Jared Leto Just Learned About the Coronavirus Pandemic After a 12-Day Desert Meditation Trip

Time ^ | March 17, 2020 | Melissa Locker

[EdnaMode]

Thanks to blaring headlines and the 24-hour news cycle, avoiding news of the coronavirus is difficult.

That is, unless you’re silently meditating in the desert far from civilization. That is, unless you’re Jared Leto.

The actor was self-isolating, before it was recommended by governments and health experts. Leto had taken a break from the world and retreated to the desert for some quiet time only to emerge 12 days later to a wildly changed world facing the pandemic. He took to Instagram to express his feelings.

“Wow. Twelve days ago I began a silent meditation in the desert,” Leto wrote in his post, which was captioned with a red heart emoji. “We were totally isolated. No phone, no communication etc. We had no idea what was happening outside the facility.”

[Terry L Smith]

I am a housebound disabled military veteran. I have been housebound, before President Trump was elected. By choice, I have no television cable, but do have access to news, when i prefer it. I do listen to radio. I like that off button!