There are times when I just don't feel like meditating and I wonder why. Mostly I love doing it and sometimes the external world and its distractions end up taking more preference.
I observe that this happens mostly when there is lot of time for disposal and there is not anything much to do. In other words this happens mostly when one becomes complacent of working hard, of temporary achievements.
There is a saying if you are not striving, you're not living. The greatest sages constantly keep striving to again and again realize the self despite having realized the self. If they get complacent of their achievement and stop the necessary discipline it would take many months or years to again attain nirvikalpa samadhi : it is said.
I'm still observing why this thought of complacency is dominating me and what I need to do to get rid of it. Learning continues.
Here is what a spiritual aspirant mentioned about the topic: Gurudeva encouraged his monks to “be engaged. Even on retreats, you should be focused. If that means making a decision to take a nap, then take a nap. If you want to go wandering like a sadhu, then wander. But don’t just let your mind be aimlessly idle.”
Meanwhile here are the 7 habits of highly effective people - and how its already explained in Hinduism
7 Habits of Highly Effective People:
Habit 1 Be Proactive
Habit 2 Begin With The End In Mind
Habit 3 Put First Things First
Habit 4 Think Win/Win
Habit 5 Seek First to Understand, Then to Be Understood
Habit 6 Synergize
Habit 7 Sharpen the Saw
Bodhinatha Veylanswami's explanation from Himalayan Academy
I observe that this happens mostly when there is lot of time for disposal and there is not anything much to do. In other words this happens mostly when one becomes complacent of working hard, of temporary achievements.
There is a saying if you are not striving, you're not living. The greatest sages constantly keep striving to again and again realize the self despite having realized the self. If they get complacent of their achievement and stop the necessary discipline it would take many months or years to again attain nirvikalpa samadhi : it is said.
I'm still observing why this thought of complacency is dominating me and what I need to do to get rid of it. Learning continues.
Here is what a spiritual aspirant mentioned about the topic: Gurudeva encouraged his monks to “be engaged. Even on retreats, you should be focused. If that means making a decision to take a nap, then take a nap. If you want to go wandering like a sadhu, then wander. But don’t just let your mind be aimlessly idle.”
Meanwhile here are the 7 habits of highly effective people - and how its already explained in Hinduism
7 Habits of Highly Effective People:
Habit 1 Be Proactive
Habit 2 Begin With The End In Mind
Habit 3 Put First Things First
Habit 4 Think Win/Win
Habit 5 Seek First to Understand, Then to Be Understood
Habit 6 Synergize
Habit 7 Sharpen the Saw
Bodhinatha Veylanswami's explanation from Himalayan Academy
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