How will this decision support my mindfulness practice?

Clear Sky Meditation Center
2 min readOct 21, 2022

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I had a pretty difficult time until I figured out to pose the question, “How will this benefit my mindfulness practise” in everything I do. In actuality, I had two patterns that I could not stand.

I would first practise intensely for three or four days to build up some momentum. I would eventually stop, forgetting to meditate for three or four days, and start doing my old routines instead. I’d reach a low point and become dejected. Finally, I would say to myself, “Okay, I’ve got to go back to it!” and then I would begin the frustrating cycle again, which never seemed to end.

Second, for some reason, I didn’t feel like my life outside of meditation. Simply put, it didn’t affect or change my work life, values, interpersonal connections, communication style, or habits the way I anticipated and hoped it would. I had no idea how to bridge the gap between my life outside of meditation and how they appeared to be two entirely separate universes.

Both of these irritations are pretty typical, in my experience. I’ve heard this phrase “I really need to get back to my meditation practise” or “I really should practise more mindfulness meditation, I truly need it” from so many individuals that I’ve lost count.

How therefore can we get through this frustration and establish a mindfulness meditation or meditation practise that is more reliable, vibrant, and integrated? I’d want to respond to this by

How will this support your mindfulness practice?

We acquired Clear Sky Meditation Center back in 2004. I had a wonderful chance to learn how to use the power of mindfulness meditation from people who had more experience than I did as a result of that.

I started by observing how we built a wonderful environment for practising mindfulness. We were constantly asked how it would enhance people’s mindfulness practises as we set up the daily rhythms and routines, acquired new furniture, and painted. We made an effort to design a setting that is lovely, airy, and roomy. That is appropriate for the terrain we are on. And that really helps individuals be in the moment, re-connect with one another, and develop their meditation practise.

Now that I see individuals arriving from hectic city life, I can

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Clear Sky Meditation Center
Clear Sky Meditation Center

Written by Clear Sky Meditation Center

Clear Sky is a non-profit, charitable organization created to nurture universal teachings of awakening. By offering meditation retreats in B.C.

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