The sheer terror of sitting still, Mark Morford

[madokie]

Pause and you get eaten. Introspection is for hippies. Ruthlessly forward is the only perspective, the only direction, the only proper attitude.

Self reflection and mindful presence? Calm and OM and inner stillness? Sounds adorable, but holy hell have you seen the pace of the world today? Who has the time? Who has the energy? Who has the patience?

And really, does meditation even work? All the hoopla, all the supposed health benefits, all the ancient Buddha wisdom, even modern science slowly coming around to the idea that clearing your mind and working the “attention muscle” is beneficial for reducing all sort of toxic things, like stress, anger, road rage, beating your kids, ultraconservatism, Paul Ryan.

But come on. There’s so much to do! Money to make. Empires to build. Spines to slouch and hoodies to wear and souls to crush. This is America. Work is all there is. Well, work, and the Internet. And porn. And global warming. And artisan cocktails. Eat or get eaten, sucker.

The rest: http://blog.sfgate.com/morford/2013/06/18/the-sheer-terror-of-sitting-still/

[PuraVidaDreamin]

1. How true

I can relate As a student and teacher of yoga. When meditating I can't get beyond four full inhales and exhales before my mind
starts to wander. And I can't count how many students I've lost because my teaching style focuses on a meditation at the start
of class, as well as a long restorative meditative session at the end.

[Paladin]

2. Additional proof that Mark Morford is a national treasure. (nt)

[madokie]

3. One of the best

at what he does.
I agree

[thucythucy]

4. Bookmarking for later.

I just have too much to do today to get into it now.