“To the mind
that is still, the
whole universe
surrenders,”wrote
Lao-Tzu, ancient Chinese philosopher
and the reputed author
of the Tao Te Ching.
That stillness eluded software
engineer and project manager
Raj Patel. While thriving professionally,
he found himself
increasingly frazzled after relocating
to the South Bay for his
dream job. Frequent business
trips to Asia left him, he says,
in a “state of daze.” So, like
thousands of other stressed-out
code writers in the Bay Area’s
high-tech hub, Patel looked for
ways to access tranquility and
clarity. As an experiment, he
took up meditation.
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