When you have made your preparation,
You can think about your motivation for doing a meditation on considering the preciousness,
The incredible opportunities that are given to us in our human lives.
The purpose of doing this meditation is so that we can really not take for granted the fact that we are human,
Not waste our time and really make the most of it,
So that by the time our lives end we will have fulfilled as much of our potential as we possibly can.
So let's first of all consider the nature of a human life,
Because life is short even when it's long,
It's short.
A span of 70,
80,
90,
Sometimes even 100 years we hear of now is still a very short time when we think of the history of the world.
And also as we get older we're not really always able to do as much as we can in that short time when we are a young and mature adult.
So time is precious.
And sometimes we live our life as if it's going to go on and on and we think,
Well I'll do this tomorrow.
We procrastinate.
We can get a bit lazy.
We get into a comfort zone.
Is this true for you?
Do you put off until tomorrow what you might be able to do today?
Oh I'll start meditation tomorrow.
I'll start taking the wellbeing of myself and others seriously tomorrow.
Because the truth is we do not know what will come first.
Our next breath or our next life.
I have an incredible opportunity in this body right now with this extraordinary human brain to develop myself.
And then we can start to think of the many other human beings who don't have the same opportunities,
Are struggling for survival.
They don't know whether they'll be able to eat tomorrow.
They may live in a war zone in fear for their lives.
Whereas if you're listening to this then you probably have more opportunity for self-development.
You probably have those aspects of survival sorted.
A home,
A job,
Security and some free things.
That's incredible.
And freedom.
You don't have to meditate in secret or practice your belief system in secret.
That's really unusual.
Plus you may well have human capabilities that again we might take for granted.
That you can read,
Listen and hear,
See all the methods of communication made easy for you.
And if you also think about the times we live in this is an incredible time to have access to teachings about the mind,
About the nature of being human.
With technology we can access so much.
We're spoiled for choice.
We're spoiled for opportunities.
So we can start to think,
Well you know maybe in the future I will be pressed for time.
Maybe in the future as I age I won't have the inclination.
Maybe I'll lose my abilities or get sick.
So I'd be mad not to make the most of these opportunities now.
My precious human life.
I can do so much to improve my life and benefit others.
If I integrate meditation into my life.
If I take more care of my belief system.
Practice mindfulness,
Awareness,
Being present in the moment,
Appreciating the many intricacies of my human life.
And if I can help myself I can consider how this might benefit others.
So just sit with this awareness of the opportunity you have right now and really feel it in your being.
How wonderful it is to be you right now.
And if any emotional thoughts arise like this is too much,
I can't do it.
I've got my family,
I've got my job.
Then just really appreciate what your life is about and how important it is to balance it with spiritual pursuits.
Now having this spiritual aspect to your life enhances everything.
Feel it from your heart centre.
Generate an incredible feeling of happiness and joy.
Let it spread through your body and outwards.
As you generate compassion to all beings wishing or praying that they too might have the opportunities that you have right now.
