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Is It Better Not To Meditate Right After Waking Up?

by Ven.Pomnyun Sunim

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[Meditation Q&A with English interpretation] Ven. Pomnyun Sunim's Answer to “Is it better not to meditate right after waking up?” Selection from Sunday Meditation with Ven. Pomnyun Sunim. meditation q&a [Week 6] ( May 17, 2020) Peace of mind is only one step away. Join Sunday Meditation and Live Dharma Talk with Ven. Pomnyun Sunim.

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Is it better not to meditate right after waking up?

Is it better to meditate after going to the bathroom?

The reason why I ask this question is that I don't sleep well.

I wake up at night and fall asleep until the video has already started.

I wake up exactly at night.

Because twice in the morning you don't go to the bathroom.

Not all So I wake up overnight.

Then I start meditating a lot.

Then you can start meditating right away,

Just sit up straight.

But say you want to go to the restaurant after waking up.

Then you just meditate after you go.

Then you can go to the restaurant after waking up.

Then if your mind is still cloudy after sleep,

Then maybe you want to take a quick walk and make sure that you're wide awake before starting meditation.

Then you wake up a little bit and say,

Oh,

The video has started already.

But once you have that,

If you feel this anxiety arising because you're late,

Meditation is all about recognizing and seeing this anxiety as it arises.

That's meditation.

And to recognize this anxiety and make it dissipate so you restore calm to yourself.

And if you still need to go restroom,

Just go ahead and start a little late.

But if you don't need to go,

Although you woke up a little late,

Just go ahead and start meditating right then and there.

What I'm saying is that circumstances are different for each person,

Each time,

Each instance.

Yes,

Meditation is maintaining a calmness to your mind despite the circumstances that you might encounter.

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Ven.Pomnyun SunimSeoul, South Korea

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