500 образов для медитации на шагах пути к просветлению, занятие 16

[Speaker 2]
Sixteen. So, we're going to start the five great problems of meditation. First one is the worst one.

He said, I don't feel like... He's like, I'll start tomorrow. It's like a diet.

I'm going to start tomorrow. Tomorrow I'm going to start a green drink thing.

[Speaker 1]
So, today I can eat anything. And then tomorrow is today, right? Tomorrow.

So, you can eat tomorrow also anything you want, because tomorrow is the day after. This is my churro logic. Right?

This is churro logic. Your mind is unbelievable. So, do it today.

Just do it today. Yoga? Don't wait for tomorrow.

I almost got out of class today. But she saw me. Don't put things off for tomorrow.

It's a bad habit. Do things today. Just do it today.

Learn to do it today. If you want to be good at something, do it today. Don't wait till tomorrow.

Don't make some plan for next week. Start today. Do something today.

Very few times have I sat down on the meditation cushion and not meditated. It's happened. Like I decided to get up and eat Cheerios or something instead.

But if you can get your butt on the cushion, the war is almost over. Okay? So, don't wait.

What's the Lam Rim say about the first meditation problem? Does anybody remember? There's a famous statement that you're supposed to say right now.

Before you finish the first meditation problem explanation, traditionally, in the Lam Rim, you're supposed to make a joke. Yeah, yeah. Okay?

If you don't solve this problem, you will never have the other four. Okay? Okay?

Distraction, sleepiness, not taking action, etc. They will never happen. Okay?

So, from the point of view of a meditator, this is the most serious problem. Because if you don't solve it, you will never have the other problems. Okay?

It's true.