gradually, day by day, increase the duration of meditation. Surprisingly, no matter how long it lasts, you will not feel the passage of time.

Regular practice of mindfulness meditation provides three distinct benefits:

1. You will get rid of stress. Even if difficulties arise in your life, they are unlikely to develop into serious unrest.

2. Forget about insomnia. Jeffrey James testifies that thanks to regular practice, it only takes 2-3 seconds for him to fall asleep.

3. You will begin to think more clearly and more accurately evaluate everything that happens in your life.. For Jeffrey James, mindfulness meditation helped him escape a destructive relationship in his personal life and leave a job that made him unhappy.

From Steve Jobs' speech to Stanford University graduates (2005)

When I was 17, I read a quote that went something like this: “If you live every day as if it were your last, someday you will be right.” The quote made an impression on me and since then, for 33 years, I have looked in the mirror every day and asked myself: “If today were the last day of my life, would I want to do what I am about to do today?” And as soon as the answer was “No” for several days in a row, I knew that something needed to change.

Remembering that I will die soon is the most important tool that helps me make difficult decisions in my life. Because everything else - other people's opinions, all this pride, all this fear of embarrassment or failure - all these things fall in the face of death, leaving only what is really important. Memory of death - The best way avoid thinking that you have something to lose. You are already naked. You no longer have any reason not to follow your heart.

About a year ago I was diagnosed with cancer. I received a scan at 7:30 am and it clearly showed a tumor in the pancreas. I didn't even know what a pancreas was. Doctors told me that there was no cure for this type of cancer and that I only had three to six months to live. My doctor advised me to go home and get my affairs in order (which for doctors means prepare for death). It means trying to tell your children what you would say in the next 10 years. This means making sure that everything is arranged safely, so that your family has as easy a time as possible. It means saying goodbye.

I lived with this diagnosis all day. Later that evening they did a biopsy - they stuck an endoscope down my throat, went through my stomach and intestines, stuck a needle into my pancreas and took a few cells from the tumor. I was passed out, but my wife, who was there, said that when the doctors looked at the cells under a microscope, they started screaming because I turned out to have a very rare form of pancreatic cancer that can be cured with surgery. I had surgery and now I'm fine.

Death came closest to me then, and I hope the closest it will come in the next few decades. Having lived through this, I can now say the following with more confidence than when death was a useful but purely fictional concept: No one wants to die. Even people who want to go to heaven don't want to die. And yet, death is the destination for all of us. No one has ever been able to escape it. This is how it should be, because Death is probably the best invention of Life. She is the cause of change. She clears away the old to make way for the new. Now the new is you, but someday (not too long ago) you will become old and you will be cleansed. Sorry to be so dramatic, but it's true.

Your time is limited, so don't waste it living someone else's life. Don't fall into the trap of dogma that tells you to live in other people's thoughts. Don't let the noise of other people's opinions drown out your inner voice. And most importantly, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. They somehow already know what you really want to become. Everything else is secondary.

When I was young, I read an amazing publication, The Whole Earth Catalog, which was one of the bibles of my generation. It was written by a guy named Stuart Brand who lives nearby in Menlo Park. This was the late sixties, before personal computers and desktop publishing, so it was made with typewriters, scissors and Polaroids. Sort of like Google in paper form, 35 years before Google. The publication was idealistic and full of big ideas.

Stewart and his team made several editions of the Whole Earth Catalog and eventually published the final issue. It was the mid-70s and I was your age. On the back cover was a photograph of an early morning road, the kind you might catch cars on if you were adventurous. Beneath it were these words: “Be ambitious. Be reckless." This was their farewell message. Be ambitious. Be reckless. And I always wished this for myself. And now that you are graduating and starting over, I wish this for you.

Apple founder Steve Jobs, who died on Wednesday in the United States, will be buried in accordance with Buddhist traditions, RIA Novosti reports with reference to the contemporary art portal ArtLyst. Steve Jobs died after a long illness at the age of 56. His relatives still have not disclosed the burial place of the cult manager. By his beliefs, Jobs is a Buddhist. He accepted this religion in 1973 during his trip to India.

According to some media reports, Steve Jobs' funeral will take place this weekend. Only those closest to the deceased will attend the ceremony.

In 2003, he was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, but the tumor was successfully operated on. Nevertheless, Jobs's health deteriorated, and in August of this year he left his post as head of the corporation.

The founder of Apple was a pioneer not only in the field of computer technology. He paid great attention to managing his brain and consciousness.

Steve Jobs was one of the smartest people in the world of computer technology. In terms of influence, only Bill Gates and Mark Zuckerberg could compete with him. He became known for his legendary ability to create innovative, groundbreaking products.

But what journalists talked about less was that Jobs was the first worldwide famous person, who performed esoteric experiments on his consciousness. And I wanted to expand its limits through “technologies” that are suitable for this.

Jobs considered himself a Zen Buddhist and practiced the concentration and meditation techniques typical of that culture on himself every day. He himself said that it helped him manage stress and think more clearly. He even believed that meditation helped him unlock his creativity!

The Financial Times once reported that Jobs considered meditation a “discipline” that needed constant study and improvement. The most famous biographer of the Apple founder, Walter Isaacson, says that Jobs once explained to him the essence of meditation:

“If you just sit and observe your sensations, you will quickly realize that your mind is very restless. If you try to calm him down and stop the flow of thoughts, it will only get worse. But if you continue to practice, you will begin to make progress over time. You will be able to grasp the more subtle matters of the world around you, you will begin to feel it better. Your intuition will begin to surprise you. Your consciousness will become clear and pure. You will learn to live in the present moment. You will be able to see much more than you saw before.”

As Isaacson's recollection makes clear, Jobs practiced a type of meditation called "mindfulness." This technique is the basis of Zen Buddhism and its Chinese predecessor, Taoism. Jobs spoke with his biographer long before his death and admitted that he had been practicing meditation for several decades.

Journalist Jeffrey James says that during one of his conversations with Jobs, which took place back in the mid-1990s, he compared Zen to programming. They say that in order to quickly write competent code, you need to enter a special state of clarity of thought. And without meditation, it is almost impossible to sort out the clutter in your head, he said.

It is now obvious that Jobs lived ahead of humanity not only in the field of technology, but also in the field of managing his consciousness. The most authoritative scientific magazine in the United States, Scientific American, recently analyzed dozens of works by researchers who studied the effects of meditation techniques on the brain. It turned out that the most direct and positive thing: meditation in literally changes the structure of the brain, neuroscientists say.

Now meditation is generally becoming mainstream. It is carried out by employees of Google, General Mills and Ford. Those. they think about the effectiveness of the methods that Jobs used decades ago.

You don't need expensive therapy sessions paid for by your employer to experience the benefits of this ancient practice. World-renowned martial artist Yang Ming spent many hours communicating with Jobs. Now he says that the computer genius has developed his own method of practice: it is more effective than “standard” methods. And Young mastered it.

Here's a guide that will teach you how to meditate just like Steve Jobs did.

First level

1. Sit on the floor with your legs crossed. You should be in a quiet place, you can sit on a low pillow (this will reduce the strain on your back). Take a deep breath.

2. Close your eyes and listen to your inner monologue. Thoughts spinning in your head all the time: at work, at home, in front of the TV. Don't try to stop them. This is exactly how your “monkey mind” works. Instead of trying to stop the flow of consciousness, simply watch in a detached manner as your brain jumps from one thought to another.

Repeat this practice every day for a week. Five minutes at a time will be enough.

Second level

3. After a week, you should try to take your “monkey mind” under control and turn it into a “bull” mind. Focus on the part of your mind that was observing—slowly and distantly. This part is responsible for perceiving things in the present moment.

Most of us only realize this when we experience something truly amazing, something that stops our monkey mind, which is always jumping from thought to thought. Each of us has experienced moments when he completely forgot about the world around him and enjoyed the current moment. This is how the “bull” mind works: it works slowly, forms deep thoughts.

4. You will understand when it starts to work out. It will become much easier to shift your attention to the surrounding reality. During practice, you will notice little things like breathing, blood flow. Air on your skin. When you open your eyes, you will see a slightly changed world around you. He will be deprived of his usual evaluative perception. The world simply is. You simply exist.

For example, the window will now be just a square filled with light. You will not analyze whether it is open or closed, whether it needs repairs or not. It will simply be. And you just will.

To achieve this state, you need to devote about 10 minutes to meditation at a time. Unfortunately, some time will pass after practice, and your consciousness will begin to occupy the “monkey mind” again. Everything around will again cease to be a tedious and tiresome noise. This is fine. Think of meditation as a way to “reboot” your brain for an hour or two until it returns to its original state.

5. To achieve a regular transition of consciousness from the “monkey mind” to the “bull” one, it will take a lot of effort. But it's worth it. At this stage, you will forget what stress is. New troubles will no longer resemble a giant and ever-growing lump of problems. You will be able to control your mind. Fall asleep instantly.

And remember one more thing. Yes, to maintain this ability to “think like a bull,” you need to spend at least 10 minutes practicing a day. But if you feel like your brain is full right now and you need to keep working, don't take a smoke break. It’s better to conduct a meditation session for yourself for 2-3 minutes. It's much more efficient.

Third level

6. If you continue to practice, after a while (it will take several months) you will notice that you no longer feel the pressure of time. It's like the timer doesn't exist. You will be able to meditate for hours on end, and you will not even notice how quickly this time will rush by.

As a result, your mind will always be clear and pure. You will be able to evaluate the events occurring in your own life from all sides. You will get the much-desired calm from the hustle and bustle - wherever you are and whatever you do.

Jeffrey James says he tried the practice himself. He considers these to be the most important effects: firstly, stress is completely gone and forgotten; secondly, he was able to fall asleep at will in just two or three seconds; thirdly, James has improved his family relationships and no longer feels any pressure: neither social nor professional.

We cannot promise you that practicing mindfulness and awareness will make you as powerful man what Jobs was like. But his technique can definitely change both you and your life.

In order to talk about the achievements of this person, you will need several articles. To tell about his life views, worldview crises and spiritual searches, even a few books are not enough. To understand how the greatest computer genius Steve Jobs lived, let’s go through the milestones of his megabyte biography.

iTunes, iPod, iPhone, iPad... The frantic demand for these products can be compared to the excitement about the identity of its creator.

"Steve Jobs. Empire of Temptation"

10 books have been written about him and 10 films have been made. The latest film is called “Jobs. Empire of Seduction" starring Ashtony Kutcher. In Dnepropetrovsk, the film premiered on September 18 at the Pravda-Kino cinema. According to director Joshua Michael Stern and screenwriter Michael Whiteley, the film was supposed to show how "Steve Jobs went from wayward hippie to co-founder of one of the most successful companies."

Film critics reproach “Empire of Seduction” for being too schematic. However, the ambiguity of this personality is shown perfectly: as soon as you begin to admire the ingenuity of a computer genius, he commits actions that just make you want to leave the cinema. As for the sketchiness of this film, by pulling the threads you can untie the knot. For those who do not want to psychoanalyze Jobs, the filmmakers offer Alternative option- laugh, sometimes be sad, admire the eccentric acting, and just get inspired and create what you have long dreamed of.

Steve Jobs. Childhood

The main features of the biography of Steve Jobs are quite well known. In the maternity hospital, the parents abandon the child, but the adoptive family takes loving care of the child. One day, coming home, Steve told his adoptive mother that he was not needed own parents, which means no one needs it. They objected to him and made him believe in his own chosenness: “You don’t understand. We chose you specifically."

Then, as usual, teenage problems, transfer to another school, the first invention - a telephone that allows you to crack telephone codes and make free calls around the world. The rebellious spirit is inherent in many people, especially in adolescence, but revolutions are carried out by a select few.

Steve Jobs: Zen Buddhism as a philosophy of life

While studying in college, Steve became interested in Zen Buddhism, and he came to the realization that the world is a system in which people are controlled. Reluctance to obey leads Steve to another rebellion - he drops out of college.

The first company Steve went to work for was called Atari. Those who care about the evolution of technology will certainly be interested in the technical solutions that Jobs came up with, but the philosophical context is no less interesting. The Atari director later recalled: “He was a philosopher, unlike many with whom I worked. We often talked about free will and predestination. I argued that everything is predetermined, that we are all programmed. And if you know for sure, then you can predict the actions of other people. Steve thought differently."

Where did this “different” take Jobs? Steve goes to India in search of a spiritual teacher. Returning to America six months later, Jobs was acutely aware of the difference between the two worldviews. The introspection of Eastern people, deep meditations aimed at cognizing the great and the small at the same time - this was the East. What about the West? Feverish attempts to solve problems with the mind, a mind that rushes about in the bustle... Jobs reflected that the uneducated Indian peasants have more wisdom than Western minds crowned with the laurels of science.

“Returning to America after seven months spent in Indian villages, I realized the madness of Western man - along with his ability to think rationally. If you sit down and concentrate, you can notice how excited our mind is. And if you try to calm him down, it will only get worse. However, over time, it does calm down, and then you begin to hear more subtle things. That's when intuition blossoms. You see things more clearly and live in the present. The mind doesn't work so fast, you feel the grandeur of every moment. In general, you see much more than before. This is an internal discipline, it needs to be learned.”

Steve Jobs in India

Film critics are right, the director of “Empire of Temptations” only outlined this topic, but it was the trip to India that changed Steve’s worldview. At the same time, the film showed something else: the phrase said by a friend, “Do you remember India,” a golden field - Jobs gets up from the ground and, throwing himself into the arms of golden wheat, exposes his head to the rays of the sun. Heightened senses, an open heart... Leaving for India, Jobs formulated the purpose of leaving in a completely Socratic way: To know yourself and find the truth. By the way, the already famous Jobs later said: “I would trade all my technologies for a meeting with Socrates.” What happened next? Jobs felt free and believed in himself and his idea. And here the first test awaited him, the test of the temptations of the ego... But more on that a little later.

Steve Jobs and his computers

After creating the first computer, Jobs named the company, which was still working in the garage, “Apple Computers.” Now there are many opinions about why exactly an apple - and not just an ordinary one, but a bitten one - became the company’s logo. Friends recall that the name was chosen spontaneously - so that in the directory it would appear before the Atari company. According to another version, Jobs said that if his friends don’t come up with something normal, let Apple remain. Another point of view also deals with spontaneity. Jobs entrusted the creation of the logo to a designer he knew. He unsuccessfully tried to give the apple some kind of philosophical meaning, until, in despair, he took a bite of the apple. It was then that the idea came to him, imprinted as the famous Apple symbol.

Others tell a very funny story: the apple was chosen as a symbol because in those years Steve Jobs hung out with hippies and spent a lot of time with them in the garden. And so that people would not confuse the graphic image of an apple with a tomato, it was decided to give it the same shape.

The name of the company is also associated with the “Newtonian apple” - Jobs was destined to become the same pioneer in the computer field as Newton was in physics. And, of course, the most common interpretation is the biblical apple, which Adam and Eve could not resist.

Jobs is desperately knocking closed doors. They don’t believe him, they don’t want to listen to him - real innovations always face desperate resistance from society, clinging to the old, but proven. But then the first sponsors appear, they also become the founders of Apple. Incredible opportunities are opening up for Jobs: he is finally being appreciated.

And now a little about the “Empire of Seduction”, or rather, about what is usually included in this concept. The commercials did their job - and Jobs began to be perceived as a man who “seduced millions.” On the other hand, Jobs faces many temptations - money, fame, which he cannot resist. Fanatically Devoted own ideas a genius furiously throws out of his life those who, as it seems to him, do not share his views. Steve kicks his pregnant girlfriend out of the house: raising a child could interfere with his grandiose plans. One by one, he fires his best friends from the company - the team with which he began working in his youth. “He’s the best programmer!” - a company employee stands up for the fired employee, to which the movie character Jobs replies: Yes, we started our business together, but Apple is growing, and the company does not need people who cannot move as quickly. The company has outgrown its people.

...It was rumored that Jobs shared the views of Buddhists. And the Buddha, as we know, warned about the dangers that people face when they fall into the trap of attachment. Coming from India, Jobs becomes fascinated by his life's work - and it becomes his greatest affection. Attachment to an idea becomes an obsession. Only after losing everything, driving away old friends, and experiencing the betrayal of new ones, does he try to correct his mistakes. The film perfectly reflects Jobs' egocentrism and self-obsession. For the first time, the picture of the world collapses when Steve's friend announces his resignation from Apple. "But why?" - exclaims the amazed Jobs. The reason for this was the substitution of values: not a machine for people, but people for a machine. “We started our business when we were young and wanted to create toys for ourselves. Now I don’t remember the last time we spoke to each other. Your world begins and ends with you."

Success comes to Jobs, who was able to realize his mistakes, which is perfectly shown in the film, when not a daring youth, but a wise man surrounds his life with real allies, builds family relationships. By the way, Jobs's colleague Steve Wozniak later noted that Jobs did a lot of amazing things, but Apple benefited only from the “late Jobs.”

Often, books dedicated to Jobs try to show the journey to India as the starting point of his worldview. But travel cannot be an end in itself; the main thing is spiritual experience and human growth. In the film, Steve still has many events to go through; the trip is only a gift, followed by a test of willpower, a test of humanity. The further development of the individual depends on what the result of this “test” will be.

And now a few words about the Ukrainian release of the film “Jobs. Empire of temptation." For the first time in the history of cinema, it was not professional actors who were offered to voice characters, but talented IT specialists. It was assumed that it was easier for professionals to understand the psychology of other professionals and convey intonations and emotions. Ukrainian investor and founder of interactive television DIVAN.TV Andrey Kolodyuk voiced Jeff Raskin, Jobs' opponent. Andrey shared with the audience the possibilities in the field of technology, talked about personal projects, how important it is to ignite people creative idea. According to him, in any business project there is an ecosystem that “attracts” capable people.

An ecosystem is the relationship between different kinds of people and companies that form a certain network. A network of exchange of thoughts, knowledge, emotions, energy. Why do they say about IT people: they are not completely normal people? Because they are within their own system - an ecosystem, where they have their own language, their own environment. This is the energy of relationships between people who unite around the realization of one goal. Eco does not mean ecology, although there is a concept of ecology of relationships. In the ecosystem, people speak the same language, and you can immediately see when different guys-investors come to our ecosystem: they say, what, should we give money? Our ecosystem rejects such people. They will politely say: yes, thank you, but no money is needed, because they understand that the person is from a different market - buy and sell. Stole - sat down - drank - went to prison - took away and so on. I don't want to offend anyone, but business is a broad concept. That is, an ecosystem is not a closed club; on the contrary, it is for people with with an open heart and the desire to implement something together.

Jobs Corporation - perfect example ecosystems: people who are able to work on this idea gather around a genius to change themselves and the world for the better. And how can we not remember the brilliant quote from Steve Jobs:

“We are here to make a contribution to this world. Otherwise why are we here?

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“If you sit down and just watch yourself, you will discover how restless your mind is. And when you try to calm him down, the situation will only get worse. If after some time the mind calms down, the subtlest things will be revealed to you. Your intuition will sharpen, your vision will become clearer, you will be able to feel yourself in the present moment of time - here and now. Your thoughts will slow down, your consciousness will expand, and you will see immeasurably more than before.”

This is how Steve Jobs described the effect of meditation to his biographer Walter Isaacson.

A special type of meditation, mindfulness meditation, has its origins in Zen Buddhism and Taoism. Jobs told Isaacson about it shortly before his death, by which time he had been practicing meditation for many years. This is evidenced by journalist and writer Geoffrey James, who in the early 1990s discussed with Jobs how Zen and programming are connected.

In those days it was something exotic, James admits, but even here Jobs was ahead of his time. After all, today the positive effects of meditation have been proven by neuroscience, and giants such as Google, General Mills, Target and Ford specifically train their employees in approximately the same meditation that Jobs discovered for himself decades ago.

How to meditate?

Judging by the quote given by Isaacson, the meditation that Jobs practiced is very similar to the one that the famous martial artist Yang Jin Ming once taught James. Here's his six-step lesson:

Step 1

Sit cross-legged in a private, quiet place, preferably on a flat pillow, to reduce back tension. Start breathing deeply.

Step 2

Close your eyes and listen to the internal monologue, to the thoughts that “jump” in your head: work, home, TV... This is the chatter of your fussy “monkey mind”. Don't try to stop her, at least not now. Just watch your mind jump from one thought to another. Repeat this exercise 5 minutes a day for a week.

Step 3

Without trying to calm your whirling thoughts, try shifting your attention to your “ox mind”—the part of your mind that thinks calmly and slowly. The “ox mind” simply observes the world around it. He does not make judgments, does not look for meanings, he simply sees, hears and feels.

When you open your eyes, the world around you will seem a little different, new and even somewhat strange

Most people are not even aware of it, although it may reveal itself to some in moments of shock when the “monkey” mind becomes silent. But even when we are completely at the mercy of our “monkey mind”, when its commands “Hurry! Let's!" do not allow you to come to your senses, the “ox mind” imperceptibly continues its unhurried, thorough work.

Step 4

As you become aware of your ox mind, ask it to gradually slow down the monkey mind. Geoffrey James, for example, was helped by this technique: he imagined how an “ox” slowly wanders along the road, and this sight lulls the “monkey’s mind.” Don't be upset if he wakes up from time to time. Monkeys, that's what they are. However, you will find that he begins to rest more than fuss and make noise.

Step 5

Once you have calmed your monkey mind, continue to focus your attention on your ox mind. And then your breathing will slow down. You will feel the touch of air on your skin. You may feel the blood rushing inside your body. If you open your eyes, the world around you will seem a little different, new and even somewhat strange. Let's say the window becomes just a rectangle filled with light. It does not need to be opened or closed, repaired or washed. It simply exists - here and now. Just like you yourself - here and now.

Step 6

It will take some time to reach this state. But if you did everything correctly, you will not feel at all the time that has passed from the moment you turned on the timer to the moment it turned off. Gradually, day by day, increase the duration of meditation. Surprisingly, no matter how long it lasts, you will not feel the passage of time.

Steve Jobs' speech to Stanford graduates

Three Benefits of Meditation

Regular practice of mindfulness meditation provides three distinct benefits:

1. You will get rid of stress. Even if difficulties arise in life, they are unlikely to develop into serious unrest.
2. Forget about insomnia. Jeffrey James testifies that thanks to regular practice, it only takes 2-3 seconds for him to fall asleep.
3. You will begin to think more clearly and more accurately evaluate everything that happens in life. For Jeffrey James, mindfulness meditation helped him escape a destructive relationship in his personal life and leave a job that made him unhappy.