Ешь, молись, люби

Chapter 41

           It’sasifyou’vegiventhemonkeyapileof10,000buttonsandsaid,"Movethesebuttons,oneattime,intoanewpile."Thisisaconsiderablyeasiertaskforthemonkeythanifyoujustploppedhiminacornerandaskedhimnottomove.Theotherpurposeofmantraistotransportyoutoanotherstate,rowboatlike,throughthechoppywavesofthemind.Wheneveryourattentiongetspulledintoacross-currentofthought,justreturntothemantra,climbbackintotheboatandkeepgoing.ThegreatSanskritmantrasaresaidtocontainunimaginablepowers,theabilitytorowyou,ifyoucanstaywithone,allthewaytotheshorelinesofdivinity.

           Amongmymany,manyproblemswithmeditationisthatthemantraIhavebeengiven-OmNamahShivaya-doesn’tsitcomfortablyinmyhead.IlovethesoundofitandIlovethemeaningofit,butitdoesnotglidemeintomeditation.Itneverhas,notinthetwoyearsI’vebeenpracticingthisYoga.WhenItrytorepeatOmNamahShivayainmyhead,itactuallygetsstuckinmythroat,makingmychestclenchtightly,makingmenervous.Icannevermatchthesyllablestomybreathing.

           IendupaskingmyroommateCorellaaboutthisonenight.I’mshytoadmittoherhowmuchtroubleIhavekeepingmymindfocusedonmantrarepetition,butsheisameditationteacher.Maybeshecanhelpme.Shetellsmethathermindusedtowanderduringmeditation,too,butthatnowherpracticeisthegreat,easy,transformativejoyofherlife.

           "SeemsIjustsitdownandshutmyeyes,"shesays,"andallIhavetodoisthinkofthemantraandIvanishrightintoheaven

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