Do you know the real reason for not practicing meditation regularly?
Long ago, as
I was trying to understand meditation, I came across different methods of doing
meditation.
Each time I
used to be ‘gung ho’ about the technique and speak about it relentlessly with
whoever was ready to listen!
Soon
lethargy sets in and nothing happens till I find some other interesting way of
meditation.
I suspected
the following are the real reasons for irregular practice;
1. Lack of
time – If you are 30+, married, having
kid(s), building up a career, you know what it means. Absolutely there
is no time for anything leave alone meditation!
2.
Distractions and disruptions – Too many thoughts about future career
progression, family matters and past mistakes won’t allow doing meditation
regularly.
3. No proper
guidance/support – Even when there is support/guidance, the information
overload creates confusion!
4. Physical
discomfort – Somehow we ignore physical exercise and try to compensate with
more meditation. However, sitting in a particular posture for a long becomes
unbearable putting an early stop to meditation!
You may be
silently nodding your head and thinking these are reasons for me too.
But I was
totally wrong!
The real
reason is –
Meditation
is a process of subtraction. It systematically strips down one to his/her bare
essential nature!
Meditation
dissolves all the mental structures, ideas, beliefs, opinions, and thoughts.
That’s why many
people stop meditation at some point.
Meditation
demands the utmost courage to wade into the unknown mind and just lose any
identity one is living with.
So, dropping
mind is meditation. And that gives the courage to face the unknown, uncertain,
and dissolving identity.
That’s the
paradox of meditation.
*****
I guide you
to derive a balance between dissolving identity and resolving real identity
through micro-practices.
Nullifying
the adverse effects of busyness is my business : )
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