New meditators often struggle with the idea of sitting still. One of the inevitable first questions asked at a beginners’ sitting is whether one must remain 100% perfectly still, or whether it’s okay to shift, scratch, and so forth.

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Reflecting back on the hundreds-if not thousands-of concerts I've been to, there are a couple that stand out as tremendously disappointing, and they have quite a bit in common.

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