People say meditation is hard and difficult. I say it is bound to be. The mind is the swiftest, most slippery thing ever. Meditation applies the brakes to slow it down to the speed of life. This is bound to create some heat and friction. What did you expect? It is not called tapasya (the purifying fire of spiritual practice) for nothing! But we can welcome this inner heat and friction with gratitude once we understand what is going on. Then its a delicious process, a blissful adventure. Soon enough the mind begins to settle and get a grip on what is really real. We are less and less fooled by passing thoughts, judgements, moods and fascinations. The meaning of the phrase detached enjoyment suddenly begins to make sense, and there is a whole new joy and satisfaction found in the simplest, most ordinary of things. So welcome this process wholeheartedly. As one of my teachers, S.N.Goenka would say, Tapana hoga. Tapo! Bahut sukh se! (You will have to burn in this inner fire. So burn! With great joy!)
Posted on: Sat, 15 Mar 2014 09:59:35 +0000
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