Member-only story
Be Still and Know
How changing one word of an ancient mantra has made all the difference
I hesitate to publish a post about meditation when the west is burning, political strife is ripping our collective life apart, and the pandemic is — well, still a pandemic.
We’re all at our wit's end. Which begs the question…
If our anxiety levels are more maxed out than ever… Why wouldn’t I publish a post about meditation again?
Okay, so here it is. It requires no dedicated time. What I’m offering is a simple mantra that you can recite to yourself when you’re doing (or not doing) anything. Enjoy…
When it comes to meditation, my preferences are pretty boring. I’ve dabbled in things like the Calm app with its various guided meditations. As trendy as apps like that are (and I’m a total sucker for that kind of thing), something about those guided meditations seem so… Contrived. They’re too lengthy and prescriptive for me.
I need simple.
(Super simple.)
The kind of meditation that I do is called centering prayer. There are people who geek out on it and write volumes about this contemplative practice, but the premise is simple…
