Some Call it Meditation, Others Prayer
'Half an hour's meditation each day is essential, except when you are busy. Then a full hour is needed.'
--St. Francis DeSales
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Thursday, October 01, 2009
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7 Comments:
Psalm 46:10 says, "Be still and know that I am God." If I can do that for just 10 minutes, I'm doing well. Lately my head's been spinning with all the things I should be doing....
Pat, I'm with you, the time periods mentioned in this quote notwithstanding. If I take just 5-10 minutes a day to be silently mindful of things, it helps keep me centered.
This is what I do on the drive to work. Better than radio and good to start my day.
Great idea, Diane. Does that mean you listen to NPR some other time, or not at all?
If I sit still and do nothing for five minutes it's because my brain is so addled and my body so fatigued that I can't get out of my chair, John. I'm sure it would be good for me to make the time to meditate but I would find a way to turn it into work, I'd be 'doing meditation' if you get what I mean by that. I have the same problem with relaxation.
I hear you, Jim. You sound like a bit of a Calvinist. That sure helps in the productivity department.
Tonglen
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