Question
thank you David.
your answer was very helpful and motivating.
at least for the time being, i have again started practicing TM regularly.
but it would be of great help if you could clarify this points.
* can TM be done when one is traveling?
well, doing TM when traveling on a plane is not as
difficult as doing it on a bus or a train ride.
this is particularly true in places like india, where
the roads are not good and trains and buses are almost
always congested and you can think of meditation
provided you get a seat, otherwise not.
the reason why i am asking you this is many times we
have to travel long distances, as much as 3-4 days in a
stretch and that is when the prescribed quota of 20
minutes twice daily is not always fulfilled.
thanking you
and waiting for your positive response
Siddartha
Answer
Siddartha,
I am pleased to hear that you have resumed your practice of TM. Don't forget to go for checking once in a while, so your practice remains strong and effective.
I understand how distressing it can be not to be able to find a comfortable place to meditate.
India may have congestion and bad roads, but it is also the home of spiritual development, the land where an understanding of Samadhi and other aspects of a fully developed life is fully appreciated and maintained. You are very lucky to live there.
When we live filled with stress, limited in our perceptions and abilities, we seem surrounded by problems. It seems impossible to find the time and place to practice our meditation. With time, though, as we put our intention into regular practice, we find that the stresses begin to dissolve. Our thinking becomes stronger and more positive. We start seeing solutions more often than problems. Some of these solutions may be surprising. We may not have even anticipated them.
Burdened by stress, we see life through depression-coloured glasses. Hopelessness is always just around the corner. As the stresses go, the colour of our glasses changes. We begin to see things as they are. We begin to see joy and fulfillment everywhere. On this positive and joyful basis, finding the time and place for meditation is easily solved. It is a minor issue which, once solved, no longer troubles us.
I will not give you specific advice, because plenty of solutions can come from within, from your own creative intelligence. All you need is calmness of mind. From the calm of your meditations, all problems can be solved.
David Spector
NSR Meditation/USA
