Saturday 11 January 2014

Meditation in 10 minutes, does that make you jealous!

I read about Andy Puddicombe's headspace description of meditation.  He makes meditation simple and available, offers it as something you can do walking, sitting and even jogging!  But he did learn it the hard way, up to 18 hours of meditation in monasteries in Nepal and an interest in meditation from his youth which must have been there for a reason.  If you are an old meditator, one, like me who tries for the twice daily half hour mantra meditation what is your reaction to reading this Times offer that 10 minutes meditation a day will make you calm.  There are two reactions and the first is the least attractive, it is the one that says "hey, REAL meditation is formal, it is a spiritual practice and it is what I have done for 40 years boy meditator!"   But then if I have meditated for 40 years, give or take a lapse or a baby, what has it been for?  If it has been to elevate my thinking from selfishness and the less attractive traits which exist in being a person, then surely I want the good for all.  The prayer of the wise is that All should be happy, All should be without disease and None be in misery of any kind and if 10 minutes meditation makes this happen, it must be good.  So well done Andy Puddicombe

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