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I had a very similar experience with TM in my 20’s. The free introductory session was at the Chateau Laurier in Ottawa.

I got wary when they started talking about god and I bailed when at the very end they revealed the exorbitant cost.

Master Class has an excellent mindfulness course by Jon Kabat-Zinn.

I also liked Seinfeld’s convocation talk. He seems unusually well adjusted for a comedian, and firmly grounded.

Kabat-Zinn is soft spoken and mild mannered. I was at a retreat with him when someone asked him for a mantra. He spent several minutes building up to what he described as a fantastic mantra that he uses himself and often recommends when people are having difficulty meditating.

Then he finally revealed the mantra:

“Just fucking do it”.

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