It is a gloomy foggy morning in San Francisco and the week is catching up with me. As usual, by Thursday my apartment gets messy, my schedule is busier, my muscles ache, and it’s harder to shut off my mind. I have also felt very tired in the morning, my eyes were actually stinging yesterday in complaint of having to be open so soon. All of this is normal and expected but I did not think it would pose a burden on my meditation. Meditation is new for me, I have practiced yoga for almost 4 years but have not really considered meditating until now. Sitting still is hard on its own, but when your shoulders hurt and your brain is trying to organize itself and you have a long busy day ahead, it gets harder. The monks have only to meditate during a day, usually all day. I have to pick work-appropriate clothes, pack my lunch, a change of yoga clothes, be at work in time for a meeting, stop by the grocery store, get gas, remember to moisturize, cook dinner, clean and so on, everyday. That is the biggest Western challenge.
As I watched the movie last night and saw Dumbledore’s cabinet of memories (I know you’re
calling me a nerd, I can hear you!!), I started to think how that would make things so much easier in the realm of meditation. If we could remove from our minds and catalogue all of the most important things and the things we think of most often, how much easier would it be to organize what’s left and not think about anything? I am a list maker and I am constantly writing to-do lists, grocery lists, music lists, home improvement projects list, desirable travel locations lists, you name it, I have a list for it. To just sit there and think about these things and not be able to write them down is hard for me since I am so used to finding organization on a piece of paper. Tonight I will have to meditate for the full ten minutes since I had to run out the door this morning. Happy Thursday!
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