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The Virtual Agora for Occidental Meditation

How to
Reflect

Why bother with a manual on Reflection on how to do it? After all, we surely all know what it is to reflect without need of coaching. For those who do not know it all or who don’t fully see the benefits of reflection, below are pointers that some might find helpful.

At the heart of it

“It is the mark of a civilised person in a situation that is not too fraught that he or she will make time and space to reflect. The more one does it, the better one gets and if it is a habit one’s whole way of life can be transformed.”

Justin Glass, Founder

01 What is Reflection

02 How to Reflect

03 Hear The Founder

04 Explore the Institute

The Foundation

Here are some more suggestions to help you reflect

Consider Other Viewpoints

Consider how people see their ideal place in life in Personal Credos

Credos

Challenge Core Beliefs

Consider how advances in SCIENCE may have bearing on core beliefs

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Discover our Guiding Principles

Look for relevance to you at the GUIDING PRINCIPES of this Institute.

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Articles on How To Reflect

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Ready to Begin?

You may have already begun to Reflect; that is, if the wish in your mind is to reflect as opposed to just wanting to find out what this institute is about. If so, just swizzle away with the cursor and click on the mouse for the smorgasbord about Reflection laid out here for your delectation. Did you realise that you had an appetite for it?

Begin Here

Do I need any prior knowledge or belief system?

None whatsoever. Reflection as practised here is secular and undogmatic. It draws on Western philosophical traditions but asks nothing of you except a willingness to think more carefully.

Is this the same as mindfulness or meditation?
Not quite. Where Eastern meditation often seeks stillness or transcendence, Western Reflection is active — it is thinking, done purposefully. It is closer to philosophy as a way of life than to a relaxation technique.
How much time does it take?
Reflection can be as brief as ten quiet minutes or as sustained as a long walk. It adapts to your life, not the other way around. No mat, no app, no subscription required.
Who is behind the Institute?
The Institute was founded by Justin Glass, who has spent many years developing the case for a distinctly Western tradition of meditative thought.