[htcmeditation] Today silent mediation at 12:15 (be on time). Location: Farm (HTC61)

  • From: "Vrijaldenhoven, Serge" <serge.vrijaldenhoven@xxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: "htcmeditation@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <htcmeditation@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Thu, 12 Mar 2015 08:48:06 +0000

There is a famous Zen proverb:
Sit in meditation for twenty minutes every day - unless you're too busy. Then 
you should sit for an hour.

But what does it mean? I translated it to:
If you *really want to* 'insert activity', but find you are too busy. You 
should meditate longer.

I think the proverb is trying to say that if you are unable to match activities 
in your life with your inner motivations (not only the action 'meditate for 20 
minutes'), meditation could help. Meditation may learn you how to align your 
activities with your inner motivations by making you realize you cannot do 
everything and learn you how to focus your attention on that which is really 
important for you.

And if you do not know yet what is important for you, simply meditate all day 
until you do...  ;] ;] ;]
(this is similar to a meditation retraite)

Grt!
     Serge

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