What does that look like on a day-to-day basis? Here are


three benefits for cultivating a mental Zen garden through meditation.


1. You Glean The Gifts Before You Right Now


“Zen lives in the present. The Whole teaching is: how to be in the present; how to get out of the past which is no more and how not to get involved in the future which is not yet, and just to be rooted, centered, in that which is.” ~ OSHO


A Zen garden is fully formed right now. Since there is noth-


ing planted, there is no waiting for growth. Why is that important? Because it is perfect in the present moment. There is no need to travel to the future to imagine growth, or cast back into the past to remember it’s full glory after everything has died. Right now is all there is. Right now everything is perfect. Often when you experience any feeling that limits your freedom, constricts your body or mind, or causes you anxiety you are not in the present moment. By being here now and you are able to experience the perfection before you. Meditation helps retrain your mind to be present instead of wandering all over the place.


2. You Radiate & Reap Stillness


“An outside enemy exists only if there is anger inside.” ~ Lama Zopa Rinpoche


Have you ever experienced someone who was angry when they entered a room and then got everyone else in the room angry? That’s because we are vibratory beings and the vibration we send out affects others. You can have that kind of power, just on the opposite end of the spectrum. As you cultivate a mental space that is uncluttered, serene, and quiet, you radiate stillness. When you walk into a room you will elevate the energy with your energetic transmissions of peace and serenity. Practicing meditation allows you to be in this still place for longer and longer periods of time, until it becomes your default.


3. You Harvest A Sense Of Serene Detachment


“I have lived with several Zen masters -- all of them cats.” ~ Eckhart Tolle


Cats are wonderful role models of detachment. They just


watch what goes on around them with an amused coolness. They don’t take on what they see, they just observe. You, too, can go through your day without taking everything personally by land- scaping in some space between what you see and how you in- terpret it. By putting in a gap between action and reaction you create a pocket of serenity.


What does it take to be good at this practice? Concentration.


The act of raking the gravel in a Zen garden is an act of concen- tration for the monk. It is not easy to get clean, straight lines out of rocks. So the monk must really concentrate on the task in order to have a great outcome.


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starts to break down.


Logical. Simple.


Effective.


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In the same way, if you concentrate on taking a breath before launching a reaction based on the knee-jerk assessment of your monkey mind, the more beautiful your out- come will be.


Meditation helps slow down your racing mind so you are able to pause for a breath before reacting. It is the rake you use to tend your Zen garden.


Meditation is simple but often not easy. However the ben-


efits of a consistent meditation practice are worth any initial discomfort you bump up against. If you’d like an experienced Master Gardener to help you weed out your vines and clear your space, please let me know.


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