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SHARE:\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/i><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/i><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/i><\/a>\n\t<\/p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”TRY OUR COURSE” style=”outline” color=”peacoc” align=”left” el_class=”btn-post” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fjoy.tergar.org%2Fjoy-of-living%2F||target:%20_blank|”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/12″ lms_has_clearfix=”0″ offset=”vc_col-lg-2 vc_hidden-xs”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row u_row_style=”1″ lms_row_has_bk_offset=”0″ lms_row_bk_columns_offset=”0″ u_row_enrollment_restriction=”0″][vc_column width=”1\/12″ lms_has_clearfix=”0″ offset=”vc_col-lg-2 vc_hidden-xs”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”5\/6″ lms_has_clearfix=”0″ offset=”vc_col-lg-8″][vc_column_text]When we sit on the cushion and all the circumstances are good, plus the environment is cooperating, then we have some experience of meditation. But when we get off the cushion and move into everyday life, then sometimes \u2014 even though we know that, theoretically, we can practice daily meditation anywhere, anytime \u2014 we forget what that really means.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/12″ lms_has_clearfix=”0″ offset=”vc_col-lg-2 vc_hidden-xs”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row u_row_style=”1″ lms_row_has_bk_offset=”1″ lms_row_bk_columns_offset=”0″ u_row_enrollment_restriction=”0″][vc_column lms_has_clearfix=”0″][vc_single_image image=”96225″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center” css=”.vc_custom_1633972899751{padding-top: 30px !important;padding-bottom: 30px !important;}” el_class=”hidden-xs”][vc_single_image image=”96101″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center” css=”.vc_custom_1633972849818{padding-top: 30px !important;padding-bottom: 30px !important;}” el_class=”visible-xs”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row u_row_style=”1″ lms_row_has_bk_offset=”0″ lms_row_bk_columns_offset=”0″ u_row_enrollment_restriction=”0″][vc_column width=”1\/12″ lms_has_clearfix=”0″ offset=”vc_col-lg-2 vc_hidden-xs”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”5\/6″ lms_has_clearfix=”0″ offset=”vc_col-lg-8″][vc_column_text el_class=”subtittle-open-post”]<\/p>\n If you cordon off your daily meditation practice, it\u2019s easy to fall into the trap of continually trying to set up everything just right. \u201cNow it\u2019s time to meditate, so I\u2019d better close the door. Be quiet, everybody! Uh-oh, now the neighbors are making noise. Shh! Oh no, now a dog is barking outside!\u201d In this way, you see everything as an obstacle, instead of as a support for your practice. And even if you can <\/i> manage to focus on meditation, when the time to sit is over and you go about your business, your meditation evaporates. It\u2019s almost like you suddenly become a different person. This is why it\u2019s so important to integrate your ordinary life activities into your daily meditation practice.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/12″ lms_has_clearfix=”0″ offset=”vc_col-lg-2 vc_hidden-xs”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row u_row_style=”1″ lms_row_has_bk_offset=”0″ lms_row_bk_columns_offset=”0″ u_row_enrollment_restriction=”0″][vc_column width=”1\/12″ lms_has_clearfix=”0″ offset=”vc_col-lg-2 vc_hidden-xs”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”5\/6″ lms_has_clearfix=”0″ offset=”vc_col-lg-8″][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1646239983592{padding-top: 20px !important;padding-bottom: 40px !important;}” el_class=”subtittle-open-post”]<\/p>\n The way to fully mesh a daily meditation practice with ordinary life is to return to one of Mingyur Rinpoche\u2019s fundamental instructions:\u201cshort time, many times.\u201d When you wake up in the morning, try to cultivate the motivation to practice not only for yourself, but for the benefit of everyone else. If you like, you can sit in formal meditation for whatever amount of time works for your schedule. Then, throughout the day, do as much informal meditation as you can. That means meditating while you\u2019re eating breakfast, taking a shower, walking<\/a>, packing a lunch for your kids, and so on. Don\u2019t get hung up on finding the right time or place. And never mind worrying about taking the traditional meditation posture\u2014after all, if you\u2019re riding a bicycle, you don\u2019t want to rest your hands in your lap or you might have an accident! Whenever you remember to do it, just do it. Each of these informal meditations might last for only a few seconds, and that\u2019s no problem at all.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/12″ lms_has_clearfix=”0″ offset=”vc_col-lg-2 vc_hidden-xs”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row u_row_style=”1″ lms_row_has_bk_offset=”1″ lms_row_bk_columns_offset=”0″ u_row_enrollment_restriction=”0″ lms_row_bk_offset_section_classes=”bk-qoute-full”][vc_column][vc_column_text]“Meditation is really quite simple. All we have to do is embrace each experience with awareness and open our hearts fully to the present moment.”<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text el_class=”autorquotepost”]\u2013 Mingyur Rinpoche \u2013[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row u_row_style=”1″ lms_row_has_bk_offset=”0″ lms_row_bk_columns_offset=”0″ u_row_enrollment_restriction=”0″][vc_column width=”1\/12″ lms_has_clearfix=”0″ offset=”vc_col-lg-2 vc_hidden-xs”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”5\/6″ lms_has_clearfix=”0″ offset=”vc_col-lg-8″][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1646239613777{padding-top: 20px !important;padding-bottom: 20px !important;}” el_class=”subtittle-open-post”]<\/p>\n How are you supposed to meditate while loading a dishwasher or tying your shoes? Well, you can just rest your mind as it is. Or be aware of your breath, even just for the duration of one inhale and one exhale. Breathe in, maybe you get lost in thoughts or feelings; breathe out, you might get lost in feelings and thoughts again. And that is okay! Sometimes it\u2019s said that three breaths in the morning can change your whole day. Alternatively, you could be aware of the movements of your body. Or you could just know what you\u2019re doing, just become present with the situation of the moment: \u201cI’m walking. I’m answering a text. I\u2019m drinking coffee. I\u2019m weeding the garden.\u201d Just know what you\u2019re feeling and what you\u2019re doing. That is meditation!<\/p>\n This is especially beneficial when executing tasks that demand a lot of thought. First think, then meditate by resting your mind in the situation. This has a positive effect on a complex plan or project, because it allows the brain to be refreshed, so it can go on to generate more ideas. As you grow more familiar with meditation, you can use difficult emotions, thoughts, sensations, or experiences as support for a daily meditation practice, too. Used in this way, those very difficulties will eventually become your friends.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/12″ lms_has_clearfix=”0″ offset=”vc_col-lg-2 vc_hidden-xs”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row u_row_style=”1″ lms_row_has_bk_offset=”0″ lms_row_bk_columns_offset=”0″ u_row_enrollment_restriction=”0″][vc_column width=”1\/12″ lms_has_clearfix=”0″ offset=”vc_col-lg-2 vc_hidden-xs”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”5\/6″ lms_has_clearfix=”0″ offset=”vc_col-lg-8″][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1646240058055{padding-top: 20px !important;padding-bottom: 20px !important;}” el_class=”subtittle-open-post”]<\/p>\n If it\u2019s hard to remember to drop into awareness, you can be creative about finding ways to remind yourself. You could put a sticker on your computer, so whenever you sit down to work, you remember to practice. Another sticker could go on the refrigerator\u2026and the bathroom mirror\u2026and the front door\u2026etcetera. (It\u2019s good to change such reminders and stickers from time to time, as once we get used to seeing them, we can stop noticing them.) Or you could keep a running tally of how many times a day you practice, and set a goal. Let\u2019s say you\u2019d like to informally meditate 30 times per day. So then you try to remember as you go: \u201cOkay, eating breakfast meditation\u2014that\u2019s one. Boarding bus meditation\u2014two. Greeting coworker meditation\u2014 three.\u201d\u00a0 It doesn\u2019t take much time, and it fits into any schedule.\u00a0[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/12″ lms_has_clearfix=”0″ offset=”vc_col-lg-2 vc_hidden-xs”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row u_row_style=”1″ lms_row_has_bk_offset=”0″ lms_row_bk_columns_offset=”0″ u_row_enrollment_restriction=”0″][vc_column width=”1\/12″ lms_has_clearfix=”0″ offset=”vc_col-lg-2 vc_hidden-xs”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”5\/6″ lms_has_clearfix=”0″ offset=”vc_col-lg-8″][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1646239729785{padding-top: 20px !important;padding-bottom: 20px !important;}” el_class=”subtittle-open-post”]<\/p>\n The \u201cshort time, many times\u201d formula keeps your daily meditation practice fresh. By meditating for a short time<\/a>, you\u2019ll be done before boredom and dullness creep in, and there will be no space for racing thoughts. Meanwhile, sticking to the \u201cmany times\u201d part of the formula, and resting in awareness over and over again will help develop your practice. Eventually every hour of your daily life will become part of it. If that doesn\u2019t seem true,\u00a0 just think of drops of water falling one by one into a barrel. No matter how small the drops or how slowly they fall in, if they keep coming, sooner or later that barrel will fill up.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/12″ lms_has_clearfix=”0″ offset=”vc_col-lg-2 vc_hidden-xs”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row u_row_style=”1″ lms_row_has_bk_offset=”1″ lms_row_bk_columns_offset=”0″ u_row_enrollment_restriction=”0″ lms_row_bk_offset_section_classes=”bk-gris-mailing”][vc_column lms_has_clearfix=”0″ offset=”vc_hidden-xs”][vc_column_text]\n\t\t \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIf you enjoyed reading our articles, please join our mailing list\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tand we'll send you our news and latest pieces.\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t [\/vc_column_text][vc_video link=”https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/250454512″ el_width=”80″ align=”center” css=”.vc_custom_1633675152226{padding-top: 40px !important;padding-bottom: 20px !important;}”][vc_row_inner css=”.vc_custom_1618452751051{padding-bottom: 30px !important;}”][vc_column_inner width=”1\/6″ offset=”vc_col-lg-1″][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”5\/6″][vc_column_text el_class=”subtittle-open-post”]<\/p>\n Watch this video \u201cYou can meditate anywhere anytime\u201d by Mingyur Rinpoche.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/6″ offset=”vc_col-lg-1″][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner css=”.vc_custom_1620054501575{padding-top: 30px !important;}”][vc_column_inner el_class=”repro” width=”1\/2″ offset=”vc_col-lg-offset-3 vc_col-md-offset-3 vc_col-sm-offset-3″][vc_column_text el_class=”box-audio”]\u00a0Practice awareness of your body movements with a guided meditation from Tergar Instructor Myoshin Kelly.<\/span><\/p>\nEverything as Support<\/h3>\n
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