Mindfulness in Plain English ~ Bhante Gunaratna

Mindfulness in Plain English
~ Bhante Gunaratna

First thing in the morning is a great time to meditate. Your mind is fresh then, before you've gotten yourself buried in responsibilities.

Morning meditation is a fine way to start your day. It tunes you up and gets you ready to deal with things efficiently. You cruise through the rest of the day just a bit more lightly.

Be sure you are thoroughly awake, though. You won't make much progress if you are sitting there nodding off, so get enough sleep.

Wash your face, or shower before you begin. You may want to do a bit of exercise beforehand to get the circulation flowing.

Do whatever you need to do in order to wake up fully, then sit down to meditate.

Do not, however. let yourself get hung up in the day's activities. It's just too easy to forget to sit.

Make meditation the first major thing you do in the morning.

~ Bhante Gunaratna
Mindfulness in Plain English

2020.08.26
Ven. Gunaratana Sutta Study Day 1, "Four Foundations of Mindfulness"
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