The Art of Do-Nothing Meditation
Written and illustrated by N. L. Drolma
Excerpts from The Art of Do-Nothing Meditation.
Adapted and edited for the web.
There’s always time to
Sit
with the Buddha in you
beeeeeeeecause we always find time for
what we truly want to do.
Ease your way into sitting.
It’s quite okay to approach the fine art of Do-Nothing meditation as a safe, non-competitive sport. Sleek gym suit and expensive sneakers are not required. It’s also impossible to break a leg while sitting in Do-Nothing meditation unless you are a lovable nitwit like the Shameless Flirt of Aspen who attempted to sit in full lotus posture with his snow-skis on to impress a pretty sophomore at Naropa University.
Ultimately, Do-Nothing meditation is more than a sport or fine art. It’s a way of being, based on an understanding of phenomena and mind that leaves you blissfully free of fixating on anything at all. Everything is ça va. You’re okay, I’m okay. It’s all good (even when things are not funny.)
Do you get fidgety when you have only yourself for company? No worries!
A skillful teacher of Do-Nothing meditation can inspire you to turn your mind inward (to see what’s there, what’s not there, what transcends both and neither, and to relax on finding that when you get there, you’re always just here). Be your own best friend forever starting today!
Or you can continue to look outward and blame the weather, other people, and the price of ice cream.
Cheer up by learning how to sit in
samadhi,
a state of mind that’s calm and clear
&
reawaken the simplicity we knew as toddlers when just To Be was thrilling!
Posture, topknot, and utterance of odd syllables may be signs of a Do-Nothing yogini.
Discover the Mona Lisa in you.