Leo:If I miss one day of meditation...

[emind]

Hi guys. Im a pretty avid meditator and practice an hour almost every day. But someway or another, I always happen to miss a day here or there, though most of the time I don't. Given Leo's emphasis on never missing one single day, "ever", I am a bit concerned with regards to why he said this. I mean,  I know momentum is ideal and everything, but does missing a day kill all my progress? I mean, if I meditated 27 out of 30 days on any given month, isn't that still a lot of progress? 

[Inliytened1]

@emind it will not kill your process.  You are doing awesome with the mediation.  You can have a mystical experience even not when meditating but meditation and self inquiry are what open the floodgates.

But you should still strive for every day every day. 

 

Edited May 20, 2019 by Inliytened1

[Leo Gura]

100% commitment is easy, 99% is hell.

[bejapuskas]

1 hour ago, emind said:

Hi guys. Im a pretty avid meditator and practice an hour almost every day. But someway or another, I always happen to miss a day here or there, though most of the time I don't. Given Leo's emphasis on never missing one single day, "ever", I am a bit concerned with regards to why he said this. I mean,  I know momentum is ideal and everything, but does missing a day kill all my progress? I mean, if I meditated 27 out of 30 days on any given month, isn't that still a lot of progress? 

You can do better than that, as Leo says, if you commit only 99%, you will always feel as if the 1 % off is today.

As we can already see, you say miss 1 day, but you are planning on missing 3 days. 

Edited May 20, 2019 by bejapuskas

[Arnold666]

Get an app, something that tracks your progress, gives you achievement, reminders and motivate you. This one is called Medativo and it's the best by far for me. 

Edited May 20, 2019 by Arnold666

[Inliytened1]

@bejapuskas agreed...don't schedule missed days on purpose.  Commit to every day.  If something happens like a family emergency and you end up not being able to meditate don't beat yourself up over it.  It doesn't negate the days you did meditate.  

Hope that makes it clearer 

[Beeman]

This is against moralization videos. 

"I should meditate every day". 

Do what you can never regret by what you can't. Life is not about what you make it is about how you live it. 

[mandyjw]

Who do you love? Yourself? Or the idea of a person who meditates everyday? Is meditation loving yourself? Is having a meditation routine loving yourself? Is having an expectation on yourself that you won't miss a day loving yourself?

Only you can answer. 

Edited May 20, 2019 by mandyjw

[jbram2002]

The important thing is to do what feels right for you.

I was in a religion where they expected us to pray daily, and even they didn't suggest an app for achievements. They just quietly shamed your failures. 

Don't meditate because Leo said so or you feel you have to. Don't push yourself beyond what feels right because you *have to* get that hour in. Meditate because it feels right for you. This is a journey for yourself, not for anyone else. You've already established a routine, so simply continue your routine. It doesn't matter if you miss a day. What matters is that you stop beating yourself up over missing a day. Take the religion out of it.

[Shin]

If it's feel neurotic and forced, don't do it.

If it's feel like you really want to do it, even if it's hard to do, then do it.

Even if you miss days/weeks or even months, you will quickly see the difference between not doing it and doing it.

When the difference is clear you will never want to miss a day.

Edited May 20, 2019 by Shin

[emind]

@Inliytened1 thanks! Yes. I will definitely strive for 100% of the time, its just that, whenever for some reason or another Im not able to do it, I always end up feeling guilty.

[emind]

@Inliytened1 Exactly yes. I don't schedule them ahead on time, they just happen coincidentally. I know I should take more control over this, but I just wanted to make sure the progress doesn't go away.

[Nahm]

@emind Every negative thought you’ve ever had about yourself, another, your life or your circumstances - every single negative thought - was WRONG. You are Good. Reality is Good. Your life is Good.  Meditation is letting thought patterns go, and just being you, because you, are Good. This is true wether you meditate or not. 

 

[Truth Addict]

Sticking to a daily meditation habit is good for your discipline.

You can meditate as much as you feel you need to, or not at all.