I have recently started meditating. It is a time to quiet the body and mind, do deep breathing, center yourself, focus on one thing or nothing, etc. Sounds easy right?
I lay down in bed and adjust the pillows so that my head is totally supported from neck to scull. This seems to take some time, always adjusting the pillows. Then I make sure that my lower back is supported sufficiently, slip the shoes off, make sure the air conditioner is putting out a cool but not cold stream of air, find some location for my arms, which never seem to find a comfortable position. Then...Then I am ready to start relaxing.
I start using the vowels and consonants of the many names of God, or repeat a verse, or something using sound. Everything seems to be going great. Yes...I can feel myself becoming more peaceful..
Then, something starts butting against the side of my body. I open my eyes and there is my 14 pound cat, hitting its head against me because I am being to noisy.
I try to explain to it in a calm voice that I am trying to relax, and give it a scratch or two behind the ears.
I start again.
It now starts meowing every time I make a noise, and pounding its head against me.
I get up, throw the cat out of the room, close the door, and have to get comfortable again.
I now know why Mother Teresa, Gandhi, and St. Francis of Assisi didn't own any house cats.
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