The Dharma Room

Another busy day got me straight out of bed and into work...needed to be there at 7am to prep for a teacher training.  And as I well know, once the day gets started, its very very easy for me to "forget" to sit for meditation.  Too much to do, too much to do, too much to do.  But I found a wonderful quote (that I think I will paste everywhere I can see it!) that says "I have enough time to accomplish everything I desire today...and tomorrow is another day".  A nice reminder that there's ALWAYS enough time for the good things in life, including meditation.

So I finally sit down in the middle of my day to the hum of the dryer and a persistant purring cat nuzzling at my knee.  Thoughts careening around in my head and I wonder if I'll ever truly know what quiet and peace are.   I decided to try a tried-and-true technique:  Mantra.  A mantra is simply a word that you repeat over and over, aloud or in silence, that helps to calm the chatter in your mind.  Today, I need a little louder reinforcement, and I choose the word "Om", the sound of pure loving consciousness...and pretty quickly I find that quiet and my body becomes lighter and lighter.  I feel the healing vibration of sound in my body and it resonates until I become nothing but vibrating energy.  My heart slows, my mind slows, and I find peace in the simplicity of sitting with Om.  I don't know how long I was sitting, but I do know that I have been rewarded with rejuvenation in my body mind and spirit. 

Now...off to ride my bike in the warm spring air!