A note from Sean
The Buddha compared practice to a guitar string. If it is too tight, it breaks. If it is too loose, it can’t make music. I think most of us in the West run a little tight. We need doing in our lives, and we need being too. So how can we soften the string and just be for a while?
Try this today. Pick one moment you would normally fill, such as waiting for the kettle or sitting at a red light. Leave your phone alone. Do nothing for one minute: feel your feet, listen, let the breath move. Notice what you want to reach for instead.
Keep going: Do Nothing Meditation and Let Yourself Simply Be With This Stillness Meditation.
This suits anyone who finds quiet hard, and anyone who is always on. If stillness stirs up restlessness, worry, or grief, go gently. Keep your eyes open and feel your feet. Stop when you need to.
