Why Meditate Pema Chodron
We don’t meditate to be better
meditators. We meditate to become more aware.
When we sit
down to meditate we leave behind the idea of the perfect meditator, the ideal
meditation, preconceived results. We train in simply being present. We open
ourselves completely to the pain and pleasure of our life. We train in
precision, gentleness and letting go. Because we see our thoughts and emotions
with compassion, we stop struggling
against ourselves. We can learn to recognize when we’re all caught and to trust
we can let go.
Thus the blockages created by our habits and
prejudices start falling apart. In this way, the wisdom we were blocking – the
wisdom of bodhichitta – becomes available.
Meditation is a powerful tool for self-awareness, but the job is only half-done if we don't take action based on this awareness.
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