Monroe Institute; Ajahn Chah via Ven. Sujato, Ellie Askew, Dhr. Seven (ed.), Wisdom Quarterly
Incense for meditation |
They then make a dramatic determination that they will not get up until the incense has been completely reduced to ashes.
They then start meditating. But after only five minutes they feel as if an entire hour has passed. And when they open their eyes to check the incense stick, they get a surprise to find that the incense is still really long.
Western Ajahn Sumedho with Ajahn Chah |
Don't be like that. It's like being a monkey. Monkeys end up doing no work at all. One spends the whole period of meditation thinking about the incense stick, wondering whether it's finished or not.
Training the mind/heart can easily get to be like this. So don't attach too much importance to the time. AjahnChah.org
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