{
  "block": 106140079,
  "op": [
    "delegate_vesting_shares",
    {
      "delegatee": "aniltheg8",
      "delegator": "steem",
      "vesting_shares": "7116.390383 VESTS"
    }
  ],
  "op_in_trx": 0,
  "timestamp": "2026-05-17T21:26:00",
  "trx_id": "2a6735f7fc37d06369fad5b1f72119093c98cf38",
  "trx_in_block": 0,
  "virtual_op": 0
}

{
  "block": 105963735,
  "op": [
    "delegate_vesting_shares",
    {
      "delegatee": "aniltheg8",
      "delegator": "steem",
      "vesting_shares": "4404.179978 VESTS"
    }
  ],
  "op_in_trx": 0,
  "timestamp": "2026-05-11T17:49:54",
  "trx_id": "e497755abb5ad167cdf8fb1bfa445ffad94ab2f9",
  "trx_in_block": 0,
  "virtual_op": 0
}

{
  "block": 105507810,
  "op": [
    "delegate_vesting_shares",
    {
      "delegatee": "aniltheg8",
      "delegator": "steem",
      "vesting_shares": "7128.906139 VESTS"
    }
  ],
  "op_in_trx": 0,
  "timestamp": "2026-04-25T20:51:18",
  "trx_id": "7797b806705b657b8e53187ca094c101d3af4546",
  "trx_in_block": 1,
  "virtual_op": 0
}

{
  "block": 102842834,
  "op": [
    "delegate_vesting_shares",
    {
      "delegatee": "aniltheg8",
      "delegator": "steem",
      "vesting_shares": "4445.726797 VESTS"
    }
  ],
  "op_in_trx": 0,
  "timestamp": "2026-01-23T00:18:12",
  "trx_id": "1702dccf778b878e63c0c32956ec8ff0ee29b1a9",
  "trx_in_block": 0,
  "virtual_op": 0
}

{
  "block": 91289269,
  "op": [
    "delegate_vesting_shares",
    {
      "delegatee": "aniltheg8",
      "delegator": "steem",
      "vesting_shares": "4609.945994 VESTS"
    }
  ],
  "op_in_trx": 0,
  "timestamp": "2024-12-16T19:38:51",
  "trx_id": "ebf730a24a351342f17bb8cbe384d0c7e218178d",
  "trx_in_block": 1,
  "virtual_op": 0
}

{
  "block": 79843553,
  "op": [
    "delegate_vesting_shares",
    {
      "delegatee": "aniltheg8",
      "delegator": "steem",
      "vesting_shares": "4779.079526 VESTS"
    }
  ],
  "op_in_trx": 0,
  "timestamp": "2023-11-13T11:25:06",
  "trx_id": "89f9814c4deed1e20c14eaffa676ab6e4ce88ede",
  "trx_in_block": 6,
  "virtual_op": 0
}

{
  "block": 78343884,
  "op": [
    "delegate_vesting_shares",
    {
      "delegatee": "aniltheg8",
      "delegator": "steem",
      "vesting_shares": "7716.358312 VESTS"
    }
  ],
  "op_in_trx": 0,
  "timestamp": "2023-09-21T18:31:39",
  "trx_id": "ebec3ba341614878aedf357d8752bfe8f6fdbba7",
  "trx_in_block": 8,
  "virtual_op": 0
}

{
  "block": 69109680,
  "op": [
    "delegate_vesting_shares",
    {
      "delegatee": "aniltheg8",
      "delegator": "steem",
      "vesting_shares": "7938.039750 VESTS"
    }
  ],
  "op_in_trx": 0,
  "timestamp": "2022-11-03T08:42:27",
  "trx_id": "56dabad5eba418af3eafda5d253e8b3dd8363463",
  "trx_in_block": 3,
  "virtual_op": 0
}

{
  "block": 60806166,
  "op": [
    "delegate_vesting_shares",
    {
      "delegatee": "aniltheg8",
      "delegator": "steem",
      "vesting_shares": "8158.572981 VESTS"
    }
  ],
  "op_in_trx": 0,
  "timestamp": "2022-01-17T08:13:57",
  "trx_id": "8464368cf6dd84c628e1f305805b5686d25e521b",
  "trx_in_block": 17,
  "virtual_op": 0
}

{
  "block": 54604689,
  "op": [
    "delegate_vesting_shares",
    {
      "delegatee": "aniltheg8",
      "delegator": "steem",
      "vesting_shares": "8342.341639 VESTS"
    }
  ],
  "op_in_trx": 0,
  "timestamp": "2021-06-13T22:15:57",
  "trx_id": "5952a6324495fd8934fa8f0fcfc77592c2d36299",
  "trx_in_block": 0,
  "virtual_op": 0
}

{
  "block": 49352255,
  "op": [
    "delegate_vesting_shares",
    {
      "delegatee": "aniltheg8",
      "delegator": "steem",
      "vesting_shares": "8529.763613 VESTS"
    }
  ],
  "op_in_trx": 0,
  "timestamp": "2020-12-11T08:38:30",
  "trx_id": "85a0c0a22582c2b61f06c3afb583380c71ada54c",
  "trx_in_block": 0,
  "virtual_op": 0
}

{
  "block": 49203823,
  "op": [
    "delegate_vesting_shares",
    {
      "delegatee": "aniltheg8",
      "delegator": "steem",
      "vesting_shares": "1912.543513 VESTS"
    }
  ],
  "op_in_trx": 0,
  "timestamp": "2020-12-06T02:16:03",
  "trx_id": "a1a7ba65815ccddda4187e42ed5ed2c56827967a",
  "trx_in_block": 3,
  "virtual_op": 0
}

{
  "block": 48907739,
  "op": [
    "delegate_vesting_shares",
    {
      "delegatee": "aniltheg8",
      "delegator": "steem",
      "vesting_shares": "8546.890230 VESTS"
    }
  ],
  "op_in_trx": 0,
  "timestamp": "2020-11-25T15:50:27",
  "trx_id": "d10626b59b4238df3506f543aaf1049cd375d53e",
  "trx_in_block": 1,
  "virtual_op": 0
}

{
  "block": 43214035,
  "op": [
    "delegate_vesting_shares",
    {
      "delegatee": "aniltheg8",
      "delegator": "steem",
      "vesting_shares": "8738.776826 VESTS"
    }
  ],
  "op_in_trx": 0,
  "timestamp": "2020-05-09T03:10:51",
  "trx_id": "2b95d31c7fc2efa8be1822f894022c6962e00bc8",
  "trx_in_block": 8,
  "virtual_op": 0
}

{
  "block": 43189678,
  "op": [
    "delegate_vesting_shares",
    {
      "delegatee": "aniltheg8",
      "delegator": "steem",
      "vesting_shares": "1953.311140 VESTS"
    }
  ],
  "op_in_trx": 0,
  "timestamp": "2020-05-08T06:23:42",
  "trx_id": "2836f1f602c8b53c82960598fa0a84ae799bad68",
  "trx_in_block": 24,
  "virtual_op": 0
}

{
  "block": 42560674,
  "op": [
    "delegate_vesting_shares",
    {
      "delegatee": "aniltheg8",
      "delegator": "steem",
      "vesting_shares": "8751.754245 VESTS"
    }
  ],
  "op_in_trx": 0,
  "timestamp": "2020-04-15T19:59:30",
  "trx_id": "8cb976a205c600d8a0b6c300d86a71a500708b9d",
  "trx_in_block": 25,
  "virtual_op": 0
}

{
  "block": 38047493,
  "op": [
    "comment",
    {
      "author": "steemitboard",
      "body": "Congratulations @aniltheg8! You received a personal award!\n\n<table><tr><td>https://steemitimages.com/70x70/http://steemitboard.com/@aniltheg8/birthday2.png</td><td>Happy Birthday! - You are on the Steem blockchain for 2 years!</td></tr></table>\n\n<sub>_You can view [your badges on your Steem Board](https://steemitboard.com/@aniltheg8) and compare to others on the [Steem Ranking](https://steemitboard.com/ranking/index.php?name=aniltheg8)_</sub>\n\n\n**Do not miss the last post from @steemitboard:**\n<table><tr><td><a href=\"https://steemit.com/steemfest/@steemitboard/steemfest-meet-the-stemians-contest-the-mysterious-rule-revealed\"><img src=\"https://steemitimages.com/64x128/https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmasWw4jQHwxng82DKxY6Q6tVg9mWcto4xcDURs8knFgCa/image.png\"></a></td><td><a href=\"https://steemit.com/steemfest/@steemitboard/steemfest-meet-the-stemians-contest-the-mysterious-rule-revealed\">SteemFest Meet The Stemians Contest - The mysterious rule revealed</a></td></tr></table>\n\n###### [Vote for @Steemitboard as a witness](https://v2.steemconnect.com/sign/account-witness-vote?witness=steemitboard&approve=1) to get one more award and increased upvotes!",
      "json_metadata": "{\"image\":[\"https://steemitboard.com/img/notify.png\"]}",
      "parent_author": "aniltheg8",
      "parent_permlink": "virat-kohli-and-co-as-cape-town-drought-likely-to-slow-newlands-pitch",
      "permlink": "steemitboard-notify-aniltheg8-20191110t081956000z",
      "title": ""
    }
  ],
  "op_in_trx": 0,
  "timestamp": "2019-11-10T08:19:57",
  "trx_id": "fe0b037661681d0b37d5182801b2a238c47d139f",
  "trx_in_block": 7,
  "virtual_op": 0
}

{
  "block": 32843490,
  "op": [
    "delegate_vesting_shares",
    {
      "delegatee": "aniltheg8",
      "delegator": "steem",
      "vesting_shares": "8947.377050 VESTS"
    }
  ],
  "op_in_trx": 0,
  "timestamp": "2019-05-12T13:14:21",
  "trx_id": "757444fcf61a2fff0ab76b44a30bbc268084b305",
  "trx_in_block": 29,
  "virtual_op": 0
}

{
  "block": 27572306,
  "op": [
    "comment",
    {
      "author": "steemitboard",
      "body": "Congratulations @aniltheg8! You have received a personal award!\n\n[![](https://steemitimages.com/70x70/http://steemitboard.com/@aniltheg8/birthday1.png)](http://steemitboard.com/@aniltheg8)  1 Year on Steemit\n<sub>_Click on the badge to view your Board of Honor._</sub>\n\n\n**Do not miss the last post from @steemitboard:**\n<table><tr><td><a href=\"https://steemit.com/steemfest/@steemitboard/steemfest3-and-steemitboard-meet-the-steemians-contest\"><img src=\"https://steemitimages.com/64x128/https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmeLukvNFRsa7RURqsFpiLGEZZD49MiU52JtWmjS5S2wtW/image.png\"></a></td><td><a href=\"https://steemit.com/steemfest/@steemitboard/steemfest3-and-steemitboard-meet-the-steemians-contest\">SteemFest3 and SteemitBoard - Meet the Steemians Contest</a></td></tr></table>\n\n> Support [SteemitBoard's project](https://steemit.com/@steemitboard)! **[Vote for its witness](https://v2.steemconnect.com/sign/account-witness-vote?witness=steemitboard&approve=1)** and **get one more award**!",
      "json_metadata": "{\"image\":[\"https://steemitboard.com/img/notify.png\"]}",
      "parent_author": "aniltheg8",
      "parent_permlink": "virat-kohli-and-co-as-cape-town-drought-likely-to-slow-newlands-pitch",
      "permlink": "steemitboard-notify-aniltheg8-20181110t081415000z",
      "title": ""
    }
  ],
  "op_in_trx": 0,
  "timestamp": "2018-11-10T08:14:15",
  "trx_id": "29114a67c1c7d54ae6455a02a225bfbd227708e6",
  "trx_in_block": 9,
  "virtual_op": 0
}

{
  "block": 22489618,
  "op": [
    "delegate_vesting_shares",
    {
      "delegatee": "aniltheg8",
      "delegator": "steem",
      "vesting_shares": "9146.929485 VESTS"
    }
  ],
  "op_in_trx": 0,
  "timestamp": "2018-05-16T20:05:51",
  "trx_id": "abcd1db59df9688aeaa432ec8477107bb6c1cc3c",
  "trx_in_block": 7,
  "virtual_op": 0
}

{
  "block": 21771055,
  "op": [
    "delegate_vesting_shares",
    {
      "delegatee": "aniltheg8",
      "delegator": "steem",
      "vesting_shares": "29534.898525 VESTS"
    }
  ],
  "op_in_trx": 0,
  "timestamp": "2018-04-21T20:38:21",
  "trx_id": "5d51249f0f9b8ad8840d19220a514986f0720117",
  "trx_in_block": 24,
  "virtual_op": 0
}

{
  "block": 18645632,
  "op": [
    "vote",
    {
      "author": "rafka-rodriguez",
      "permlink": "digital-currency-cryptocurrency-4da4ddfcf93dc",
      "voter": "aniltheg8",
      "weight": 10000
    }
  ],
  "op_in_trx": 0,
  "timestamp": "2018-01-03T05:34:15",
  "trx_id": "0d9a15558042603a39da2c7462b5df0c4923773d",
  "trx_in_block": 22,
  "virtual_op": 0
}

{
  "block": 18645622,
  "op": [
    "vote",
    {
      "author": "aniltheg8",
      "permlink": "virat-kohli-and-co-as-cape-town-drought-likely-to-slow-newlands-pitch",
      "voter": "aniltheg8",
      "weight": 10000
    }
  ],
  "op_in_trx": 0,
  "timestamp": "2018-01-03T05:33:45",
  "trx_id": "150f3e88fb542d83f3ae84e734f188a8c8227ee3",
  "trx_in_block": 21,
  "virtual_op": 0
}

{
  "block": 18645609,
  "op": [
    "comment",
    {
      "author": "aniltheg8",
      "body": "Cape Town's worst drought in decades may take some of the sting out of the Newlands pitch for the first Test between South Africa and India, starting on Friday.\n\nThere was a covering of green grass on the match surface when both teams practised on Tuesday, bringing a smile to the face of South African coach Ottis Gibson.\n\nBut groundsman Evan Flint said the grass was thin and that the weather conditions had made it difficult to produce the seam-friendly surface which the home side would like.\n\nThere was some unseasonal light rain on Sunday and Monday - about four-and-half millimetres in total - but not enough to break the prolonged drought.\n\n\"It made conditions a bit quicker,\" said Flint\n\nFlint has had to use borehole water and has been restricted to watering the outfield only twice a week, which means the playing area is drier under the surface than usual.\n\n\"I think if the fast bowlers bowl well enough, there will be something in it for them,\" said Flint. But he did not expect conditions would give a lot of assistance to South Africa's pace attack.\n\n\"It depends on who adapts quicker on the day - it is not necessarily favouring anyone,\" said Flint.",
      "json_metadata": "{\"tags\":[\"kohli\",\"cricket\",\"india\",\"match\",\"sports\"],\"app\":\"steemit/0.1\",\"format\":\"markdown\"}",
      "parent_author": "",
      "parent_permlink": "kohli",
      "permlink": "virat-kohli-and-co-as-cape-town-drought-likely-to-slow-newlands-pitch",
      "title": "Virat Kohli and Co as Cape Town drought likely to slow Newlands pitch"
    }
  ],
  "op_in_trx": 0,
  "timestamp": "2018-01-03T05:33:06",
  "trx_id": "ac996aa44c2803faa05d08671d4df9f32ab1e44c",
  "trx_in_block": 24,
  "virtual_op": 0
}

{
  "block": 18329021,
  "op": [
    "vote",
    {
      "author": "bkkshadow",
      "permlink": "verge-cryptocurrency-give-away-free-2000-xvg",
      "voter": "aniltheg8",
      "weight": 10000
    }
  ],
  "op_in_trx": 0,
  "timestamp": "2017-12-23T05:25:45",
  "trx_id": "5b9501aabf2403ca404fe370426ef7f5eefd6eb7",
  "trx_in_block": 7,
  "virtual_op": 0
}

{
  "block": 18032624,
  "op": [
    "delegate_vesting_shares",
    {
      "delegatee": "aniltheg8",
      "delegator": "steem",
      "vesting_shares": "29738.730577 VESTS"
    }
  ],
  "op_in_trx": 0,
  "timestamp": "2017-12-12T22:22:03",
  "trx_id": "622ebd9104996fd992f2e6b8a761816ed79dad47",
  "trx_in_block": 15,
  "virtual_op": 0
}

{
  "block": 17616459,
  "op": [
    "comment",
    {
      "author": "cheetah",
      "body": "Hi! I am a robot. I just upvoted you! I found similar content that readers might be interested in:\nhttps://liveanddare.com/types-of-meditation",
      "json_metadata": "",
      "parent_author": "aniltheg8",
      "parent_permlink": "types-of-meditation",
      "permlink": "cheetah-re-aniltheg8types-of-meditation",
      "title": ""
    }
  ],
  "op_in_trx": 0,
  "timestamp": "2017-11-28T11:24:24",
  "trx_id": "c962a115f2a65918447a8e049b0e7a06562a733c",
  "trx_in_block": 12,
  "virtual_op": 0
}

{
  "block": 17616458,
  "op": [
    "vote",
    {
      "author": "aniltheg8",
      "permlink": "types-of-meditation",
      "voter": "cheetah",
      "weight": 8
    }
  ],
  "op_in_trx": 0,
  "timestamp": "2017-11-28T11:24:21",
  "trx_id": "8fe13626a35cef45aa8f486cc1e46f25885171fd",
  "trx_in_block": 4,
  "virtual_op": 0
}

{
  "block": 17616444,
  "op": [
    "comment",
    {
      "author": "aniltheg8",
      "body": "**GENERAL TYPES**\n\nScientists usually classify meditation based on the way they focus attention, into two categories: Focused Attention and Open Monitoring. I’d like to propose a third: Effortless Presence.\n \nFocused attention meditation\n\nFocusing the attention on a single object during the whole meditation session. This object may be the breath, a mantra, visualization, part of the body, external object, etc. As the practitioner advances, his ability to keep the flow of attention in the chosen object gets stronger, and distractions become less common and short-lived. Both the depth and steadiness of his attention are developed.\nExamples of these are: Samatha (Buddhist meditation), some forms of Zazen, Loving Kindness Meditation, Chakra Meditation, Kundalini Meditation, Sound Meditation, Mantra Meditation, Pranayama, some forms of Qigong, and many others.\n \nOpen monitoring meditation\n\nInstead of focusing the attention on any one object, we keep it open, monitoring all aspects of our experience, without judgment or attachment. All perceptions, be them internal (thoughts, feelings, memory, etc.) or external (sound, smell, etc.), are recognized and seen for what they are. It is the process of non-reactive monitoring of the content of experience from moment to moment, without going into them. Examples are: Mindfulness meditation, Vipassana, as well as some types of Taoist Meditation.\n \nEffortless Presence\n\nIt’s the state where the attention is not focused on anything in particular, but reposes on itself – quiet, empty, steady, and introverted. We can also call it “Choiceless Awareness” or “Pure Being”. \nThis is actually the true purpose behind all kinds of meditation, and not a meditation type in itself. All traditional techniques of meditation recognize that the object of focus, and even the process of monitoring, is just a means to train the mind, so that effortless inner silence and deeper states of consciousness can be discovered. Eventually both the object of focus and the process itself is left behind, and there is only left the true self of the practitioner, as “pure presence”.\nIn some techniques, this is the only focus, from the beginning. Examples are: the Self-Enquiry (“I am” meditation) of Ramana Maharishi; Dzogchen; Mahamudra; some forms of Taoist Meditation; and some advanced forms of Raja Yoga. In my point of view, this type of meditation always requires previous training to be effective, even though this is sometimes not expressly said (only implied).\n \n1)\t**BUDDHIST MEDITATION**\n\nZen Meditation (Zazen)\n\nOrigin & Meaning\nZazen (坐禅) means “seated Zen”, or “seated meditation”, in Japanese. It has its roots in the Chinese Zen Buddhism (Ch’an) tradition, tracing back to Indian monk Bodhidharma (6th century CE). In the West, its most popular forms comes from Dogen Zenji (1200~1253), the founder of Soto Zen movement in Japan. Similar modalities are practiced in the Rinzai school of Zen, in Japan and Korea.\n\n https://liveanddare.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/types-of-meditation-zazen-seated-position-1.jpg\n\nHow to do it\n\nIt is generally practiced seated on the floor over a mat and cushion, with crossed legs. Traditionally it was done in lotus or half-lotus position, but this is hardly necessary. The most important aspect, as you see in the pictures, is keeping the back completely straight, from the pelvis to the neck. Mouth is kept close and eyes are kept lowered, with your gaze resting on the ground about two or three feet in front of you.\nAs to the mind aspect of it, it’s usually practiced in two ways:\n•\tFocusing on breath — focus all your attention on the movement of the breath going in and out through the nose. This may be aided by counting the breath in your mind. Each time you inhale you count one number, starting with 10, and then moving backward to 9, 8, 7, etc. When you arrive in 1, you resume from 10 again. If you get distracted and lose your count, gently bring back the attention to 10 and resume from there.\n•\tShikantaza (“just sitting”) — in this form the practitioner does not use any specific object of meditation; rather, practitioners remain as much as possible in the present moment, aware of and observing what passes through their minds and around them, without dwelling on anything in particular. It’s a type of Effortless Presence meditation\n\nIs it for me?\n\nZazen is a very sober meditation style, and you can easily find a lot of strong communities practicing it, as well as plenty of information on the internet. There is a lot of emphasis in keeping the right posture, as an aid for concentration. It is usually practiced in Zen Buddhist centers (Sangha), with strong community support.\nIn many of them you will find it coupled with other elements of Buddhist practice: prostrations, a bit of ritualism, chanting, and group readings of the Buddha teachings. Some people will like this, others won’t. Personally, I practiced zazen in a Buddhist group for 3 years, and I found that those elements and a bit of formality can also help create a structure for the practice, and in themselves they are also meditative.\n\n**Vipassana Meditation**\n\nOrigin & Meaning\n\nIt is a traditional Buddhist practice, dating back to 6th century BC. Vipassana-meditation, as taught in the last few decades, comes from the Theravada Buddhist tradition, and was popularized by  S. N. Goenka and the Vipassana movement.\nDue to the popularity of Vipassanā-meditation, the “mindfulness of breathing” has gained further popularity in the West as “mindfulness”.\n \nHow to do it\n\n[There is some conflicting information on how to practice Vipassana. In general, however, most teachers emphasize starting with mindfulness of breath in the first stages, to stabilize the mind and achieve “access concentration.” This is more like focused attention meditation. Then the practice moves on to developing “clear insight” on the bodily sensations and mental phenomena, observing them moment by moment and not clinging to any. Here goes an introduction, aimed for beginners. To know more I’d suggest following up the links provided or learning from a teacher (perhaps in a Vipassana retreat).] \nIdeally, one is to sit on a cushion on the floor, cross-legged, with your spine erect; alternatively, a chair may be used, but the back should not be supported.\nThe first aspect is to develop concentration, through samatha practice. This is typically done through breathing awareness.\nFocus all your attention, from moment to moment, on the movement of your breath. Notice the subtle sensations of the movement of the abdomen rising and falling. Alternatively, one can focus on the sensation of the air passing through the nostrils and touching the upper lips skin – though this requires a bit more practice, and is more advanced.\nAs you focus on the breath, you will notice that other perceptions and sensations continue to appear: sounds, feelings in the body, emotions, etc. Simply notice these phenomena as they emerge in the field of awareness, and then return to the sensation of breathing. The attention is kept in the object of concentration (the breathing), while these other thoughts or sensations are there simply as “background noise”.\nThe object that is the focus of the practice (for instance, the movement of the abdomen) is called the “primary object”. And a “secondary object” is anything else that arises in your field of perception – either through your five senses (sound, smell, itchiness in the body, etc.) or through the mind (thought, memory, feeling, etc.). If a secondary object hooks your attention and pulls it away, or if it causes desire or aversion to appear, you should focus on the secondary object for a moment or two, labeling it with a mental note, like “thinking”,  “memory”, “hearing”, “desiring”. This practice is often called “noting”.\n\nA mental note identifies an object in general but not in detail. When you’re aware of a sound, for example, label it “hearing” instead of “motorcycle,” “voices” or “barking dog.” If an unpleasant sensation arises, note “pain” or “feeling” instead of “knee pain” or “my back pain.” Then return your attention to the primary meditation object. When aware of a fragrance, say the mental note “smelling” for a moment or two. You don’t have to identify the scent.\nWhen one has thus gained “access concentration”, the attention is then turned to the object of practice, which is normally thought or bodily sensations. One observes the objects of awareness without attachment, letting thoughts and sensations arise and pass away of their own accord. Mental labeling (explained above) is often use as a way to prevent you from being carried away by thoughts, and keep you in more objectively noticing them.\nAs a result one develops the clear seeing that the observed phenomena is pervaded by the three “marks of existence”: impermanence (annica), insatisfactoriness (dukkha) and emptiness of self (annata). As a result, equanimity, peace and inner freedom is developed in relation to these inputs.\n\nIs it for me?\n\nVipassana is an excellent meditation to help you ground yourself in your body, and understand how the processes of your mind work. It is a very popular style of meditation. You can find plenty of teachers, websites, and books about it, as well as 3~10 days retreats (donation based). The teaching of it is always free. There are no formalities or rituals attached to the practice.\nIf you are completely new to meditation, Vipassana or Mindfulness are probably good ways for you to start.\n \n \n**Mindfulness Meditation**\n \nOrigin & Meaning\n\nMindfulness Meditation is an adaptation from traditional Buddhist meditation practices, especially Vipassana, but also having strong influence from other lineages (such as the Vietnamese Zen Buddhism from Thich Nhat Hanh). “Mindfulness” is the common western translation for the Buddhist term sati. Anapanasati, “mindfulness of breathing”, is part of the Buddhist practice of Vipassana or insight meditation, and other Buddhist meditational practices, such as zazen\n\nOne of the main influencers for Mindfulness in the West is John Kabat-Zinn. His Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction program (MBSR) – which he developed in 1979 at the University of Massachusetts Medical School – has been used in several hospitals and health clinic on the past decades.\n \nHow to do it\n\nMindfulness meditation is the practice of intentionally focusing on the present moment, accepting and non-judgmentally paying attention to the sensations, thoughts, and emotions that arise.\n\nFor the “formal practice” time, sit on a cushion on the floor, or on a chair, with straight and unsupported back. Pay close attention to the movement of your breath. When you breath in, be aware that you are breathing in, and how it feels. When you breath out, be aware you are breathing out. Do like this for the length of your meditation practice, constantly redirecting the attention to the breath. Or you can move on to be paying attention to the sensations, thoughts and feelings that arise.\n\nThe effort is to not intentionally add anything to our present moment experience, but to be aware of what is going on, without losing ourselves in anything that arises.\n\nYour mind will get distracted into going along with sounds, sensations, and thoughts. Whenever that happens, gently recognize that you have been distracted, and bring the attention back to the breathing, or to the objective noticing of that thought or sensation. There is a big different between being inside the thought/sensation, and simply being aware of it’s presence.\n\nLearn to enjoy your practice. Once you are done, appreciate how different the body and mind feel.\n\nThere is also the practice of mindfulness during our daily activities: while eating, walking, and talking. For “daily life” meditation, the practice is to pay attention to what is going on in the present moment, to be aware of what is happening – and not living in “automatic mode”. If you are speaking, that means paying attention to the words you speak, how you speak them, and to listen with presence and attention. If you are walking, that means being more aware of your body movements, your feet touching the ground, the sounds you are hearing, etc.\n\nYour effort in seated practice supports your daily life practice, and vice-versa. They are both equally important.\n \n\nIs it for me?\n\nFor the general public, this is perhaps the most advisable way to get started with meditation. It is the type of meditation that is most taught at schools and hospitals, as far as I am aware. The “mindfulness movement” as practiced nowadays in society at large, is not Buddhism, but an adaptation of Buddhist practices due to their benefits in good physical and mental health and general wellbeing.\n\nFor most people, Mindfulness Meditation may be the only type of meditation they will like, especially if their focus is only the physical and mental benefits of meditation, as it is usually taught dissociated from several of the eastern concepts and philosophies that traditionally accompanied the practice. And for that it is great – it will bring many good things to your life.\n\nIf your focus is a deeper transformation and spiritual development, however, then mindfulness meditation may be just an initial step for you. From here you can then move into Vipassana, Zazen, or other types of meditation.\n \n \n**Loving Kindness Meditation (Metta Meditation)**\n \nOrigin & Meaning\n\nMetta is a Pali word that means kindness, benevolence, and good will. This practice comes from the Buddhist traditions, especially the Theravada and Tibetan lineages. “Compassion meditation” is a contemporary scientific field that demonstrates the efficacy of metta and related meditative practices.\nDemonstrated benefits include: boosting one’s ability to empathize with others; development of positive emotions through compassion, including a more loving attitude towards oneself; increased self-acceptance; greater feeling of competence about one’s life; and increased feeling of purpose in life.\n \nHow to do it\n\nOne sits down in a meditation position, with closed eyes, and generates in his mind and heart feelings of kindness and benevolence. Start by developing loving-kindness towards yourself, then progressively towards others and all beings. Usually this progression is advised:\n1.\toneself\n2.\ta good friend\n3.\ta “neutral” person\n4.\ta difficult person\n5.\tall four of the above equally\n6.\tand then gradually the entire universe\n\nThe feeling to be developed is that of wishing happiness and well-being for all. This practice may be aided by reciting specific words or sentences that evoke the “boundless warm-hearted feeling”, visualizing the suffering of others and sending love; or by imagining the state of another being, and wishing him happiness and peace.\n\nThe more you practice this meditation, the more joy you will experience. \n\n“For one who attends properly to the liberation of the heart by benevolence, unarisen ill will does not arise and arisen ill will is abandoned.” – The Buddha\n\nIs it for me?\n\nAre you sometimes too hard on yourself or on others? Or feel like you need to improve your relationships? Loving-kindness meditation will help you. It is beneficial both for selfless and self-centered people, and it will help increase your general level of happiness. You cannot feel loving-kindness and depression (or any other negative feeling) at the same time.\nIt is also often recommended, by Buddhist teachers, as an antidote to insomnia, nightmares, or anger issues.\n \n \n2) **HINDU MEDITATION** (Vedic & Yogic)\n\n Mantra Meditation (OM Meditation)\n\n Origin & Meaning\n\nA mantra is a syllable or word, usually without any particular meaning, that is repeated for the purpose of focusing your mind. It is not an affirmation used to convince yourself of something.\nSome meditation teachers insist that both the choice of word, and its correct pronunciation, is very important, due to the “vibration” associated to the sound and meaning, and that for this reason an initiation into it is essential. Others say that the mantra itself is only a tool to focus the mind, and the chosen word is completely irrelevant.\nMantras are used in Hindu traditions, Buddhist traditions (especially Tibetan and “Pure Land” Buddhism), as well as in Jainism, Sikhism and Daoism (Taoism). Some people call mantra meditation “om meditation”, but that is just one of the mantras that can be used. A more devotion oriented practice of mantras is called japa, and consists of repeating sacred sounds (name of God) with love.\n \nHow to do it\n\nAs most type of meditations, it is usually practiced sitting with spine erect, and eyes closed. The practitioner then repeats the mantra in his mind, silently, over and over again during the whole session.\n\nSometimes this practice is coupled with being aware of the breathing or coordinating with it. In other exercises, the mantra is actually whispered very lightly and softly, as an aid to concentration.\n\nAs you repeat the mantra, it creates a mental vibration that allows the mind to experience deeper levels of awareness. As you meditate, the mantra becomes increasingly abstract and indistinct, until you’re finally led into the field of pure consciousness from which the vibration arose.\n\nRepetition of the mantra helps you disconnect from the thoughts filling your mind so that perhaps you may slip into the gap between thoughts. The mantra is a tool to support your meditation practice. Mantras can be viewed as ancient power words with subtle intentions that help us connect to spirit, the source of everything in the universe. (Deepak Chopra)\nHere are some of the most well-known mantras from the Hindu & Buddhist traditions:\n\n•\tom\n•\tso-ham\n•\tom namah shivaya\n•\tom mani padme hum\n•\trama\n•\tyam\n•\tham\nYou may practice for a certain period of time, or for a set number of “repetitions” – traditionally 108 or 1008. In the latter case, beads are typically used for keeping count.\nAs the practice deepens, you may find that the mantra continues “by itself” like the humming of the mind. Or the mantra may even disappear, and you are left in a state of deep inner peace.\n\nIs it for me?\n\nPeople usually find that it is easier to focus with a mantra than with the breathing. Because a mantra is a word, and thoughts are usually perceived as words, it can be easier to keep the focus on a mantra rather than on the breathing. It is useful especially when the mind is racing with many thoughts, since it mantra meditation demands constant attention.\nMeditating with a mantra can also make it simpler to integrate your meditative state into your daily life. In whatever activity you find yourself into, it can be as simple as repeating the mantra in your mind.\n  \n \n**Yoga Meditations**\n \nOrigin & Meaning\n\nThere is not one type of meditation which is “Yogic Meditation”, so here it is meant the several meditation types taught in the yoga tradition. Yoga means “union”. Tradition goes as far as 1700 B.C, and has as its highest goal spiritual purification and Self-Knowledge. Classical Yoga divides the practice into rules of conduct (yamas and niyamas), physical postures (asanas), breathing exercises (pranayama), and contemplative practices of meditation (pratyahara, dharana, dhyana, samadhi).\nThe Yoga tradition is the oldest meditation tradition on earth, and also the one with the widest variety of practices.\n \nHow to do it\n\nHere are some types of meditation practiced in Yoga. The most common and universal Yoga meditation one is the “third eye meditation”. Other popular ones involve concentrating on a chakra, repeating a mantra, visualization of light, or gazing meditations.\n \n•\tThird Eye Meditation — focusing the attention on the “spot between the eyebrows” (called by some “the third eye” or “ajna chakra”). The attention is constantly redirected to this point, as a means to silence the mind. By time the “silent gaps” between thoughts get wider and deeper. Sometimes this is accompanied by physically “looking”, with eyes closed, towards that spot.\n\n•\tChakra Meditation — the practitioner focuses on one of the seven chakras of the body (“centers of energy”), typically doing some visualizations and chanting a specific mantra for each chakra (lam, vam, ram, yam, ham, om). Most commonly it is done on the heart chackra, third eye, and crown chackra.\n\n•\tGazing Meditation (Trataka) — fixing the gaze on an external object, typically a candle, image or a symbol (yantras). It is done with eyes open, and then with eyes closed, to train both the concentration and visualization powers of the mind. After closing the eyes, you should still keep the image of the object in your “mind’s eye”. This meditation is so important and powerful.\n\n•\tKundalini Meditation — this is a very complex system of practice. The goal is the awakening of the “kundalini energy” which lies dormant on the base of the spine, the development of several psychic centers in the body, and, finally, enlightenment. There are several dangers associated with this practice, and it should not be attempted without the guidance of a qualified yogi.\n\n•\tKriya Yoga — is a set of energization, breathing, and meditation exercises taught by Paramahamsa Yogananda. This is more suited for those who have a devotional temperament, and are seeking the spiritual aspects of meditation. \n\n•\tSound Meditation (Nada Yoga) — focusing on sound. Starts with meditation on “external sounds”, such as calming ambient music (like Native American flute music), whereby the student focuses all his attention on just hearing, as a help to quieten and collect the mind. By time the practice evolves to hearing the “internal sounds” of the body and mind. The ultimate goal is to hear the “Ultimate Sound” (para nada), which is a sound without vibration, and that manifests as “OM”.\n\n•\tTantra — unlike the popular view in the West, most Tantra practices have nothing to do with ritualized sex (this was practiced by a minority of lineages. Tantra is a very rich tradition, with dozens of different contemplative practices. The text Vijnanabhairava Tantra, for instance, lists 108 “meditations”, most of them more advanced (already requiring a certain degree of stillness and mind control). \n\no\tMerge the mind and the senses in the interior space in the spiritual heart.\no\tWhen one object is perceived, all other objects become empty. Concentrate on that emptiness.\no\tConcentrate on the space which occurs between two thoughts.\no\tFix attention on the inside of the skull. Close eyes.\no\tMeditate on the occasion of any great delight.\no\tMeditate on the feeling of pain.\no\tDwell on the reality which exists between pain and pleasure.\no\tMeditate on the void in one’s body extending in all directions simultaneously.\no\tConcentrate on a bottomless well or as standing in a very high place.\no\tListen to the Anahata [heart chakra] sound.\no\tListen to the sound of a musical instrument as it dies away.\no\tContemplate on the universe or one’s own body as being filled with bliss.\no\tConcentrate intensely on the idea that the universe is completely void.\no\tContemplate that the same consciousness exists in all bodies.\n\n•\tPranayama — breathing regulation. It is not exactly meditation, but an excellent practice to calm the mind and prepare it for meditation. There are several different types of Pranayama, but the simplest and most commonly taught one is the 4-4-4-4. This means breathing in counting up to 4, holding for 4 seconds, breathing out for 4 seconds, and holding empty for 4 seconds. Breathe through your nose, and let the abdomen (and not the chest) be the one that moves. Go through a few cycles like this. This regulation of breathing balances the moods and pacifies the body, and can be done anywhere.\n\nYoga is a very rich tradition, with different lineages, so there are many other techniques. But the ones above are the most well-known; the others are more specific or complex.\n \nIs it for me?\n\nWith all these types of meditation in Yoga, you are likely to find one that you like. If you are a musician, perhaps nada yoga is something that will attract you. If you are a devotional person, kriya yoga is a good option. Kundalini and Chakra meditation should only be attempted with a teacher.\nProbably the simplest one to try is the “third eye meditation”, which is simple and yields results fairly quickly. For the other types you would probably need more instruction, either of a teacher or a good book (see references above). Besides, Pranayama is definitely something anyone can benefit from.\n \n**Self-Enquiry and “I Am” Meditation**\n \nOrigin & Meaning\n\nSelf-Enquiry is the English translation for the Sanskrit term atma vichara. It means to “investigate” our true nature, to find the answer to the “Who am I?” question, which culminates with the intimate knowledge of our true Self, our true being. We see references to this meditation in very old Indian texts; however, it was greatly popularized and expanded upon by the 20th-century Indian sage Ramana Maharshi (1879~1950).\n\nThe modern non-duality movement (or neo-advaita), which is greatly inspired in his teachings – as well as those of Nisargadatta Maharaj (1897~1981) and Papaji – strongly uses this technique and variations. Many contemporary teachers to employ this technique, the most famous ones being Mooji (whom I’ve personally been with and recommend), Adyashanti, and Eckhart Tolle.\n \nHow to do it\n\nThis practice is very simple, but also very subtle. When explaining it, however, it may sound very abstract.\nYour sense of “I” (or “ego”) is the center of your universe. It is there, in some form or another, behind all your thoughts, emotions, memories, and perceptions. Yet we are not clear about what this “I” is – about who we truly are, in essence – and confuse it with our body, our mind, our roles, our labels. It’s the biggest mystery in our lives.\n\nWith Self-Enquiry, the question “Who I am?” is asked within yourself. You must reject any verbal answers that may come, and use this question simply as a tool to fix your attention in the subjective feeling of “I” or “I am”. Become one with it, go deep into it. This will then reveal your true “I”, your real self as pure consciousness, beyond all limitation. It is not an intellectual pursuit, but a question to bring the attention to the core element of your perception and experience: the “I”. This is not your personality, but a pure, subjective, feeling of existing – without any images or concepts attached to it.\nWhenever thoughts/feelings arise, you ask yourself, “To whom does this arise?” or “Who is aware of _____ (anger, fear, pain, or whatever)?” The answer will be “It’s me!”. From then you ask “Who am I?”, to bring the attention back to the subjective feeling of self, of presence. It is pure existence, objectless and choice-less awareness.\n\nAnother way of explaining this practice is to just focus the mind on your feeling of being, the non-verbal “I am” that shines inside of you. Keep it pure, without association with anything you perceive.\nWith all other types of meditation, the “I” (yourself) is focusing on some object, internal or external, physical or mental. In self-enquiry, the “I” is focusing on itself, the subject. It is the attention turned towards its source.\nThere is no special position to practice, although the general suggestions about posture and environment are helpful for beginners.\n\nIs it for me?\n\nThis meditation is very powerful in bringing inner freedom and peace; yet, if you don’t have previous experience with meditation, you may find it very hard to follow through. As an initial aid to give you a feeling for it, I would advise following some guided meditations from Mooji, in YouTube.\n \n \n2)**CHINESE MEDITATION**\n \nTaoist Meditations\n \nOrigin & Meaning\n\nDaoism is a Chinese philosophy and religion, dating back to Lao Tzu (or Laozi). It emphasizes living in harmony with Nature, or Tao, and its main text is the Tao Te Ching, dating back to 6th century B.C. Later on some lineages of Taoism were also influenced by Buddhist meditation practices brought from India, especially on the 8th century C.E.\nThe chief characteristic of this type of meditation is the generation, transformation, and circulation of inner energy. The purpose is to quieten the body and mind, unify body and spirit, find inner peace, and harmonize with the Tao. Some styles of Taoist Meditation are specifically focused on improving health and giving longevity.\n \nHow to do it\n\nThere are several different types of Taoist meditation, and they are sometimes classified in three: “insight”, “concentrative”, and “visualization”. Here is a brief overview:\n\n•\tEmptiness meditation (Zuowang)— to sit quietly and empty oneself of all mental images (thoughts, feelings, and so on), to “forget about everything”, in order to experience inner quiet and emptiness. In this state, vital force and “spirit” is collected and replenished. This is similar to the Confucius discipline of “heart-mind fasting”, and it is regarded as “the natural way”. One simply allows all thoughts and sensations arise and fall by themselves, without engaging with or “following” any of them. If this is found to be too hard and “uninteresting”, the student is instructed with other types of meditation, such as visualization and Qigong\n\n•\tVisualization (Cunxiang) — an esoteric practice of visualizing different aspects of the cosmos in relation to one’s own body and self.\n\n•\tBreathing meditation (Zhuanqi) — to focus on the breath, or “unite mind and qi”. The instruction is “focus your vital breath until it is supremely soft”. Sometimes this is done by simply quietly observing the breath (similar to Mindfulness Meditation in Buddhism); in other traditions it is by following certain patterns of exhalation and inhalation, so that one becomes directly aware of the “dynamisms of Heaven and Earth” through ascending and descending breath (a type of Qigong, similar to Pranayama in Yoga).\n\n•\tInner Vision (Neiguan) — visualizing inside one’s body and mind, including the organs, “inner deities”, qi (vital force) movements, and thought processes. It’s a process of acquainting oneself with the wisdom of nature in your body. There are particular instructions for following this practice, and a good book or a teacher is required.\n\n•\tInternal Alchemy (Neidan) — a complex and esoteric practice of self-transformation utilizing visualization, breathing exercises, movement and concentration. Some Qigong exercises are simplified forms of internal alchemy practices.\nMost of these meditations are done seated cross-legged on the floor, with spine erect. The eyes are kept half-closed and fixed on the point of the nose.\n\nMaster Liu Sichuan emphasises that, although not easy, ideally one should practice by “joining the breath and the mind together”; for those that find this too hard, he would recommend focusing on the lower abdomen (dantian).\n\nIs it for me?\n\nPeople that are more connected with the body and nature may like to try Taoist meditation, and enjoy learning a bit about the philosophy behind it. Or if you are into martial arts or Tai Chi, this might be of your interest. However, Taoist centers and teachers are not as easy to find as Buddhist and Yoga ones, so it might be a challenge to follow through.\n \n \n**Qigong (Chi kung)**\n \nOrigin & Meaning\n\nQigong (also spelled chi kung, or chi gung) is a Chinese word that means “life energy cultivation”, and is a body-mind exercise for health, meditation, and martial arts training. It typically involves slow body movement, inner focus, and regulated breathing. Traditionally it was practiced and taught in secrecy in the Chinese Buddhist, Taoist and Confucianist traditions. In the 20th century, Qigong movement has incorporated and popularized Daoist meditation, and “mainly employs concentrative exercises but also favors the circulation of energy in an inner-alchemical mode” (Kohn 2008a:120).\n\nDaoist practices may also employ Qigong, but since Qigong is also applied in other Chinese philosophies, I decided to treat it as a separate subject.\n \nHow to do it\n\nThere are thousands of different Qigong exercises cataloged, involving over 80 different types of breathing. Some are specific to martial arts (to energize and strengthen the body); others are for health (to nourish body functions or cure diseases); and others for meditation and spiritual cultivation. Qigong can be practiced in a static position (seated or standing), or through a dynamic set of movements – which is what you typically see in YouTube videos and on DVDs. The exercises that are done as a meditation, however, are normally done sitting down, and without movement.\n\n•\tSit in a comfortable position. Make sure your body is balanced and centered.\n•\tRelax your whole body – muscles, nerves, and internal organs\n•\tRegulate your breathing, making it deep, long, and soft.\n•\tCalm your mind\n•\tPlace all your attention in the “lower dantien”, which is the center of gravity of the body, two inches below the navel. This will help accumulate and root the qi (vital energy). Where your mind and intention is, there will be your qi. So, by focusing on the dantien, you are gathering energy in this natural reservoir.\n•\tFeel the qi circulating freely through your body.\n\nOther famous Qigong exercises are:\n•\tSmall Circulation (also called “microcosmic circulation”)\n•\tEmbryonic Breathing\n•\tEight Pieces of Brocade \n•\tMuscle Tendon Changing (or “Yi Jin Jing”, taught by Bodhidharma)\n\nThe first two are seated meditation, while the latter two are dynamic Qigong, integrating body stretches.\n\n\nIs it for me?\n\nQigong meditation may be more attractive to people that like to integrate a more active body and energy work into the practice. If seated meditation is unbearable for you, and you prefer something a bit more active, try some of the more dynamic forms of Qigong. Again, there are several styles of Qigong out there, and you may need to try with different teachers or DVDs to find the one that suits you.\nSome people have a taste of dynamic Qigong through the practice of Tai Chi.\n\n4) **CHRISTIAN MEDITATION**\n\nIn Eastern traditions (Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, Daoism) meditation is usually practiced with the purpose of transcending the mind and attaining enlightenment. On the other hand, in the Christian tradition the goal of contemplative practices is, one may say, moral purification and deeper understanding of the Bible; or a closer intimacy with God/Christ, for the more mystic stream of the tradition.\n\nHere are some forms of Christian contemplative practice:\n\n•\tcontemplative prayer — which usually involves the silent repetition of sacred words or sentences, with focus and devotion\n•\tcontemplative reading — or simply “contemplation”, which involves thinking deeply about the teachings and events in the Bible.\n•\t“sitting with God” — a silent meditation, usually preceded by contemplation or reading, in which we focus all our mind, heart and soul on the presence of God\n\nOrigin & Meaning\n\nGuided Meditation is, in great part, a modern phenomenon. It is an easier way to start, and you will find guided meditations based on several of the above traditions.\nThe practice of meditation requires some dose of determination and will-power. In the past, people that were into meditation were more committed to it, and also had strong ideals fuelling their motivation. Their life was more simple, with less distractions.\nWe live in very different times now. Our life is busier. Will power is a less common personal asset. Distractions are everywhere, and meditation is often sought as a means to develop better health, enhance performance, or improve oneself.\nFor these reasons, guided meditation can indeed be a good way to introduce you to the practice. Once you get the hang of it, and wish to take your practice to the next level, I would urge you to try meditation unassisted by audio. It is up to you to decide when you feel like taking this step.\nGuided Meditation is like cooking with a recipe. It’s a good way to start, and you can eat the food you make like this. But once you understand the main principles and flavors, you can cook your own dish. It will have a different, unique taste; it will be tailored for you, and more powerful. And then you will not want to use the recipe anymore – unless if you are trying a dish of another cuisine. \n\nHow to do it\n\nGuided meditation usually comes in the form of audio (file, podcast, CD), and sometimes audio and video. You will find that any guided meditation will fall in one of below categories (with some overlap, obviously).\n\n•\tTraditional Meditations — With these types of audios, the voice of the teacher is simply there to “illustrate” or “guide” the way for your attention, in order to be in a meditative state; there is more silence than voice in it, and often no music. Examples are the ones offered by Thich Nhat Hanh and Tara Brach, which are rooted in authentic Buddhist practices. The purpose is to develop and deepen the practice itself, with all the benefits that come with it.\n•\tGuided Imagery — Makes use of the imagination and visualization powers of the brain, guiding you to imagine an object, entity, scenery or journey. The purpose is usually healing or relaxation.\n•\tRelaxation & Body Scans — Helps you achieve a deep relaxation in your whole body. It’s usually accompanied by soothing instrumental music or nature sounds. In Yoga these are called yoga nidra. The purpose is relaxation and calmness.\n•\tAffirmations — Usually coupled with relaxation and guided imagery, the purpose of these meditations is to imprint a message in your mind.\n•\tBinaural Beats — Binaural beats were originally discovered in 1839 by physicist Heinrich Wilhelm Dove. He discovered when signals of two different frequencies are presented separately, one to each ear, your brain detects the phase variation between the frequencies and tries to reconcile that difference. This is used to generate alpha waves (10 Hz), which is the brain wave associated with initial levels of meditation. \n\nWhile they all have their merits, it is the first type that most naturally evolves into individual unguided practice.\n \nIs it for me?\n\nIf you feel traditional meditation is a bit too hard, or you are unsure where to start, then guided meditations can be the way for you to begin. Or if you are seeking some very specific experience or benefit – like improving self-esteem, working through a trauma, or just letting go of some tension in your body – you can also find some guided meditation that suits you.",
      "json_metadata": "{\"tags\":[\"meditation\",\"buddhist\",\"christian\",\"hindu\",\"chinese\"],\"image\":[\"https://liveanddare.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/types-of-meditation-zazen-seated-position-1.jpg\"],\"app\":\"steemit/0.1\",\"format\":\"markdown\"}",
      "parent_author": "",
      "parent_permlink": "meditation",
      "permlink": "types-of-meditation",
      "title": "Types of Meditation"
    }
  ],
  "op_in_trx": 0,
  "timestamp": "2017-11-28T11:23:39",
  "trx_id": "ef59ae17acaa7fc02452bd500a3eeb9cd1329478",
  "trx_in_block": 9,
  "virtual_op": 0
}

{
  "block": 17587131,
  "op": [
    "vote",
    {
      "author": "etherecashindia",
      "permlink": "eatherecash-goal-and-benefits",
      "voter": "aniltheg8",
      "weight": 10000
    }
  ],
  "op_in_trx": 0,
  "timestamp": "2017-11-27T10:56:33",
  "trx_id": "3a662272c41e1cf4dfe305c89e7ca3761757fffc",
  "trx_in_block": 5,
  "virtual_op": 0
}

{
  "block": 17584613,
  "op": [
    "comment",
    {
      "author": "resteemr",
      "body": "Congratulations! This post was randomly selected and upvoted by @resteemr!\n\n---\n@resteemr is curating posts tagged #india this week.\n[Read More about it here](https://steemit.com/steemit/@resteemr/payout-11-for-new-followers).\n",
      "json_metadata": "{\"tags\":[\"mangalore\"],\"community\":\"busy\",\"app\":\"busy/2.0.0\"}",
      "parent_author": "aniltheg8",
      "parent_permlink": "places-to-visit-in-mangalore",
      "permlink": "re-aniltheg8-places-to-visit-in-mangalore-20171127t085034649z",
      "title": ""
    }
  ],
  "op_in_trx": 0,
  "timestamp": "2017-11-27T08:50:36",
  "trx_id": "2126cd94bb23ef29650037d5a5e729f4a0102668",
  "trx_in_block": 12,
  "virtual_op": 0
}

{
  "block": 17584605,
  "op": [
    "vote",
    {
      "author": "aniltheg8",
      "permlink": "places-to-visit-in-mangalore",
      "voter": "resteemr",
      "weight": 4000
    }
  ],
  "op_in_trx": 0,
  "timestamp": "2017-11-27T08:50:12",
  "trx_id": "452ed08ae6389759f26e64bedbf63568b7b07346",
  "trx_in_block": 6,
  "virtual_op": 0
}

{
  "block": 17583705,
  "op": [
    "comment",
    {
      "author": "aniltheg8",
      "body": "Kudroli Gokarnath Temple\nhttps://media-cdn.tripadvisor.com/media/photo-w/03/46/08/3b/kudroli-gokarnath-temple.jpg\nhttps://media-cdn.tripadvisor.com/media/photo-o/04/15/51/e3/the-bhagirathi-awataran.jpg\n\n\nKadri Manjunath Temple\nhttps://media-cdn.tripadvisor.com/media/photo-w/08/e6/8a/b2/kadri-manjunath-temple.jpg\nhttps://media-cdn.tripadvisor.com/media/photo-o/10/99/00/af/about-temple.jpg\n\nKateel Shri Durgaparameshwari Temple\nhttps://media-cdn.tripadvisor.com/media/photo-o/0e/a0/a0/eb/swaagata.jpg\nhttps://media-cdn.tripadvisor.com/media/photo-o/0e/a0/a2/9d/durga-parameshwari.jpg\n\nTannirbhavi Beach\nhttps://media-cdn.tripadvisor.com/media/photo-w/10/3c/0c/2d/tannirbhavi-beach.jpg\nhttps://media-cdn.tripadvisor.com/media/photo-o/10/43/18/01/photo1jpg.jpg\n\nPanambur Beach\nhttps://media-cdn.tripadvisor.com/media/photo-s/02/f2/b1/19/water-sports.jpg\nhttps://media-cdn.tripadvisor.com/media/photo-p/07/f9/07/2d/panambur-beach.jpg\n\nSt. Aloysius Chapel\nhttps://media-cdn.tripadvisor.com/media/photo-o/0f/2f/a5/f4/st-aloysius-chapel.jpg\nhttps://media-cdn.tripadvisor.com/media/photo-o/07/fd/9e/d8/st-aloysius-chapel.jpg\n\nSomeshwara Temple and Beach\nhttps://media-cdn.tripadvisor.com/media/photo-o/06/63/9f/6d/someswara-beach-view.jpg\nhttps://media-cdn.tripadvisor.com/media/photo-w/10/d8/0c/35/sunset.jpg\n\nSammilan Shetty’s Butterfly Park\nhttps://media-cdn.tripadvisor.com/media/photo-w/06/91/8a/ed/attractive.jpg\nhttps://media-cdn.tripadvisor.com/media/photo-o/0f/f7/ad/71/img-20170721-135142-largejpg.jpg\n\nPilikula Nisargadhama\nhttps://media-cdn.tripadvisor.com/media/photo-o/0e/20/ff/1d/img-20170110-153001-largejpg.jpg\nhttps://media-cdn.tripadvisor.com/media/photo-o/10/f9/71/14/entrance-wall.jpg\n\nMilagres Church\nhttps://media-cdn.tripadvisor.com/media/photo-s/0e/02/a8/47/out-view.jpg\nhttps://media-cdn.tripadvisor.com/media/photo-o/0f/63/8c/ce/ultimate-view-of-the.jpg\n\nNITK Lighthouse\nhttps://media-cdn.tripadvisor.com/media/photo-o/0d/f6/cf/5b/nitk-beach-surathkal.jpg\nhttps://media-cdn.tripadvisor.com/media/photo-w/10/3c/1f/3e/nitk-lighthouse.jpg\n\nSultan Battery\nhttps://media-cdn.tripadvisor.com/media/photo-o/10/08/c9/29/the-information-board.jpg\nhttps://media-cdn.tripadvisor.com/media/photo-o/03/51/4c/cb/sultan-battery.jpg",
      "json_metadata": "{\"tags\":[\"mangalore\",\"karanataka\",\"india\",\"beach\",\"vacation\"],\"image\":[\"https://media-cdn.tripadvisor.com/media/photo-w/03/46/08/3b/kudroli-gokarnath-temple.jpg\",\"https://media-cdn.tripadvisor.com/media/photo-o/04/15/51/e3/the-bhagirathi-awataran.jpg\",\"https://media-cdn.tripadvisor.com/media/photo-w/08/e6/8a/b2/kadri-manjunath-temple.jpg\",\"https://media-cdn.tripadvisor.com/media/photo-o/10/99/00/af/about-temple.jpg\",\"https://media-cdn.tripadvisor.com/media/photo-o/0e/a0/a0/eb/swaagata.jpg\",\"https://media-cdn.tripadvisor.com/media/photo-o/0e/a0/a2/9d/durga-parameshwari.jpg\",\"https://media-cdn.tripadvisor.com/media/photo-w/10/3c/0c/2d/tannirbhavi-beach.jpg\",\"https://media-cdn.tripadvisor.com/media/photo-o/10/43/18/01/photo1jpg.jpg\",\"https://media-cdn.tripadvisor.com/media/photo-s/02/f2/b1/19/water-sports.jpg\",\"https://media-cdn.tripadvisor.com/media/photo-p/07/f9/07/2d/panambur-beach.jpg\",\"https://media-cdn.tripadvisor.com/media/photo-o/0f/2f/a5/f4/st-aloysius-chapel.jpg\",\"https://media-cdn.tripadvisor.com/media/photo-o/07/fd/9e/d8/st-aloysius-chapel.jpg\",\"https://media-cdn.tripadvisor.com/media/photo-o/06/63/9f/6d/someswara-beach-view.jpg\",\"https://media-cdn.tripadvisor.com/media/photo-w/10/d8/0c/35/sunset.jpg\",\"https://media-cdn.tripadvisor.com/media/photo-w/06/91/8a/ed/attractive.jpg\",\"https://media-cdn.tripadvisor.com/media/photo-o/0f/f7/ad/71/img-20170721-135142-largejpg.jpg\",\"https://media-cdn.tripadvisor.com/media/photo-o/0e/20/ff/1d/img-20170110-153001-largejpg.jpg\",\"https://media-cdn.tripadvisor.com/media/photo-o/10/f9/71/14/entrance-wall.jpg\",\"https://media-cdn.tripadvisor.com/media/photo-s/0e/02/a8/47/out-view.jpg\",\"https://media-cdn.tripadvisor.com/media/photo-o/0f/63/8c/ce/ultimate-view-of-the.jpg\",\"https://media-cdn.tripadvisor.com/media/photo-o/0d/f6/cf/5b/nitk-beach-surathkal.jpg\",\"https://media-cdn.tripadvisor.com/media/photo-w/10/3c/1f/3e/nitk-lighthouse.jpg\",\"https://media-cdn.tripadvisor.com/media/photo-o/10/08/c9/29/the-information-board.jpg\",\"https://media-cdn.tripadvisor.com/media/photo-o/03/51/4c/cb/sultan-battery.jpg\"],\"app\":\"steemit/0.1\",\"format\":\"markdown\"}",
      "parent_author": "",
      "parent_permlink": "mangalore",
      "permlink": "places-to-visit-in-mangalore",
      "title": "Places to Visit in Mangalore"
    }
  ],
  "op_in_trx": 0,
  "timestamp": "2017-11-27T08:04:36",
  "trx_id": "80ed277bd08e0ec227462dc950cd259b94566421",
  "trx_in_block": 18,
  "virtual_op": 0
}

{
  "block": 17538035,
  "op": [
    "vote",
    {
      "author": "aniltheg8",
      "permlink": "iphone-x-speaker-quality-issues-as-users-complain-of-crackling-sound",
      "voter": "smartonelegal",
      "weight": 100
    }
  ],
  "op_in_trx": 0,
  "timestamp": "2017-11-25T18:00:51",
  "trx_id": "db1b7bdf9b153912bac2447cd9530a16962bb479",
  "trx_in_block": 13,
  "virtual_op": 0
}

{
  "block": 17529809,
  "op": [
    "author_reward",
    {
      "author": "aniltheg8",
      "permlink": "apple-pushes-homepod-release",
      "sbd_payout": "0.009 SBD",
      "steem_payout": "0.000 STEEM",
      "vesting_payout": "22.582495 VESTS"
    }
  ],
  "op_in_trx": 0,
  "timestamp": "2017-11-25T11:09:33",
  "trx_id": "0000000000000000000000000000000000000000",
  "trx_in_block": 4294967295,
  "virtual_op": 2
}

{
  "block": 17526216,
  "op": [
    "vote",
    {
      "author": "aniltheg8",
      "permlink": "apple-apple-may-launch-a-foldable-iphone",
      "voter": "fivestargroup",
      "weight": 2
    }
  ],
  "op_in_trx": 0,
  "timestamp": "2017-11-25T08:09:51",
  "trx_id": "1bf2d005803258fb9aacc181209eff76d124d2f8",
  "trx_in_block": 8,
  "virtual_op": 0
}

{
  "block": 17526213,
  "op": [
    "vote",
    {
      "author": "aniltheg8",
      "permlink": "apple-apple-may-launch-a-foldable-iphone",
      "voter": "primetimesports",
      "weight": 2
    }
  ],
  "op_in_trx": 0,
  "timestamp": "2017-11-25T08:09:42",
  "trx_id": "b46f2f39e365c447da711a9d2d5ab1e06c73685d",
  "trx_in_block": 22,
  "virtual_op": 0
}

{
  "block": 17526081,
  "op": [
    "vote",
    {
      "author": "amansethi",
      "permlink": "kalpa-at-a-glance-hd-kinnaur-himachal-pradesh",
      "voter": "aniltheg8",
      "weight": 10000
    }
  ],
  "op_in_trx": 0,
  "timestamp": "2017-11-25T08:03:06",
  "trx_id": "bc40a8e424fe2cea971011b774c2d009437eb167",
  "trx_in_block": 12,
  "virtual_op": 0
}

{
  "block": 17526077,
  "op": [
    "vote",
    {
      "author": "aniltheg8",
      "permlink": "apple-apple-may-launch-a-foldable-iphone",
      "voter": "cheetah",
      "weight": 10
    }
  ],
  "op_in_trx": 0,
  "timestamp": "2017-11-25T08:02:54",
  "trx_id": "77f255798a4494244c5024042dcf8cf124471e9a",
  "trx_in_block": 15,
  "virtual_op": 0
}

{
  "block": 17526072,
  "op": [
    "comment",
    {
      "author": "aniltheg8",
      "body": "![ap.jpg](https://steemitimages.com/DQmXJ6S9HcWwCj5pJQsofdQbfyaM5Ye67ERfmHVVM6TWiF2/ap.jpg)\nNow, it looks like Apple is following the same suit. The revelation of a patent filed by the company on USPTO has hinted this. So it is very much possible that in future we would see a foldable iPhone. Notably, we have hared rumors about Apple working on a foldable iPhone before as well. The new patent, however, gives us a better idea. The patent states that the company intends to make an iPhone with a display that can open and close like a book.\n\nThe summary section of the patent explains, \"An electronic device may have a flexible portion that allows the device to be folded. The device may have a flexible display. The flexible display may have a bending region that allows the display to bend along a bend axis when the device is folded.\"\n\nWhile this particular type of technology may work better on devices such as digital journals similar to Microsoft's Courier, Apple may be looking for ways to bring the technology to iPhones sometime in future.\n\n\"Device [...] may be a laptop computer, a tablet computer, a cellular telephone, a wristwatch, or other electronic devices (e.g., a portable device, handheld device, etc.),\" the patent further reveals. This means, apart from iPhones, we could see the technology on many other Apple products as well.\n\nThis seems feasible for Apple, given the company often makes certain features available across all its offering. For example, the word is that the much talked about 3D face recognition feature could soon make its way to iPads and MacBook.\n\nComing back to the topic of foldable iPhone, just because Apple has filed a patent, it doesn't mean, the product will necessarily come to life. In any case, we are pretty excited about the concept of a foldable iPhone.",
      "json_metadata": "{\"tags\":[\"apple\",\"iphone\",\"foldableiphone\",\"futureiphone\",\"technology\"],\"image\":[\"https://steemitimages.com/DQmXJ6S9HcWwCj5pJQsofdQbfyaM5Ye67ERfmHVVM6TWiF2/ap.jpg\"],\"app\":\"steemit/0.1\",\"format\":\"markdown\"}",
      "parent_author": "",
      "parent_permlink": "apple",
      "permlink": "apple-apple-may-launch-a-foldable-iphone",
      "title": "Apple - Apple may launch a foldable iPhone"
    }
  ],
  "op_in_trx": 0,
  "timestamp": "2017-11-25T08:02:39",
  "trx_id": "939679293b45882334255340e99a727abe3d4e91",
  "trx_in_block": 8,
  "virtual_op": 0
}

{
  "block": 17331638,
  "op": [
    "vote",
    {
      "author": "aniltheg8",
      "permlink": "apple-pushes-homepod-release",
      "voter": "kreglova",
      "weight": 10000
    }
  ],
  "op_in_trx": 0,
  "timestamp": "2017-11-18T13:55:51",
  "trx_id": "dd05e76955e2d3fc4d58f706641c01a238899b5d",
  "trx_in_block": 16,
  "virtual_op": 0
}

{
  "block": 17331638,
  "op": [
    "vote",
    {
      "author": "aniltheg8",
      "permlink": "apple-pushes-homepod-release",
      "voter": "joluceg",
      "weight": 10000
    }
  ],
  "op_in_trx": 0,
  "timestamp": "2017-11-18T13:55:51",
  "trx_id": "5a3db1b7ee5bb619dc040a0645719e723ed0d7a8",
  "trx_in_block": 9,
  "virtual_op": 0
}

{
  "block": 17331637,
  "op": [
    "vote",
    {
      "author": "aniltheg8",
      "permlink": "apple-pushes-homepod-release",
      "voter": "strelets",
      "weight": 10000
    }
  ],
  "op_in_trx": 0,
  "timestamp": "2017-11-18T13:55:48",
  "trx_id": "1950be6c9e759283dacdd385b4306662bb82e2a3",
  "trx_in_block": 22,
  "virtual_op": 0
}

{
  "block": 17331637,
  "op": [
    "vote",
    {
      "author": "aniltheg8",
      "permlink": "apple-pushes-homepod-release",
      "voter": "olgapersh",
      "weight": 10000
    }
  ],
  "op_in_trx": 0,
  "timestamp": "2017-11-18T13:55:48",
  "trx_id": "a3c3dc06c30f0c2be598515abbaf05026be476ce",
  "trx_in_block": 14,
  "virtual_op": 0
}

{
  "block": 17331637,
  "op": [
    "vote",
    {
      "author": "aniltheg8",
      "permlink": "apple-pushes-homepod-release",
      "voter": "balykumov",
      "weight": 10000
    }
  ],
  "op_in_trx": 0,
  "timestamp": "2017-11-18T13:55:48",
  "trx_id": "16b1e186e0a92bce9064a05a8ed59f9ce2e9c784",
  "trx_in_block": 5,
  "virtual_op": 0
}

{
  "block": 17331636,
  "op": [
    "vote",
    {
      "author": "aniltheg8",
      "permlink": "apple-pushes-homepod-release",
      "voter": "neynash",
      "weight": 10000
    }
  ],
  "op_in_trx": 0,
  "timestamp": "2017-11-18T13:55:45",
  "trx_id": "4065993820af7a3e74b5fd5f229ca2f97d0993d5",
  "trx_in_block": 39,
  "virtual_op": 0
}

{
  "block": 17331636,
  "op": [
    "vote",
    {
      "author": "aniltheg8",
      "permlink": "apple-pushes-homepod-release",
      "voter": "astama",
      "weight": 10000
    }
  ],
  "op_in_trx": 0,
  "timestamp": "2017-11-18T13:55:45",
  "trx_id": "7a6ba8a0cc95e0b86303be62b8aa9d641467ef87",
  "trx_in_block": 28,
  "virtual_op": 0
}

{
  "block": 17331636,
  "op": [
    "vote",
    {
      "author": "aniltheg8",
      "permlink": "apple-pushes-homepod-release",
      "voter": "galiashkrych",
      "weight": 10000
    }
  ],
  "op_in_trx": 0,
  "timestamp": "2017-11-18T13:55:45",
  "trx_id": "fed6fb1354dea379f1fb6eb66d124d842b5f7344",
  "trx_in_block": 17,
  "virtual_op": 0
}

{
  "block": 17331636,
  "op": [
    "vote",
    {
      "author": "aniltheg8",
      "permlink": "apple-pushes-homepod-release",
      "voter": "ryzhov",
      "weight": 10000
    }
  ],
  "op_in_trx": 0,
  "timestamp": "2017-11-18T13:55:45",
  "trx_id": "7d6b6ff68f68084d3c8bf3d37f4932ee0629cfc1",
  "trx_in_block": 9,
  "virtual_op": 0
}

{
  "block": 17331636,
  "op": [
    "vote",
    {
      "author": "aniltheg8",
      "permlink": "apple-pushes-homepod-release",
      "voter": "pydrina1n",
      "weight": 10000
    }
  ],
  "op_in_trx": 0,
  "timestamp": "2017-11-18T13:55:45",
  "trx_id": "2a6410456a0c892ac54ed4421f0b20a42fa3e5ad",
  "trx_in_block": 3,
  "virtual_op": 0
}

{
  "block": 17331635,
  "op": [
    "vote",
    {
      "author": "aniltheg8",
      "permlink": "apple-pushes-homepod-release",
      "voter": "bensert",
      "weight": 10000
    }
  ],
  "op_in_trx": 0,
  "timestamp": "2017-11-18T13:55:42",
  "trx_id": "53ccad2088d4347aa8af0e55b86352d940f474c6",
  "trx_in_block": 10,
  "virtual_op": 0
}

{
  "block": 17331635,
  "op": [
    "vote",
    {
      "author": "aniltheg8",
      "permlink": "apple-pushes-homepod-release",
      "voter": "gbutr",
      "weight": 10000
    }
  ],
  "op_in_trx": 0,
  "timestamp": "2017-11-18T13:55:42",
  "trx_id": "5e06803da2841bc30314117d6677d7f416807ac0",
  "trx_in_block": 1,
  "virtual_op": 0
}

{
  "block": 17331623,
  "op": [
    "vote",
    {
      "author": "aniltheg8",
      "permlink": "apple-pushes-homepod-release",
      "voter": "zinaplitka",
      "weight": 10000
    }
  ],
  "op_in_trx": 0,
  "timestamp": "2017-11-18T13:55:06",
  "trx_id": "7839f88612e267bdc1fbae331634c33e22e43302",
  "trx_in_block": 20,
  "virtual_op": 0
}

{
  "block": 17328335,
  "op": [
    "vote",
    {
      "author": "aniltheg8",
      "permlink": "apple-pushes-homepod-release",
      "voter": "anomaly",
      "weight": 100
    }
  ],
  "op_in_trx": 0,
  "timestamp": "2017-11-18T11:10:42",
  "trx_id": "18a846d4fc3a3c5794fd03d00461bd9d81fb2893",
  "trx_in_block": 20,
  "virtual_op": 0
}

{
  "block": 17328318,
  "op": [
    "comment",
    {
      "author": "cheetah",
      "body": "Hi! I am a robot. I just upvoted you! I found similar content that readers might be interested in:\nhttp://www.newscaf.com/technology/apple-pushes-homepod-release-to-early-2018_833270.html",
      "json_metadata": "",
      "parent_author": "aniltheg8",
      "parent_permlink": "apple-pushes-homepod-release",
      "permlink": "cheetah-re-aniltheg8apple-pushes-homepod-release",
      "title": ""
    }
  ],
  "op_in_trx": 0,
  "timestamp": "2017-11-18T11:09:51",
  "trx_id": "1a8478ec35b1fcb279d7f08bddb45511fa5bcb5b",
  "trx_in_block": 19,
  "virtual_op": 0
}

{
  "block": 17328317,
  "op": [
    "vote",
    {
      "author": "aniltheg8",
      "permlink": "apple-pushes-homepod-release",
      "voter": "cheetah",
      "weight": 50
    }
  ],
  "op_in_trx": 0,
  "timestamp": "2017-11-18T11:09:48",
  "trx_id": "6bbcbbf8598fc17ddfe64f8134b29450bda3dbb1",
  "trx_in_block": 8,
  "virtual_op": 0
}

{
  "block": 17328312,
  "op": [
    "comment",
    {
      "author": "aniltheg8",
      "body": "![homepod.jpg](https://steemitimages.com/DQmWHPspNkojNFKXkSoDRgzPcZ14KfFrWpvgBiY9fCW1mnH/homepod.jpg)\n\nSo much for the holiday rush. Apple announced this morning that its premium HomePod smart speaker won’t be making the company’s initial December ship date. According to a brief statement issued by the company, the production process needs “a little more time” to bake.\n\nA spokesperson told TechCrunch, “We can’t wait for people to experience HomePod, Apple’s breakthrough wireless speaker for the home, but we need a little more time before it’s ready for our customers. We’ll start shipping in the US, UK and Australia in early 2018.”\n\nOf course, it’s always smart to spend a little extra time getting things right, rather than rushing into production — a lesson numerous tech co’s have learned in recent years. But this delay has got to be a a bummer for a product Apple was banking on for the holidays. The $350 speaker is the first home device to feature Siri baked in, a high-end competitor to Echo and Assistant offerings from Amazon and Google.\n\nWe had a chance to experience the smart speaker first hand when Apple unveiled it at WWDC back in June. It wasn’t a full hands-on opportunity, but the HomePod definitely sounds great as advertised, featuring 360-degree sound, and full, room-filling audio. Unlike earlier takes on the category, the HomePod emphasizes the speaker part of the smart speaker category first.\n\nOf course, since that initial announcement, the competition has introduced similar offerings. Amazon announced and started shipping a new version of the standard Echo, improving upon the earlier product’s audio with Dolby sound, coupled with a 2.5-inch subwoofer and 0.6-inch tweeter. Google, meanwhile, introduced an even more direct competitor in the Home Max, a $399 smart speaker that appears to still be in line for a release next month.\n\nThere are also a number of third party offerings from the likes of Sony and JBL — Harman Kardon even made sure poor old Microsoft Cortana was represented this holiday season with the Invoke. Perhaps the suddenly crowded playing field was enough to convince Apple to spend a little more time in the kitchen with HomePod.\n\nThe move echoes a similar decision by the company last year to delay the launch of its wireless AirPod earbuds last year (something Google might have considered). Initially planned for an October release, the headphones finally arrived in December — in that case, just squeaking in before Christmas.\n\nApple hasn’t specified whether hardware or software is the root of the problem, though it’s not entirely a surprise given that this is a first-gen product for the company. It’s also the device that will set the stage for Siri’s life outside of the phone/desktop — at $350 a pop, it’s important to get things right the first time.",
      "json_metadata": "{\"tags\":[\"apple\",\"speaker\",\"homepod\",\"newrelease\",\"year2018\"],\"image\":[\"https://steemitimages.com/DQmWHPspNkojNFKXkSoDRgzPcZ14KfFrWpvgBiY9fCW1mnH/homepod.jpg\"],\"app\":\"steemit/0.1\",\"format\":\"markdown\"}",
      "parent_author": "",
      "parent_permlink": "apple",
      "permlink": "apple-pushes-homepod-release",
      "title": "Apple pushes HomePod release"
    }
  ],
  "op_in_trx": 0,
  "timestamp": "2017-11-18T11:09:33",
  "trx_id": "d57138237234586ac63e18192a39612d3b2f57aa",
  "trx_in_block": 18,
  "virtual_op": 0
}

{
  "block": 17303438,
  "op": [
    "vote",
    {
      "author": "aniltheg8",
      "permlink": "iphone-x-apple-s-ios-11-1-2-fixes-the-cold-weather-input-bug",
      "voter": "lpndinar",
      "weight": 10000
    }
  ],
  "op_in_trx": 0,
  "timestamp": "2017-11-17T14:25:48",
  "trx_id": "0365d4ad77823ce773bc8ff03ef477762c6ecdcb",
  "trx_in_block": 9,
  "virtual_op": 0
}

{
  "block": 17303437,
  "op": [
    "vote",
    {
      "author": "aniltheg8",
      "permlink": "iphone-x-apple-s-ios-11-1-2-fixes-the-cold-weather-input-bug",
      "voter": "artemmolok",
      "weight": 10000
    }
  ],
  "op_in_trx": 0,
  "timestamp": "2017-11-17T14:25:45",
  "trx_id": "928440bc55ee092d2c389fe93090e37ff7d7c57e",
  "trx_in_block": 12,
  "virtual_op": 0
}

{
  "block": 17303437,
  "op": [
    "vote",
    {
      "author": "aniltheg8",
      "permlink": "iphone-x-apple-s-ios-11-1-2-fixes-the-cold-weather-input-bug",
      "voter": "gezhevs",
      "weight": 10000
    }
  ],
  "op_in_trx": 0,
  "timestamp": "2017-11-17T14:25:45",
  "trx_id": "496af12d1b460c50117970ac51db17d8527a767e",
  "trx_in_block": 4,
  "virtual_op": 0
}

{
  "block": 17303436,
  "op": [
    "vote",
    {
      "author": "aniltheg8",
      "permlink": "iphone-x-apple-s-ios-11-1-2-fixes-the-cold-weather-input-bug",
      "voter": "tsunovs",
      "weight": 10000
    }
  ],
  "op_in_trx": 0,
  "timestamp": "2017-11-17T14:25:42",
  "trx_id": "548e1b5f58ce16ce58142acf190ab429a98efb7c",
  "trx_in_block": 21,
  "virtual_op": 0
}

{
  "block": 17303436,
  "op": [
    "vote",
    {
      "author": "aniltheg8",
      "permlink": "iphone-x-apple-s-ios-11-1-2-fixes-the-cold-weather-input-bug",
      "voter": "pervak",
      "weight": 10000
    }
  ],
  "op_in_trx": 0,
  "timestamp": "2017-11-17T14:25:42",
  "trx_id": "a033186d5ef6340060f2633115c04e027be301e5",
  "trx_in_block": 8,
  "virtual_op": 0
}

{
  "block": 17303436,
  "op": [
    "vote",
    {
      "author": "aniltheg8",
      "permlink": "iphone-x-apple-s-ios-11-1-2-fixes-the-cold-weather-input-bug",
      "voter": "alenadduro",
      "weight": 10000
    }
  ],
  "op_in_trx": 0,
  "timestamp": "2017-11-17T14:25:42",
  "trx_id": "f029147ee8c37310116e26c342a56c3054574587",
  "trx_in_block": 0,
  "virtual_op": 0
}

{
  "block": 17303435,
  "op": [
    "vote",
    {
      "author": "aniltheg8",
      "permlink": "iphone-x-apple-s-ios-11-1-2-fixes-the-cold-weather-input-bug",
      "voter": "sanioller",
      "weight": 10000
    }
  ],
  "op_in_trx": 0,
  "timestamp": "2017-11-17T14:25:39",
  "trx_id": "1149e70259ccd137f84ae2ec30c01982eb785f7e",
  "trx_in_block": 31,
  "virtual_op": 0
}

{
  "block": 17303428,
  "op": [
    "vote",
    {
      "author": "aniltheg8",
      "permlink": "iphone-x-apple-s-ios-11-1-2-fixes-the-cold-weather-input-bug",
      "voter": "malaxserrgej",
      "weight": 10000
    }
  ],
  "op_in_trx": 0,
  "timestamp": "2017-11-17T14:25:18",
  "trx_id": "e35a7f62762620034da1d75691eb7b1aae1dd057",
  "trx_in_block": 15,
  "virtual_op": 0
}

{
  "block": 17303428,
  "op": [
    "vote",
    {
      "author": "aniltheg8",
      "permlink": "iphone-x-apple-s-ios-11-1-2-fixes-the-cold-weather-input-bug",
      "voter": "vvereshko",
      "weight": 10000
    }
  ],
  "op_in_trx": 0,
  "timestamp": "2017-11-17T14:25:18",
  "trx_id": "33f6cafd356bace7a5efc87dede24b24e42b3449",
  "trx_in_block": 7,
  "virtual_op": 0
}

{
  "block": 17303427,
  "op": [
    "vote",
    {
      "author": "aniltheg8",
      "permlink": "iphone-x-apple-s-ios-11-1-2-fixes-the-cold-weather-input-bug",
      "voter": "irisarma",
      "weight": 10000
    }
  ],
  "op_in_trx": 0,
  "timestamp": "2017-11-17T14:25:15",
  "trx_id": "e1fda5b6098a26feb584c7ab998207bc55524604",
  "trx_in_block": 21,
  "virtual_op": 0
}

{
  "block": 17303427,
  "op": [
    "vote",
    {
      "author": "aniltheg8",
      "permlink": "iphone-x-apple-s-ios-11-1-2-fixes-the-cold-weather-input-bug",
      "voter": "janovlina",
      "weight": 10000
    }
  ],
  "op_in_trx": 0,
  "timestamp": "2017-11-17T14:25:15",
  "trx_id": "1c0013e50bb68bb95033ec4f3a982ff5d34dbb61",
  "trx_in_block": 18,
  "virtual_op": 0
}

{
  "block": 17303427,
  "op": [
    "vote",
    {
      "author": "aniltheg8",
      "permlink": "iphone-x-apple-s-ios-11-1-2-fixes-the-cold-weather-input-bug",
      "voter": "brazh",
      "weight": 10000
    }
  ],
  "op_in_trx": 0,
  "timestamp": "2017-11-17T14:25:15",
  "trx_id": "79991403766e5bd08efcd1ff6f8869477cacca58",
  "trx_in_block": 14,
  "virtual_op": 0
}

{
  "block": 17300296,
  "op": [
    "vote",
    {
      "author": "aniltheg8",
      "permlink": "iphone-x-apple-s-ios-11-1-2-fixes-the-cold-weather-input-bug",
      "voter": "fivestargroup",
      "weight": 2
    }
  ],
  "op_in_trx": 0,
  "timestamp": "2017-11-17T11:48:39",
  "trx_id": "4060fafe2f2cb91cc37bda1e3fd14d3d3d4ca052",
  "trx_in_block": 19,
  "virtual_op": 0
}

{
  "block": 17300278,
  "op": [
    "vote",
    {
      "author": "aniltheg8",
      "permlink": "iphone-x-apple-s-ios-11-1-2-fixes-the-cold-weather-input-bug",
      "voter": "primetimesports",
      "weight": 2
    }
  ],
  "op_in_trx": 0,
  "timestamp": "2017-11-17T11:47:45",
  "trx_id": "d7c41e1f60e6a066f916ba5a2803c1795725b6eb",
  "trx_in_block": 0,
  "virtual_op": 0
}

{
  "block": 17300240,
  "op": [
    "comment",
    {
      "author": "aniltheg8",
      "body": "very good",
      "json_metadata": "{\"tags\":[\"apple\"],\"app\":\"steemit/0.1\"}",
      "parent_author": "qsyal",
      "parent_permlink": "apple-allows-sale-of-an-app-to-remove-notch-from-iphone-screen",
      "permlink": "re-qsyal-apple-allows-sale-of-an-app-to-remove-notch-from-iphone-screen-20171117t114548164z",
      "title": ""
    }
  ],
  "op_in_trx": 0,
  "timestamp": "2017-11-17T11:45:51",
  "trx_id": "22cba7db9281b08cd039221dc7d6396b4c952b59",
  "trx_in_block": 0,
  "virtual_op": 0
}

{
  "block": 17300116,
  "op": [
    "comment",
    {
      "author": "pranto",
      "body": "Nice post ☺ followed and upvote you...hope so you will do same for me 😊",
      "json_metadata": "{\"tags\":[\"iphone\"],\"app\":\"steemit/0.1\"}",
      "parent_author": "aniltheg8",
      "parent_permlink": "iphone-x-apple-s-ios-11-1-2-fixes-the-cold-weather-input-bug",
      "permlink": "re-aniltheg8-iphone-x-apple-s-ios-11-1-2-fixes-the-cold-weather-input-bug-20171117t113939502z",
      "title": ""
    }
  ],
  "op_in_trx": 0,
  "timestamp": "2017-11-17T11:39:39",
  "trx_id": "8e4bb8265940c1744835d87eb778d7c5b51ff9f0",
  "trx_in_block": 6,
  "virtual_op": 0
}

{
  "block": 17300113,
  "op": [
    "vote",
    {
      "author": "aniltheg8",
      "permlink": "iphone-x-apple-s-ios-11-1-2-fixes-the-cold-weather-input-bug",
      "voter": "pranto",
      "weight": 10000
    }
  ],
  "op_in_trx": 0,
  "timestamp": "2017-11-17T11:39:30",
  "trx_id": "58af6738260e55748bba447047fdc0ccaf00d1f5",
  "trx_in_block": 30,
  "virtual_op": 0
}

{
  "block": 17300094,
  "op": [
    "comment",
    {
      "author": "aniltheg8",
      "body": "![iPhone-X.jpg](https://steemitimages.com/DQmSZnYzLCtfpLQLWZeod9La7ruVzjvNgKSgJfWy3EeFuXx/iPhone-X.jpg)\n\nApple released iOS 11.1.2 for iPhones and iPads this afternoon. It's a minor, bug-fix update that benefits iPhone X users who encountered issues after acquiring the new phone just under two weeks ago.\n\niOS 11.1.2's patch notes are short and sweet. The update fixes just two problems. The first is \"an issue where the iPhone X screen becomes temporarily unresponsive to touch after a rapid temperature drop.\" Last week, some iPhone X owners began reporting on Reddit and elsewhere that their touchscreens became temporarily unresponsive when going outside into the cold.\nThis is that software update. The update also \"addresses an issue that could cause distortion in Live Photos and videos captured with iPhone X.\" Those are all the changes Apple has shared publicly for this update. Apple has not named any significant security updates in iOS 11.1.2; the company's support site currently says that this update has the security content of 11.1.\n\nTo date, iOS 11's updates have largely been bug fixes. iOS 11.1.1 fixed a strange and widely mocked autocorrect bug that turned the letter \"i\" into strange characters. iOS 11.1 was also mostly fixes, but it reintroduced a deprecated touch gesture that users wanted back, added several new emojis, and fixed the KRACK Wi-Fi vulnerability on some iOS devices.\n\nUsers who adopted iOS 11 were surprised to find that one of the features promised when iOS 11 was announced—Apple Pay Cash—wasn't included in the initial release. If you were hoping for that, you'll have to wait just a bit longer. Apple is currently testing that feature in the iOS 11.2 beta, which also improves wireless charging speeds.",
      "json_metadata": "{\"tags\":[\"iphone\",\"iphonex\",\"ios\",\"apple\",\"bug\"],\"image\":[\"https://steemitimages.com/DQmSZnYzLCtfpLQLWZeod9La7ruVzjvNgKSgJfWy3EeFuXx/iPhone-X.jpg\"],\"app\":\"steemit/0.1\",\"format\":\"markdown\"}",
      "parent_author": "",
      "parent_permlink": "iphone",
      "permlink": "iphone-x-apple-s-ios-11-1-2-fixes-the-cold-weather-input-bug",
      "title": "iPhone X - Apple’s iOS 11.1.2 fixes the cold weather input bug"
    }
  ],
  "op_in_trx": 0,
  "timestamp": "2017-11-17T11:38:33",
  "trx_id": "a34d54c70a0aa989b96698a03258e41d1a8b07ca",
  "trx_in_block": 1,
  "virtual_op": 0
}