The Meditative State Must Be Always

The Meditative State Must Be Always

I thought:

Why do I dwell in constant expectation of fear and dread?

Why not subdue that fear and dread when it comes to me,

while maintaining the posture I am in?

And so…

While I lay, should fear and dread come upon me;

I will neither sit, nor stand, nor walk…

until I have subdued that fear and dread.

While I sit, should fear and dread come upon me;

I will neither stand, nor walk, nor lay down…

until I have subdued that fear and dread.

While I stand, should fear and dread come upon me;

I will neither walk, nor sit, nor lay down…

until I have subdued that fear and dread.

While I walk, should fear and dread come upon me;

I will neither lay down, nor sit, nor stand…

until I have subdued that fear and dread.

I lay, I sit, I stand, I walk.

My posture itself does not change my opportunity.

The meditative state must be always.

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