The Real Work of Sitting Still - Lama Dawa's Perspective

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Commentary voice-over work: Lama Dawa Zangpo
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“Meditation is not a matter of trying to achieve ecstasy, spiritual bliss, or even tranquility. Nor is it attempting to become a better person. It is simply the creation of a space in which we are able to expose and undo our neurotic games, our self deceptions, and our hidden fears and hopes.”
—Pema Chodron, in the Wisdom of No Escape

Lama Dawa Zangpo’s Commentary:
The teacher pay my children here is telling us that the goal of meditation is not to space out, not to bliss out, and not to even just calm the mind. Although of course meditation will calm our mind, it isIt's best benefit for us is allowing space where we can see ourselves clearly. We can see how our mind works, we can see how our thoughts shape our perception of reality, and we can start to illuminate or shine a light into the. Dark corners of our mind, places that sometimes are hidden even from ourselves. So meditation is about illuminating ourselves. It's about seeing clearly and penetrating more deeply into our mind and how it works.

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