Just go into the room, sit in the centre of the room, open the doors and windows, and see who comes to visit. You will witness all kinds of scenes and actors, all kinds of temptations and stories, everything imaginable. Your only job is to stay in your seat. You will see it all arise and pass, and out of this, wisdom and understanding will come.
~ Ajahn Chah
During our snow day yesterday, I went to the Great Room, lit a candle, had a seat on the floor, and prepared to meditate. I stretched a little, loosened up, took some deep breaths. Smiled.
M walked into the room, and asked me a question that was worded exactly the way he wanted to word it, and perfectly timed and delivered. The question was, “Are you medicating?” What he was asking was, “Are you meditating?” because he didn’t want to interrupt, but his twist on the word was purposeful and appropriate.
I smiled a big, universe-encompassing, soul-expanding smile. I laughed a deep, heart-delighted laugh. And I answered, “Why, yes!! Yes! I am!” One simple little change, switching one letter in the word, was such a surprise and a revelation.
A day later, the question still makes me smile a big smile, and with that comes an instant relaxation. No pill on earth could work as quickly or as well.
How are you medicating?
The meditation that gives you immediate joy or continuous joy is the best meditation for you. Everyone will not have the same meditation. Your meditation will not suit me, my meditation will not suit you. You like a certain food, I don’t like it. You are right in your own way, I am right in my own way. But once you know what your best meditation is, please stick to it.
~ Sri Chinmoy
breezes at dawn 
Sorry, that is such a funny line?! Suppose we’d be better off meditating than medicating, right?! And I LOVE the second photo in this post, the grass in the blue, glass bottle. Gorgeous.
Hugs from Ecuador,
Kathy
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Thank you, Kathy. 🙂 I wondered if this would be confusing. It was funny to me because I’ve been dealing with some anxiety issues lately, and meditation has helped with that. When M asked, “Are you medicating?” he was asking if I was meditating (because he didn’t want to interrupt), but he twisted it a bit because he knows it is, in a way, my medication for the problem. Self-medicating is usually not recommended (since a lot people use food or alcohol or other drugs). Meditation, however, is on the to-do list to help with anxiety so it’s a form of self-medication. I was, in fact, medicating when I was meditating. 😀 (I suspect that made things about as clear as mud. lol! Perhaps it’s one of those “you had to be there” things.)
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And ,with thanks to ‘M’, Robin, I’ve now got a °Big° grin on my face… Smiles and medicating, can’t be bad…. Happy New Trails… xPenx
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Thanks, Pen. 🙂 Smiles AS medication are terrific.
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Hiking. Biking. Exercise. Reading. Or silence. 🙂
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I bet the side-effects from all those things are great, CM. 🙂
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🙂 I like them 😉
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I needed medication after work today. So I went to band. Works every time.
(LOVE the bottle shot.)
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Music is another great medication. Thank you, Dawn. 🙂
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the perfect medication …. I love your candle photos and that big smiles keeps coming to me too … I must do some medication of my own soon … smile and all 🙂 xxx
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Thank you, Christine. 😀
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Love “a tiny piece of earth contained” – looking at it makes me want to meditate. Sometimes I medicate with Zomig and other times I take a walk on the beach or in the woods.
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Thank you, Barbara. 🙂
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That’s a scream 🙂
As for me, I medicate in many ways…some good, some not-so…Funny thing about the not-so’s -they don’t work nearly as well…
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I know what you mean, Marie. I use some not-so-good ways, too, and they rarely do the trick as well as the good ones.
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Candles, a serene plant in the bottle and meditation… Awesome combination! 🙂
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Thank you, Visioplanet. 🙂
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Haha, how funny!
LOVE the photo of the grasses in the vase ♥
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Thank you, Michaela. 🙂
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