Meditation is not some special ideal, it’s just being there with the experience whatever it is. Being aware of pleasure and pain, our confusion and our wisdom in every moment of our ordinary everyday lives is meditation, this is the perfect meditation teacher.
Worry is a problem that seems to be rampant. It is a cancer of the emotions, concern gone compulsive. Compassion, even in the in the face of overwhelming odds, is the way to rid ourselves of worry. Taking care of yourself and doing good for those you meet is enough.
Any fragment of the mind apart from heart, spirit, human community, and the natural law of the universe is going against your own true nature. We sometimes confuse knowledge with knowing. Forget the 10,000 things, be open and curious, practice the “Don’t Know Mind”.
When you discover you are distancing and alienating yourself from others, you need to set about eliminating that which blocks your way. Rouse yourself inwardly, with moderation and goodwill, hasten to that which supports you, then all occasion for remorse will disappear.
Quote: Worry is an addiction that interferes with compassion.