Too Lazy To Meditate

This is an idiotic statement. First of all, if someone is already lazy, they will not be interested in meditation. If someone who wants to meditate lacks motivation, however, that is the fault of the teacher.

It’s not a matter of the quantity of meditation, it is the quality. That is why Tulku Urgyen said, “Short moments, many times.” Once the quality is established, the quantity will take care of itself, into daily life.

It’s like the super-rich – once they have oodles of money,
they want to stay having oodles of money.
Similarly, once we awaken,
we want to stay awake.
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There is a difference between being ordinarily awake,
and an extraordinary wakefulness.

Before we meditate, we have to be warmed up to know what it is all about. That’s awareness, just being aware and mindful. We can all be aware – this is natural – but we get distracted. We have to practise being aware of being aware, that’s all.

We will notice that the mind tends to wander off, and that noticing is part of the meditation. Our mind may seem even more distracted and this is good, as it means we are noticing more! This practice helps us to focus and concentrate in ordinary activities in daily life. We are being fully present, alert, able to adapt, capable and reliable. In other words, we’re empathetic to situations.

We are not meditational airheads, self-centred in their practice:
we know when to drop it.

Gradually, we go deeper into meditation, where we rest in serenity and clarity. Deeper still, we realise we are none other than awareness, no longer assuming that our thoughts are what we are. We are that very awareness or consciousness. Even deeper, when nothing is happening, consciousness is realised as pure, and empty of contaminating thoughts.

The reason we are lazy at meditation is that we don’t understand it. It is the only way to realise what we are. When realised, we no longer become over-excited, but this doesn’t mean that emotions aren’t present.

Emotions now become insightful wisdom
– the reflection in mirror-like consciousness flares brightly.

When this is constant, it’s enlightenment,
and is the reason why it’s called enlightenment.