For When You Feel Disheartened | 9th October 2023
by Ajahn Anan
Sometimes our minds are not peaceful, not at ease and we don’t feel like meditating. It is normal to sometimes feel that way. Here we need to call up our mindfulness to take note of, be aware of, our minds. For instance, is the mind feeling restless, anxious, irritated, full of doubts? We remind ourselves that these moods are impermanent, always changing. We find a way to train ourselves to let go of attachments. If the mind has been trained well, the mind will accept it easily. Venerable Ajahn teaches us the value of listening to the Dhamma. Listening with mindfulness, if the mind gathers in concentration, we can see the Dhamma clearly. He also teaches us to be conscious of our responsibilities, whether lay person or monk, may each fulfill his or her duties to the fullest. Don’t be careless. Sometimes rapture and joy will arise from the Dhamma, suffusing us with a fullness which is much more than any fullness from all the various foods we have sought.
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