Spend 20 mintues in a silent meditation; a place you won't be disturbed, your own "fig tree" as was Buddha's inspiration. In those 20 mintues, notice to where your mind wanders. Can you attain "right thoughts", "right mindfulness" and "right concentration".
Write a one paragraph reflection about this time. Could you empty your mind to seek life's truths? What did you have trouble controlling in your mind? Finally, what inspriation did you receive? Any? If not, why not?
Write a one paragraph reflection about this time. Could you empty your mind to seek life's truths? What did you have trouble controlling in your mind? Finally, what inspriation did you receive? Any? If not, why not?
My place of quiet and meditation was outside, on a bench in the playground. It was at night, so things were relatively quiet. And because of this quiet, I was truly able to meditate. I focused on breathing in blessings and breathing out distractions. It was good because amidst my busy schedule and the excessive amount of work I had it was good to focus. It was soothing, and because of the cold, I felt that I was able to refocus. However, even though I was able to refocus and relax, I was able not able to empty my mind, let alone seek life's truths. The very word refocus indicates that I was focused on one thing, and that was homework. But one thing I did recieve was inspiration. It was to stop, procrastinating. I understand that this again sounds superficial, but procrastination has been a growing problem for me. It keeps me from not only finishing my homework but from getting sleep, and doing more important things that I could do if i didn't procrastinate. One feeling that kept on popping in my head with this idea was regret. It was regret that as a senior, procrastination was keeping me from spending valuable and limited time with my family. My resolve to improve my time management was strengthened.
No comments:
Post a Comment