Episode 6
This 6th Legacy Edition of Wise Talkers features a 1979 radio show in which I was interviewed about meditation on KNCO in Grass Valley, California. I was teaching meditation classes at the time. It’s an interesting look back on how meditation was viewed 45 years ago, and how I taught and practiced it in a practical, ‘demystified’ way.
With questions from the host, KNCO’s Mark Johnson, and four callers, we discussed: how meditation compares to day-dreaming; how it can be used for planning and decision-making; group meditation; physical and mental benefits of meditation; children and meditation; and the pros and cons of using a mantra.
The 1979 interview closes with me answering a caller’s question about what I had personally gained from meditating.
In the Epilogue, I discuss future podcast plans, including likely taking a break through the November election to focus on my new political blog, Whole New World.
I really enjoyed your insights on the benefits of meditation and how it has helped you personally. I also thought your answers to the callers were helpful to them. Hard to believe this interview was 45 years ago. Very well done, and I think done in a way that may change people’s opinion or perception of the value of meditation, including me.
Wow, Suzanne, what more could I possibly ask for in a response! It’s so rewarding to know that you found the discussion useful all these years later. I would love to hear about your meditation experiences if you give it a try. Maybe you can check back in here if and when you do! :)
Thank you!
Everyone knows that meditation has been practiced in Eastern religions and cultures for centuries. And it didn’t become common practice in Western civilization until maybe the 1960’s when peace activists and “hippies” brought it into the mainstream consciousness. But it was not accepted by mainstream America until much later.
I like that your interview and perhaps many others at the time made people question and accept its validity.
Hopefully now in this fast paced world we all live in, more people, and not just us old folks, will take the time to slow down and look inward and find the peace through meditation that this world desperately needs.
Beautifully stated, Suzanne. May it be so. ❤️