Summary: Resistance to meditating is the topic of this episode. Meditation and ethical behavior is so valuable, that a single day so lived, outweighs a hundred years without it. Meditation is the central practice of Buddhism, and it one of its greatest gifts to humanity. But, believe it or not, not all Buddhists meditate. Meditating is simple, but its not easy. If you are like me, you have felt the mind’s resistance to meditating. I want to talk about this inner resistance and how to overcome it. Text: "Better it is to live one day virtuous and meditative than to live a hundred years immoral and uncontrolled.” - Dhp 8.110 Outline: Introduction A. First, what is this inner resistance to meditating? B. Second, let’s look at a few of the sources of this inner resistance to meditating. C. Third, what can we do to overcome this resistance to meditating? Conclusion
