Vipassana Meditation

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"It’s possible that there may be only a few minutes in the hour where you are wide awake, sharp, and your mind is penetrating, but these are very valuable minutes. Don’t discount them. Use them wisely and don’t fret about what you think has been lost. You were working during the entire meditation period, although it might not have been what you expected. If your schedule doesn’t demand that you be somewhere right after sitting and at that point your mind is clear, then sit a while longer than an hour. 

Every moment you sit on the cushion is valuable if you bring your mind back to the object of meditation without reacting. Then you are doing the right thing. ...

One more thing: there are some people who have exactly the opposite experience. They find that the first ten minutes of the hour they are very sharp, very alert and then they drift into this fog where they don’t even know which end is up. It does not matter. Continue to sit, complete the hour. There is no way to know what you are going to experience in your sittings. The object is to make a choiceless observation of whatever sensation presents itself. 

The same thing applies in all sittings. Observe the sensations that are presenting themselves no matter what you are feeling at that time. Try to lengthen the amount of time you are aware. These gross situations are a manifestation of what is inside you. If you proceed to observe them with equanimity you will be doing your job. ..." 

-AT Bill Crecelius