Today, the monk shared knowledge about meditation practice, he emphasized the importance of practicing meditation every day and gave tips for meditation.
As Indispensable as Air
Meditation must become part of your routine, like taking a shower, washing up, and brushing your teeth. It is as indispensable as air. Without it, we cannot thrive. When you lack air, you lose your life. When you lack meditation, you lose everything. Make meditation a priority since it is the most important thing, your only refuge, your access to the Dhamma. With the Dhamma, you attain peace and happiness, and it is the only thing you can take with you through all the lifetimes until you enter Nibbana.
To achieve a peaceful, calm, and clear mind, we should practice meditation every day until it becomes a habit. Regular meditation helps keep our minds clean and makes the practice easier over time, as our minds become familiar with the state of being cool and still.
Just as we don’t wait for our bodies to feel dirty to take a shower, or for our teeth to feel grimy to brush them, or for illness to strike to start exercising, we shouldn’t wait for our minds to feel stressed or overwhelmed to begin meditating. We take care of our physical health daily to stay healthy, and our mental health deserves the same attention. Regular meditation helps prevent mental distress, making it unnecessary to wait until we feel frustrated, sad, or bored before addressing our mental state.
Prevention is always easier and less tiring than fixing a problem once it has arisen. Therefore, meditating every day helps us maintain happiness and mental well-being naturally.
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