Meditative Monday

Hari OM

A daily practice of meditation when one is 'running life' can be a challenge. Not necessarily in terms of the meditation itself, but purely in logistics. 

Last week I had visitors; quite the event given the long absences enforced by the pandemic. They were able to stay for two nights. When one lives a solitary life and has a set routine, however, such visitations do require that one makes some adjustments to that routine. There can be no taking an hour out of the togetherness time to 'just sit and naval-gaze,' as those visitors might refer to it.

So what to do?

Be creative. Meditative practice does not always have to be transcendental. It can be carried out while walking about or sitting viewing the surroundings.  This is precisely what I did. When we were at the shore, time was taken looking at the details and 'landscapes' that could be found on the shingle stones... something that engaged the companions too! In another part of the visit, I drew attention to the landscape and water views and we took time to sit on benches and just be silent together, taking it all in.

Then, on another occasion, there was the detail to be found in the vegetation around our picnic site. Encouraging the others to go foraging, I simply stood and pondered upon the provision of berries for our nourishment and pleasure. 

Meditation not only exercised but shared!