{"id":40700,"date":"2013-03-12T03:18:18","date_gmt":"2013-03-12T08:18:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/horizonsmagazine.com\/blog\/?p=40700"},"modified":"2015-05-31T03:18:51","modified_gmt":"2015-05-31T08:18:51","slug":"you-dont-need-to-be-annoyed-by-arguing-neighbors-use-the-sound-as-a-trigger-to-bring-yourself-back-to-center","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/horizonsmagazine.com\/blog\/you-dont-need-to-be-annoyed-by-arguing-neighbors-use-the-sound-as-a-trigger-to-bring-yourself-back-to-center\/","title":{"rendered":"You don\u2019t need to be annoyed by arguing neighbors, use the sound as a trigger to bring yourself back to center"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A fellow devotee back in the ashram days used to interrupt his meditation to chide each new chela who entered the temple too loudly.\u00a0 \u201c<em>Be quiet, we are meditating!<\/em>\u201d The guru corrected him later, saying if one were truly focused in meditation, he would not be disturbed by anything around 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