Poem: Why Not Meditate All the Time?

Since mindful awareness,
One-point concentration,

Daily sitting meditation,

Businesslessness seem impossible,

Most often always,

Why not meditate on the breath

All the time every moment?

Yes, just this in-breath,

Or this out-breath.

Nothing more, less, else.

So I am in my body

And not mind thinking

More useless thoughts.

Already a subscriber? Log in

You have read 5 articles this month.

For only $3 per month or $28 per year, you can read as much as you want!
A digital subscription includes unlimited access to current articles–and some exclusive digital content–released throughout each week, over thirty years of articles in our Dharma archive, as well as PDFs of all back issues.

Subscribe

Since mindful awareness,
One-point concentration,

Daily sitting meditation,

Businesslessness seem impossible,

Most often always,

Why not meditate on the breath

All the time every moment?

Yes, just this in-breath,

Or this out-breath.

Nothing more, less, else.

So I am in my body

And not mind thinking

More useless thoughts.

Oh, how wonderful!
I’m meditating!

Bill Menza, True Shore of Understanding

Log In

You can also login with your password. Don't have an account yet? Sign Up

Hide Transcript

What is Mindfulness

Thich Nhat Hanh January 15, 2020

00:00 / 00:00
Show Hide Transcript Close
Shopping cart0
There are no products in the cart!