I Have Been Meditating for 30 Years — Here’s How To Not Be a Rubbish Meditator Like Me

When I tell people that I have been meditating for 30 years, they invariably assume that I must be an expert meditator. They even say sometimes: <blockquote> “Wow, you must really be a master.” </blockquote> I promptly tell them that I am not. I am not being humble or showing humility, I am really not. In fact, I would say that overall, I am quite rubbish at meditation. This is an objective statement by the only one who really knows. Me. I have heard many mediation teachers say that there is no such thing as a bad meditation. But there is. There is! I mean, if I sit on the cushion and, basically, think for 20 minutes without hardly any attempt to actually do the practice. Whatever the practice is — watching the breath, internally repeating a mantra, or invoking loving kindness towards oneself and others. Whatever it is. If I just sit there and plan or delight in new ideas or insights or think about football or fantasize or slip into a kind of unconscious haze — that is a bad meditation. Surely. And this is, kind of, what I do most of the time. And this has gone on for years — and years. Just sitting without actually doing the practice. And, therefore, by definition, I am a rubbish meditator. <a href="https://betterhumans.pub/i-have-been-meditating-for-30-years-heres-how-to-not-be-a-rubbish-meditator-like-me-12b54807c5de">Read More</a>