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I have tried and did not succeed in establishing a daily or weekly, or something else even remotely on semi-regulatory meditation practice for more than ten years. I have attributed my general failure to busy days, a lack of willpower and the human condition. But it turns out that a simple switch from the environment might have been the answer I was looking for.
It is the summer in Oregon, which means a lot of time spent in the vicinity of rivers. During a recent camping trip I woke up at the dawn and I crawled out of the tent where my friend was still slumbering. After bringing some tea, I decided to walk the path to our afternoon swimming spot, curious to see it in the morning light. The already sizzling sun sent the river along the river, but our place on the rocks was still, gracious, shady.
I sat down, looked at the water, listened to the birds and came up with a revolutionary idea: I should meditate here. I tapped the Open app (The bars were still good) and opted for the first guided meditation I saw. A calm, steady voice began to explain the importance of breath and consciousness. So I breathed.
Instead of my usual restlessness, and my typical annoyance with the voice, which was too cold to be a real guy (and Naturally He has an accent), there was a surprising sense of silence. With one earbuds in it I could still hear the current and shot of the river, the rustling trees, the waking birds.
With every breathing and the corresponding ambient noise I was deeper in the landscape. When I became quiet enough to merge with the external world, my inner world also became quieter. We were all one thing. When vague accent -man wrapped the meditation and instructed me to open my eyes 10 minutes later, I felt a deep shift. Everything was the same, but more. The colors seemed clearer and very saturated, the soundtrack more resonant. From there I drove a wave of inner peace that lasted for hours.
All that to say, since then I have taken out my daily meditation. Every morning I go to my back garden, I find a comfortable chair and I spend 10 minutes in silence. The sun touches my skin, the wind goes over my upward palms while the birds tjilp. My dogs are struggling. There are scents. Occasionally a car drives by. Everything contributes to a deeper meditative condition than I have ever reached indoors.
When I’m inside, it’s just. I meditate for my own advantage; To get the hang of my mind, to improve my focus, regulate my emotions. It is a chore. Outside I meditate to remember that I am part of something bigger than myself. I am part of a natural world that just waits for me to become quiet enough to get back. And so, there.
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