Daily Dharma Quote On Meditation
Posted on August 10, 2009, in Art of Dharma, with
Average Daily Household TV Watching
“Sometimes it is difficult to meditate each day. But we always have time to watch TV. We always have time to go shopping. We always have time to snack from the refrigerator. Why is it that twenty- four hours run out when it is time to meditate? When we understand the value and effect of spiritual practice, it will become a high priority in our life, and when something is important, we find time for it. It’s god to set up a daily meditation practice of fifteen, thirty or sixty minutes in the morning. To do that, we may have to sacrifice fifteen or thirty minutes the previous evening in order to go to bed in order to go to bed a little earlier. But compared to the benefit of practicing the Dharma, missing a little TV is not a big thing. In the same way that we always find time to eat because food nourishes our body, we will find time to meditate and recite prayers because they nourish us spiritually. When we respect ourselves spiritually, we respect ourselves as human beings. Nourishing ourselves spiritually then becomes a very important priority, and having time for it is easy.”
– from “Taming the Mind“, by Ven. Thubten Chodron
Hmmmn, food for thought. Ahhh, I can’t get away from food analogies!!! Ohm…
Namasté
