Preparation
for Concentration / Focus for Moment Meditation
1. Do
not Think of the Past ( I have not finished my work)
2. Do
not Think of the Future ( I have lot of things to do)
3. Do
not let the mind drift ( a mosquito hovering)
4. Do
not say it is warm (dress appropriately but do not look for a fan)
5. Do
not say it is cold ( dress appropriately but do not look for a
heater)
6. Do
not be lazy
7.
Avoid company (If one cannot avoid not more than five for a group)
8. Do
not look for solitude
9. Be
aware of the current setting (if you are in a bus find a corner and
pretend you read a book/note)
10. Be
aware of the current physical need (voiding, hunger, physical
disability)
If
there is a hindrance (as you may perceive it), do not react to it but
accept it as a fickle and passing episode like quicksilver.
Then
any place is good for moment meditation.
If you
are not meditating, just focus and do what you have to do in the present moment to the best
of your capability.
In a
sense your mind is in a Moment Mediation Mode (3M).
If one
practices these few principles with diligence and awareness, getting
into moment meditation becomes just a habit not a “result seeking
work” endeavor.
One's
productivity in what ever one does goes up by the minute.
It is
not easy but one has to practice and become adept at it.
Then
you do not need a guru and become a master and not a slave of a
rigid protocol dispensed by an unprepared master.
