I just started Jon-Kabat-Zinn's book Wherever You Go There You Are (subtitled "Mindfulness Meditation in Everyday Life"). I'm only through the introduction but I have to share this bit with you:
"You certainly have to be ready for meditation. You have to come to it at the right time in your life, at a point where are you ready to listen carefully to your own voice, to your own heart, to your own breathing--to just be present for them and with them, without having to go anywhere or make anything better or different. This is hard work."
When I got to the part about having to come to meditation at the right time in your life, I thought, "Hey! That's me!" So I already feel a connection to this book. I hope it'll be as eye-opening and helpful to me as I think it will. I'll let you know.
Oh, and here's another good article from the zenhabits.net site about meditation. I'm going to try meditating 2 minutes a day sometime over my lunch hour for the next 30 days (at least while I'm at the office). Surely I can find just 2 minutes a day to meditate...
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- Trisha Sander
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Meditation work wonders! I've been an off and on meditator for almost a decade. I find that when I meditate and do yoga, I'm more serene & content.
ReplyDeleteGood luck, and I hope your book proves helpful!