Our vision has to do with our values, and with our
personal blueprint for what is most important in life. It
has to do with first principles. If you believe in love,
do you manifest it or just talk a lot? If you believe in
compassion, in non-harming, in kindness, in wisdom,
in generosity, in calmness, in solitude, in non-doing,
in being even-handed and clear, do you manifest
these qualities in your daily life? This is the level of
intentionality which is required to keep your
meditation practice vital, so that it doesn't succumb to
becoming purely a mechanical exercise, driven only
by the forces of habit or belief.
Renew thyself completely each day;
do it again, and again,
and forever again.
(Chinese Inscription cited by Thoreau In Walden)
TRY: Asking yourself why you meditate or why you
want to meditate. Don't believe your first answers.
Just write down a list of whatever comes to mind.
Continue asking yourself. Also, inquire about your
values, about what you honor most in life. Make a list
of what is really important to you. Ask yourself: What
is my vision, my map for where I am and where I am