We lead busy lives. So, it’s wise to make time for practice. The question is, how much time? The answer is, any time spent practicing the Dharma and meditation is time well lived.
This is true even if the only time you have for practice is at the red traffic lights on your daily commute.
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The Buddha taught that there are two chief factors that set the stage for human dissatisfaction and suffering. The first factor is, life is constant change.
A life based in mindfulness and meditation brings to life wisdom, compassion, and the quiet, peaceful, happiness we call contentment. Shunryu Suzuki called this a life of deep joy, one that is even more than joy.
Yet, of course, this life of deep joy is not exclusive to Zen. It is available to everyone who practices a contemplative tradition.
For example, here’s what Sharon Salzberg says about the joy that grows in a life based on meditation.
“Through the regular practice of meditation we discover the real happiness of simplicity, of connection, of presence… We come closer and closer to living each day in accord with this lovely quotation from Wordsworth: “With an eye made quiet by the power of harmony, and the deep power of joy, we see into the life of things.”
May you afford to slow down, relax and grow more steady and still. May you encounter the deep joy of meditation and mindfulness during this holiday season, and beyond!
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May your life go well!