Who knew that assuming a certain posture created a certain attitude? I had never given this idea any thought. Going through my day, it never occurred to me that by holding myself differently I might behave differently. Parents tell their children “Stand up straight”, but they don’t say why and they don’t say how.
When I first began meditation, it all started in the mind and then the breath. There is a lot to think about and I had not really learned how to sit while I meditated. It’s so important to understand this part of the exercise and with the instructions, it seems difficult, but we just need to think about one thing. Gravity. It’s already there and Gravity can do the work for us. We don’t have to do a lot. We put our body in alignment with itself and let gravity do the work. When I first learned this I was pleased to know that I just had to get one thing right and let physics do the rest. While reading The Posture of Meditation, The word Gravity kept being repeated and the Obsessive Compulsive side of me fought to stop reading and count the times Gravity is mentioned in this book. “STOP IT I SAY!”
It’s there for a reason. It’s the one thing that will make your sitting a success. The Posture of meditation allows us to soften our tough outer shell and open our hearts.
When I first began meditation, it all started in the mind and then the breath. There is a lot to think about and I had not really learned how to sit while I meditated. It’s so important to understand this part of the exercise and with the instructions, it seems difficult, but we just need to think about one thing. Gravity. It’s already there and Gravity can do the work for us. We don’t have to do a lot. We put our body in alignment with itself and let gravity do the work. When I first learned this I was pleased to know that I just had to get one thing right and let physics do the rest. While reading The Posture of Meditation, The word Gravity kept being repeated and the Obsessive Compulsive side of me fought to stop reading and count the times Gravity is mentioned in this book. “STOP IT I SAY!”
It’s there for a reason. It’s the one thing that will make your sitting a success. The Posture of meditation allows us to soften our tough outer shell and open our hearts.
