04/08/2026
“Meditation, simply defined, is a way of being aware. It is the happy marriage of doing and being.
Meditation lifts the fog of our ordinary lives to reveal what is hidden; it loosens the knot of self-centeredness and opens the heart.
Meditation moves us beyond mere concepts to allow for a direct experience of reality.
Meditation embodies the way of awakening: both the path and its fruition. From one point of view, it is the means to awakening; from another, it is awakening itself.
Most of us tend to conceive of meditation as something done cross-legged with eyes closed, in a quiet, unlit place.
Traditionally, equal emphasis is given to four postures in which to meditate: sitting, standing, walking, and lying down. This pretty much covers all our activities, allowing us to integrate meditative practice into daily life.”
- Lama Surya Das