Meditation Logic

Our teacher should have personally spent a lot of time in meditation. He/she need not be perfect, but they should be able to guide you beyond the “sit quiet, close our eyes, and watch our breath” phase.

Fix one dedicated place for our daily meditation practice, establish a strict schedule, and follow it diligently. Eventually, both the place and the time become anchors to remind us of our meditation. It’s a lot easier to train our mind and body to meditate if we can get into a rhythmic and regular practice routine.

Get creative about location. Yes, it’s recommended that our regular meditation practice happens in the same place every day for consistency. But sometimes that simply isn’t possible. The great thing about meditation is that it can be practised anywhere — at home, at work, in a park, even walking in a busy airport. It doesn’t matter where it happens, as long as we can find stillness and not be disturbed.

Same time, same place. If we can’t meditate in the morning, try to make a commitment to meditating at the same time and in the same place every day. Making our practice a regular part of our normal daily routine is key to developing a lasting habit.

Start early. Try to meditate first thing in the morning. That way we can be sure that it actually gets done and not bumped off the to-do list as the day gets more hectic. Plus, morning meditation can be a nice way to start the day — we’re refreshed, awake, and on track for a mindful day

The road to enlightenment awaits