Teacher: "you should meditate for 20 minutes. But if you can't find time to meditate for 20 minutes, then you should meditate for an hour."
At first, I didn't quite understand this exchange between student and teacher. But then, after pondering for a moment, I understood it perfectly.
For me, the message the teacher gave the student means that if your life is so busy and complicated that you can't find 20 minutes, then perhaps you should take an hour and meditate. Maybe that will help you figure out your priorities.
All too frequently I have conversations with people who say they don't have "enough time" to get everything done they want to do.
They talk about wanting to start an exercise program – but somehow they can't find the time. Or they want to take a class, but there's no room in their day.
The idea that we don't have enough time to get everything done is, in my opinion, a fallacy.
After all, how many times a day do we check in on Facebook? We have time to check in online with our friends to see what they're having at a local restaurant. What they're doing at a fancy hotel. Or what they're doing on vacation.
Or we have hours to waste surfing the Internet watching videos of funny animals or to watch human beings making videos of each other doing outrageous things. We have hours to loaf in front of the television each day. We have time to send endless and meaningless text messages to our friends. So how is it that we can't find time to do something that would be really beneficial and important for us?
The answer, of course, is that we can. We just have to find out what's important in our lives. Then cut the digital umbilical cord for a while so we can use our time wisely.
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All too frequently I have conversations with people who say they don't have "enough time" to get everything done they want to do.
They talk about wanting to start an exercise program – but somehow they can't find the time. Or they want to take a class, but there's no room in their day.
The idea that we don't have enough time to get everything done is, in my opinion, a fallacy.
After all, how many times a day do we check in on Facebook? We have time to check in online with our friends to see what they're having at a local restaurant. What they're doing at a fancy hotel. Or what they're doing on vacation.
Or we have hours to waste surfing the Internet watching videos of funny animals or to watch human beings making videos of each other doing outrageous things. We have hours to loaf in front of the television each day. We have time to send endless and meaningless text messages to our friends. So how is it that we can't find time to do something that would be really beneficial and important for us?
The answer, of course, is that we can. We just have to find out what's important in our lives. Then cut the digital umbilical cord for a while so we can use our time wisely.
Click here to email John
