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Lullabyehaze — 12 years ago — permalink

Busyness and restlessness-- this thought that there is something else that I need to do...nothing specific, just when I think of sitting, it makes me feel restless.

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davidbhayes — 12 years ago — permalink

That's really interesting. Do they both keep you from sitting down to meditate? Is one stronger than the other?
For me it seems like I sit down to meditate and then I get quite restless and "distraction-seeking" (without something to do my brain seems to desperately seek things to find interesting, and I don't have much insight into that flow) but it doesn't occur to me before I sit down as a reason not to sit down. 
Busyness isn't an issue for me really, because I've so built meditation time into my schedule and routines, but I could see it a being a big obstacle to actually getting to the cushion. For me, I know (because I've done it a lot with other things in my life) that if I vaguely intend to do something at an indeterminate time — I'll shave later, I'll floss next time I brush my teeth, I'll exercise this afternoon — and feel overwhelmingly busy, I just don't even make the effort. With meditation, that would be me not even getting to the cushion.

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