Do you know one of the benefits of meditation?
That is precisely concentration. With concentration, we distinguish “clear water” from “sediment.” With steadiness, we can recognize situations that make us uncomfortable. Those uncomfortable reactions are precisely the resonance you need to work with and cleanse.
Imagine you are on the road and a recklessly driven vehicle collides with another vehicle. Would you get angry? Now imagine that reckless vehicle hits you and makes you fall. Would you be upset? At this point, you begin to feel upset because that vehicle has “hit” you. “Being hit” is a resonating factor that upsets you because it affects you directly. You begin to resent the person who hit you, while also storing memories associated with anger. You accumulate distress instead of looking at the situation again…
Reflect on this deeply. As you become less distressed by unwelcome events in your life, you will recognize the truth of “karmic results”… For nothing is accidental.
Reflect mindfully on the unwelcome things that happen to you, and gradually you will lessen your “ignorant reactions” as well as careless actions, words, and thoughts…
Nothing happens by chance, dear friend!
