Anita is one of the most regular readers of Meditation Rocks! No, you won’t find her commenting she is a bit shy about that but she writes me mails – everyday, we discuss all sorts of things – from meditation to money. Ideas for so many posts came when we were talking.
Thank you Anita for this awesome friendship that we share and thanks for letting me publish your name.
Anita has two kids – both of them under 4 and she has hard time managing them. Every time she’d mention stress in her emails – I’d suggest only one thing – meditation. She tried so hard, she said, and finally gave up:
Ok, It’s official. I give up. I can’t distress unless I meditate, and I need time for meditation and I am stressed because I’ve no time!
This seems to be catch 22 situation – doesn’t it? If you are facing same problem, then you are not alone. Good news: there are sure-shot way to deal with this problem.
1. Stop Trying
Really folks, it’s time that you stop trying to meditate. There is no try and when you don’t try and just let it be – it’s meditation. It really is simpler than it seems to be.
Meditation is doing nothing and since doing nothing, everything about it is opposite of doing something. That means:
- It doesn’t take effort.
- It doesn’t take ‘mind’.
- It doesn’t take ‘thought’
- It doesn’t take negativity or positivity.
And so on… c’mon be creative and add to the list.
2. Forget it
The best way to meditate is to forget it. Don’t put it in your to-do list. Because it is not a ‘do’ it’s opposite of ‘do’.
Instead of all this ‘make it ritual’ stuff – let this be a fun sneak out that you do every now and then – whenever you feel like.
3. Meditate Whenever & Wherever You Want
Yes, it’s your secret ritual which you do whenever and wherever. It does help to have a meditation corner but what about whole world as your meditation corner?
Whenever you feel like meditating (hint: you always feel like meditating) just focus on something that doesn’t have a tendency to grow in thought like – breathe, meaningless sound, natural sound, tree, sky … and there you are! Hmmmmmm…. It feels good!
Here are some more things you can try:
- Meditate while Cycling
- Meditate in Noise
- Meditate with friend
- Meditate While Drinking / Eating
- Meditate when you are not feeling well.
- Meditate when you are feeling well.
- Meditate at Parties
- Meditate when Lying
- Meditate while being creative
- Meditate for no reason.
Conclusion
Meditation is timeless, you can never find time to meditate. That’s why when you meditate – time flies by so quickly.
The only way I can suggest you is: stop thinking about meditation in terms of another thing to check off list, take it easy and let it be fun. And do it whenever and wherever. That’s how it is supposed to be.
And when it’s fun, time will make sure you meditate.
Namaste
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