Ешь, молись, люби

Chapter 41

           Ican’tseemtogetmymindtoholdstill.ImentionedthisoncetoanIndianmonk,andhesaid,"It’sapityyou’retheonlypersoninthehistoryoftheworldwhoeverhadthisproblem."ThenthemonkquotedtomefromtheBhagavadGita,themostsacredancienttextofYoga:"OhKrishna,themindisrestless,turbulent,strongandunyielding.Iconsideritasdifficulttosubdueasthewind."

           MeditationisboththeanchorandthewingsofYoga.Meditationistheway.There’sadifferencebetweenmeditationandprayer,thoughbothpracticesseekcommunionwiththedivine.I’vehearditsaidthatprayeristheactoftalkingtoGod,whilemeditationistheactoflistening.Takeawildguessastowhichcomeseasierforme.IcanprattleawaytoGodaboutallmyfeelingsandmyproblemsallthelivelongday,butwhenitcomestimetodescendintosilenceandlisten…well,that’sadifferentstory.WhenIaskmymindtorestinstillness,itisastonishinghowquicklyitwillturn(1)bored,(2)angry,(3)depressed,(4)anxiousor(5)alloftheabove.

           Likemosthumanoids,IamburdenedwithwhattheBuddhistscallthe"monkeymind"-thethoughtsthatswingfromlimbtolimb,stoppingonlytoscratchthemselves,spitandhowl.Fromthedistantpasttotheunknowablefuture,mymindswingswildlythroughtime,touchingondozensofideasaminute,unharnessedandundisciplined.Thisinitselfisnotnecessarilyaproblem;theproblemistheemotionalattachmentthatgoesalongwiththethinking.

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