Meditation Vs. Vegetation 2
This is the second teaching from our Sunday retreat - Sunday, 25th, 2021 Top 10 Meditation Tips #10) Put comfort and quality over duration - It’s the quality of your meditation that’s important, not the duration of each session. A short, deeply engaged meditation is far more beneficial than an hour of conceptual chatter forcing yourself to sit in discomfort #9) Keep your practice personal - Always remember that this is your mind and your practice, you need to explore and discover how meditation best works for you, eventually cultivating your own personal style of practice based on many hours of experience on the cushion. For as our minds are unique to each one of us, so too must be our meditation #8) See meditation as a well-deserved timeout - meaning, instead of seeing meditation as just one more chore on your long list of healthy things to do, see it as a well-deserved timeout from your busy day. A chance to gather your thoughts and energy and revitalize yourself. See your meditation as cultivating fresh starts throughout your day #7) Understand that unseen benefits are always occurring - regardless of how well you’re able to stay focused on your breath, the calmness cultivated in meditation profoundly affects your mind in countless subtle ways. #6) Begin by establishing your intentions with a meditation aspiration I’ve shared my own below. #5) Use a meditation checklist to make sure you’re engaging properly with your technique I’ve also shared this below #4) Touch the meditative state as much as you can throughout your day – the fact is, the more often we engage in meditation the easier it is to enter and be productive in that state. This can be accomplished by engaging in frequent three-breath meditations between your formal meditation sessions #3) Make up your mind to be in the present moment – for often we don’t harness our full attention and mechanically follow the breath without being fully present. Instead, increase the intensity of your focus to create an alert and bright mental state that’s clearly focused on the present moment #2) Smile during your meditation – this brings positivity to your practice, and regardless if your smile is genuine or contrived, by simply applying the gesture it will affect your mood #1) Make up your mind to enjoy each and every session For free original Buddhist study material and to learn more about Venerable Tharpa visit his website at: http://TenzinTharpa.com #Buddhism #SecularBuddhism #Meditation