Guided Meditation to Transcend the Ego | From Me to We (Love & Connection Part 3/10)

A guided meditation to transcend the ego and widen your circle of connection. Part 3 of a 10-part series on love, connection and transcendence, inspired by Barbara Fredrickson's Love 2.0 and the Stoic philosopher Hierocles' circles of concern. A grounded, secular meditation to quiet the "me, me, me" mind, soften self-absorption and make more room for others.

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In this meditation: Transcendence doesn't mean floating out of your body. It means the walls of "me" getting thinner, so there's more room for "we." Fredrickson's research shows that fear and stress narrow our world, while shared positive emotion literally expands our sense of self to include others. Almost two thousand years ago, the Stoic Hierocles pictured each of us at the centre of circles (self, family, friends, city, humanity) and taught that a good life means drawing those circles inward. In this session, we use meditation to loosen the grip of the ego, without destroying it, and practise widening the circle.

This meditation is for you if you want to: • Quiet the ego and overthinking • Feel less self-absorbed and more connected to others • Overcome loneliness and feel part of something bigger • Practise a secular, non-religious transcendence meditation • Bring Stoic philosophy and mindfulness into daily life

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📺 Love, Connection & Transcendence series (10 parts):

Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQpkz77jlFDE

Part 1: https://youtu.be/BTG9HTskNGs Part 2: https://youtu.be/2OkW9wfey3I

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