Just sitting there is not meditating
Just sitting there is not meditating.
I know. I’ve excused my sitting there countless times so I could cross off that day’s meditation. Our penchant for checking off items from our lists is fascinating. In reality, I could have been excused truly wanting to be with what was real and then whatever happened, happened.
On the other hand.
Sitting there, standing there, or even lying down there with the intention of meditating - even if you do it poorly or get distracted or fall asleep or any of a million other things - is still in the meditation zone. Why? Because I showed up with intention.
Intention turns the wheel that, ever so slowly and patiently, frees the mind to occupy itself with what truly matters.