It's Okay That The Mind Drifts Away

I Thought It Was A Stroke Of Genius That Hans Selye Used The Word Stress, Because It's True That If You Don't Know How To Be In Wise Relationship To Life, Certain Health Consequences Are Bound To Happen. If You Stand Up 12 Hours A Day On An Assembly Line, Or Constantly Tell Yourself Life Is Not Worth Living, The Body Will Respond In Certain Somewhat Predictable Ways.

Generosity Is Another Quality Which, Like Patience, Letting Go, Non-judging, And Trust, Provides A Solid Foundation For Mindfulness Practice. You Might Experiment With Using The Cultivation Of Generosity As A Vehicle For Deep Self-observation And Inquiry As Well As An Exercise In Giving. A Good Place To Start Is With Yourself. See If You Can Give Yourself Gifts That May Be True Blessings, Such As Self-acceptance, Or Some Time Each Day With No Purpose. Practice Feeling Deserving Enough To Accept These Gifts Without Obligation-to Simply Receive From Yourself, And From The Universe.

Stillness, Insight, And Wisdom Arise Only When We Can Settle Into Being Complete In This Moment, Without Having To Seek Or Hold On To Or Reject Anything.

Meditation Means Learning How To Get Out Of This Current, Sit By Its Bank And Listen To It, Learn From It, And Then Use Its Energies To Guide Us.

Arriving Someplace More Desirable At Some Future Time Is An Illusion. This Is It.