Wise Words from The Dalai Lama on Humanity and a little meditation from us to you

When asked what surprised him most about humanity, he answered -

Man, because he sacrifices his health in order to make money.  Then he sacrifices his money to recuperate his health.  And then he is so anxious about the future that he doesn’t enjoy the present; the result being that he does not live in the present or the future; he lives as if he is never going to die and then dies having never really lived

Maybe we should take a few moments today to really think about what is being said here.  Can you apply any of this to your own life?  Does it resonate with you?  And if it does, what can you do about it?

When I saw these words today, I was so grateful to my dad for insisting on our family all learning to meditate.  Meditation is the greatest gift and the best way to avoid the trap the Dalai Lama is describing.  It allows you to be in the present, and not to be the slave to your thoughts.  It gives you peace in an increasingly stressful world.  It gives you clarity from all the confusion.

So take those few moments today.  Close your eyes, feel your feet on the ground, take a deep breath in and then slowly exhale as if you are pushing the breath down to your feet and into the ground.  Do this a few times, whilst concentrating of the breath and nothing else.  If thoughts arise, just let them pass and bring the attention back to the breath.  Open your eyes and look around you, really see the colours, hear the sounds, feel the air.    Then you can say, just for a few moments, you lived in the present today.  Feels good doesnt it?

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