Meditation is the practice of doing nothing. As I think over my life, I cannot imagine how much trouble I could have avoided if I had just sat there quietly instead of jumping into the fray.
Sitting in silence shows me all the things that I do not need to do anything about right now. This pretty much accounts for all my thoughts as I meditate.
Practicing stillness; noticing all the things that I don’t need to do anything uncovers peace. Stillness points directly at the “illusion of control” - the cause of most anxiety.
“To God belongs everything in the heavens and everything on earth, and all matters are controlled by God.”
[Quran 3:109]
“All of humanity's problems stem from man's inability to sit quietly in a room alone.”
Blaise Pascal
"Sitting quietly, doing nothing, Spring comes, and the grass grows, by itself." - Matsuo Basho
peace on you,
Bob
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