Our poetry group assignment was to create two poems with instructions, one on How to and the other one should be the reverse How Not To…
Here, I am sharing my instructions How Not to Meditate
UnMeditate
open eyes, turn your head side to side
blink! bewildered by fuzzy logic
slouch, NTV, KTN, KBC
shallow breaths, racing pulse
think! mind sprinting in reverse
yesterday, tomorrow, plan & plan some more
long, hot bubbly baths, fragrant
drink! double espresso to go
debate, agitate, unmeditate
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NTV, KTN, KBC are local TV channels, and I am referring to their news broadcasts here
Previous poetry workshop assignments are:
Do You Remember?
A Land, Broken
Rearranged
The Importance of Being an Object
Red Stilettos, and a Pair of Shoes
Wallowing
SONYA KASSAM 
Unfortunately, when I try meditating, my eyes might be closed but the same thoughts zip through :)
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It is actually a misconception that you should control your thoughts during meditation. Ponder over that ;)
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Oh?
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I feel we are too conscious that we are having thoughts and trying to stop them.
The advice I received is to let thoughts flow, don’t dwell on them. You will notice them less and less. Soon enough they will only feature in the background, similar to your heartbeat…you know it’s there but you give it no attention.
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Now that makes eminent sense! Thanks!
Apologies for the tardiness, but Eid Mubarak belatedly! Really sorry…
(and BTW, reblogged a recent piece which had got lost somewhere :))
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Thank you Kunal :)
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Dear Sonya,
What a dramatic depiction of monkey mind this poem paints!
All good wishes,
robert
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Yes, indeed that was the effect I was going for.
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Those who can meditate and un-meditate, have tremendous will power, I think.
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Though to unmeditate has become a subconscious default state, or so I feel.
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Haha! Thought you were the ultimate meditator! How did you know how not to?🤔.Humourously true!
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