Meditation

AA said: Oh ja! Es braucht Übung. Aber es lohnt sich!

Meditation

Meditation is to be aware of what is going on – in our body, in our feelings, in our mind, and in our world.

                                                 Thich Nhat Hanh: Being Peace

The word meditation might make you think of trying to sit still in a straining cross-legged position, trying to empty your mind. That might put you off because it seems so difficult.

I like Buddhist monk Thich Nhat Hanh’s definition of meditation. Instead of struggling with unaccustomed positions you can concentrate on living a “meditative life”.

The core of a meditative life is training your mind in coming back to what’s at hand right now, right here. It takes some effort and perhaps you only succeed a few times per day, but every time you do it’s a personal victory.

Take a deep breath and come back to where you are right now. Then do it again, and over and over again.