For many in the modern world, carving out time for both traditional seated meditation and exercise has become close to impossible.
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Total relaxation is the secret to enjoying sitting meditation. I sit with my spine upright, but not rigid; and I relax all the muscles in my body.
People think meditation is a huge undertaking. Don't think of it like that.
I just can't sit still and meditate; that doesn't kind of work for me. I don't even know exactly what it means.
Like Yoga, the spiritual life is actually very difficult.
I had a friend who introduced me to a meditation practice which involves a couple of half-hours a day of meditation, where essentially you try to achieve a stillness that allows you to just be there in the moment.
Meditation is such a more substantial reality than what we normally take to be reality.
I have a difficult time sitting down for long periods.
I still find it almost impossible to relax for more than one day at a time.
Everywhere I go, I still have time to meditate. People think meditating is sitting there, nobody bothering you, but you can even talk and still meditate.
There's no substitute for the practice of meditation.