Mental Masturbation

I don’t want my meditation digressing
into angst filled asceticism; how about you?
I don’t want my meditation to become nothing more
than mere mental masturbation; how about you?

I want my spiritual practice
to live, and thrive, and pulse
in a meaningful way;
how about you?

No! I reject the notion that meditation
is just thought-suppression.
I want it to be more.
Hey, what if it was?

What if true meditation;
what if authentic meditation,
what if effective mediation
was a treasure chest of highly adaptive mental techniques

that could be beneficially applied to every situation…
be it glorious or be it grotesque.

I don’t want to just look like a Bodhisattva.
I don’t want to just sound like a Buddha.
I want to actually accomplish full enlightenment.

Regardless of what emotion jumps into my heart,
or what thought jumps into my head
I want to be able to surf it!

I want to harness the energy and opportunity
of every thought, sensation and emotion
and use it to progress even further upon Buddha’s path
of Love, Peace, Insight and Happiness…
how about you?

Om Mani Padme Hum,
Lama Jigme Gyatso: Rime Manipa Tantrika

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