Sitting around...

By Vichara

People who may think that when you sit in meditation is just sitting around and doing nothing but breathing are misinformed. On the surface a person sitting just seems to be just involved in some exercise of being still and not dealing with anything. While yes in the very obvious physical this is true and you are being still but inside things are moving along. With this exercise you give your body and mind a chance to re-engage and connect. It gives your entire system the opportunity to slow down for a period of time and set the controls of the body up once again to deal with the events of the day. While sitting the channels that need the vital sustaining elements have a chance to open up and fill. While those switches and gears are being set up for the day the time spent sitting clears the internal horizon. So when you do take that first step into your day your ability to “see” is greatly enhanced…even sometimes with the aid of caffeine.