words per minute
7
disha21
00:00
Speed
In your everyday life, you can practice meditation by taking any routine
activity that normally is only a means to an end and giving it your fullest
attention, so that it becomes an end in itself. For example, every time you
walk up and down the stairs in your house or place of work, pay close
attention to every step, every movement, even your breathing. Be totally
present. Or when you wash your hands, pay attention to all the sense
perceptions associated with the activity: the sound and feel of the water, the
movement of your hands, the scent of the soap and so on. Or when you get
into your car, after you close the door, pause for a few seconds and observe
the flow of your breath. Become aware of a silent but powerful sense of
presence. There is one certain criterion by which you can measure your
success in this practice: the degree of peace that you feel within. So the
single most vital step on your journey toward enlightenment is this learn to
dis identify from your mind. Every time you create a gap in the stream of
mind, the light of your consciousness grows stronger. One day you may
catch yourself smiling at the voice in your head, as you would smile at the
antics of a child. This means that you no longer take the content of your mind
all that seriously, as your sense of self does not depend on it. Your mind is an
instrument, a tool. It is there to be used for a specific task, and when the task
is completed, you lay it down. As it is, I would say about 80 to 90 percent of
most people's thinking is not only repetitive and useless, but because of its
dysfunctional and often negative nature, much of it is also harmful. Observe
your mind and you will find this to be true. It causes a serious leakage of vital
energy. By the time they reach the age of sixty five, most Americans are
either dead broke or dead. That is hardly what most people envision for
themselves as they look ahead to the golden age of retirement. Yet without
the conviction that you deserve financial well being, backed up by a workable
game plan, how can you turn your treasured scenario into reality? The fourth
master lesson in this book will teach you how to go beyond the goal of mere
survival in your autumn years of life, and even now, for that matter. Because
we have the good fortune to live in a capitalist society, each of us has the
capability to carry out our dreams. Yet most of us experience financial
pressure on an ongoing basis, and we fantasize that having more money
would relieve that pressure