Summary

Meditation is not a task to simply succeed or fail at, explains Wright. Paradoxically, meditation is best one by ignoring the idea of succeeding. Wright admits that he is not one to whom meditation comes naturally, as he is somewhat easily angered. Additionally, he is inclined to be skeptical of other people, rather than give them the benefit of the doubt. Finally, he also has attention-deficit disorder.

However, the people who seem least likely to meditate are the ones who need it the most. The modern environment induces a sort of tribalism, perhaps through globalization. Places and people no longer seem so far apart from each other, even when they are very different. For this reason, people have begun to define themselves in groups, as well as antagonize all other groups. This belligerence can be dangerous. Additionally, technology has enabled our attention...