10-17-2017, 01:33 PM
(This post was last modified: 10-17-2017, 01:34 PM by rva_jeremy.)
Thanks for sharing, L. I often think about how lucky I am that I have time to meditate -- and that I've had this time all my life but have only recently ceased squandering it! Yet the only way I could make meditation be a positive practice instead of a mundane chore was to not sweat it if I miss, or don't feel up to it, or whatever. It saddens me to think people feel like they're missing out because they're doing important work like raising children and supporting a loving household. I don't think anybody would want you to feel that way.
It occurs to me is that meditation is always the thing recommended, not because it's the only possible thing one can do to grow, but rather because people always ask for "a thing" to do, and people are so different! Because the practice is so universally helpful and literally every singly human being can benefit from it, it is the go-to suggestion when something more tailored to somebody's life cannot be offered. As a third density being, one often does not see enough to make the specific judgments about where attention is best placed. As a higher density being, one must respect the Law of Confusion. So I think meditation is a catch-all suggestion that is sure to be appropriate without worrying about the specific situation of the questioner.
However, it may in fact be that there are practices at least as appropriate as meditation in which a seeker can engage given the specifics of her life. This is why it's so important to pay attention to how you are feeling, without judgment or excessive criticism for the self. That is the mentality one practices in meditation and then takes out into one's waking life. For me, I have found that it is an attitude of curiosity and inquisitiveness about existence, about our blockages and catalyst, about our experience and its many layers of meaning that is so augmented by meditation. But that same spirit can bleed into waking life and imbue making dinner with your family or a challenging day at work into a metaphysical exercise.
One does the best one can in one's situation. Across the world there are people for whom meditation is just not practical for one reason or another. It is not the message of the Confederation to make one's life impractical and a shining platonic ideal. Meditation is a means to an end, but there are lots of ways to achieve that end. As you said, the only thing that matters is to continue seeking in every way you can, with emphasis on the word "can". You are not asked to do anything that is impossible -- only a most cruel Creator would require that!
Thanks again for your post, L. (I know your name but am omitting it in case you want it that way.)
It occurs to me is that meditation is always the thing recommended, not because it's the only possible thing one can do to grow, but rather because people always ask for "a thing" to do, and people are so different! Because the practice is so universally helpful and literally every singly human being can benefit from it, it is the go-to suggestion when something more tailored to somebody's life cannot be offered. As a third density being, one often does not see enough to make the specific judgments about where attention is best placed. As a higher density being, one must respect the Law of Confusion. So I think meditation is a catch-all suggestion that is sure to be appropriate without worrying about the specific situation of the questioner.
However, it may in fact be that there are practices at least as appropriate as meditation in which a seeker can engage given the specifics of her life. This is why it's so important to pay attention to how you are feeling, without judgment or excessive criticism for the self. That is the mentality one practices in meditation and then takes out into one's waking life. For me, I have found that it is an attitude of curiosity and inquisitiveness about existence, about our blockages and catalyst, about our experience and its many layers of meaning that is so augmented by meditation. But that same spirit can bleed into waking life and imbue making dinner with your family or a challenging day at work into a metaphysical exercise.
One does the best one can in one's situation. Across the world there are people for whom meditation is just not practical for one reason or another. It is not the message of the Confederation to make one's life impractical and a shining platonic ideal. Meditation is a means to an end, but there are lots of ways to achieve that end. As you said, the only thing that matters is to continue seeking in every way you can, with emphasis on the word "can". You are not asked to do anything that is impossible -- only a most cruel Creator would require that!
Thanks again for your post, L. (I know your name but am omitting it in case you want it that way.)