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What is Meditation?

August 1, 2012 //  by Christy

From author and Omega Institute co-founder Elizabeth Lesser:

 

“We come to meditation feeling that parts of our life are difficult and that perhaps a meditation practice will make them less so.  We want relief now.  But that is not how meditation works.  The desire for peace and happiness is noble; the expectation of instant results is unreasonable.

 

Meditation is a matter of slow and steady experience.  It is not a cure.  It is not a set of moral values.  It is not a religion.  It is a way–a way to be fully present, a way to be genuinely who we are, a way to look deeply at the nature of things, a way to rediscover the peace we already possess.  it does not aim to get rid of anything bad, or to create anything good.  It is an attitude of openness.  The term for this attitude is mindfulness.”

 

 

 

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