Meditation
Why do we meditate?
Meditation is a means
of quieting the active mind
and activating the
quiet mind.
Mushin, Zenshin,
Isshin, Busshin.
無 心, 禅 心, 一 心, 佛 心.
It is a misconception
that during meditation
we must stop thought.
It is a misconception
that during meditation
we must control
thought.
It is a misconception
that during meditation
we must ignore
thought.
During
meditation, what is most important is that we refrain from initiating original
thought.
We
are not responsible for the arrival of our thoughts and/or feelings. Thoughts
and feelings are the result of us being present in an interactive state with
the world around us. Thoughts and feelings flow constantly like the current of
a mighty river. They come to us from every direction and from countless
sources. Our responsibility begins once thoughts and feelings have arrived.
They are now here... "what will we do with them?"
As
we sit in meditation, we sit quietly as we await the calming of the mind. As we
sit, as we await, as we refrain from initiating original thought, stray
thoughts and feelings arrive like unexpected guests who visit our home. A guest
is also a gift. Welcome the guest. Welcome the thoughts and feelings. Embrace
them. Explore them. Understand them. Learn from them. Grow from them. Be
present with the passing thoughts and feelings. Turn them over and under. Turn
them forward and backward. View them from their inside and from their without.
Observe them from all perspectives. They will stay for a non-determinate amount
of time. 'And then, they will leave. When it is time for them to leave, let
them go.
"Let go",
and embrace freedom.
Freedom from the
desires of the self,
Freedom from the self
itself,
is a freedom that must
be given by the self to the self... Selflessly.
Mushin, Zenshin,
Isshin, Busshin.
無 心, 禅 心, 一 心, 佛 心.
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