The Taste of Boredom

Good Morning,

As part of my practice I meditate roughly an hour a day. When the subject comes up many people are shocked as to how simple (on the surface) the practice is. In fact the fear of boredom prevents many from ever wanting to sit on the cushion. I find it interesting how we often fear boredom. The thought of sitting and doing nothing sends thoughts of "bored to death" racing through ones mind.

The question then is this: What are we bored with? Nothing? How can we be bored with nothing? I think quite possibly we are bored with our repetitive thought patterns. These patterns have become predictable and transparent over time, but they arise none-the-less and we become hooked into them.

However, if we embrace our boredom, taste it fully, we can begin to see the tricks we play on ourselves to keep from being bored. Again this is just understanding how our mind works and when we understand that, we dissolve yet another illusion (boredom) we create.

Have a beautiful day and remember we create the world one thought at a time.

Peace and Love, Jim