Leading the very busy lives that a lot of us have these days can make it seem quite difficult to find time for meditation. Partly there is a reality to our business, especially if we have a family, job etc. But we can always find 3 minutes in our day, in fact even several 3 minutes and a 3 minute breathing space can really help us connect to that deeper and truer part of ourselves.
Establishing a regular longer practise of meditation, can take time, finding the right time in the day for instance, are you more of a morning person and could you get up earlier in the mornings before others are awake? There is something quite magical about being up very early before the world has had time to wake up. If you are more of a night owl then meditating in the evening is also fine. Start with 15 minutes 2 or 3 times a week and then either build up to 30 or 40 minutes 2 or 3 times a week, or 15 minutes 5 or 6 times a week.
Can you find some where outside in fine weather to meditate ? It can bring a whole different feel to our practise sitting with the wind in our hair and our feet in contact with the earth. Creating a little space for ourselves inside too is important by doing this we establish a commitment to our meditation. Having just a really nice bunch of flowers to gaze at before we meditate can also really help create the right atmosphere.
As we sit we build up positive habits and a momentum to our practise, and sometimes in a fairly short time it is as if our mind and body know what is expected and start to practise as soon as we sit down. But what will really motivate us to find the time to meditate will be the results that we experience from meditation.
Rumi the great Sufi poet also alludes to something important and relevent here in this line I think.
"Come out of the circle of time And into the circle of love." Rumi
When we sit to meditate we are in a sense leaving the mind preoccupied with time and entering into a heartfelt connection with ourselves and the world.
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