The Power of R.A.I.N. for Meeting Rough Spots in Meditation and Life
[mkdf_blockquote text="Anything troubling you, anything which is irritating you, that is your teacher. – Ajahn Chah " title_tag="h2" width="80"] Isn’t it true that you can learn as much (or more) from unpleasant or difficult experiences as from pleasant ones? Yet, our tendency as human beings is to resist, push away or distract ourselves from unpleasant feelings. The trouble with this often unconscious habit is that what we resist persists. Resistance happens in life and meditation practice when common but difficult emotions or mind states come up, such as restlessness, boredom, agitation, fatigue, and doubt. When we push away these experiences, it turns out that we are actually feeding them. Fortunately, the R.A.I.N. practice allows us to work with these rough spots. Before exploring R.A.I.N., it’s important to remember that one...
