Instruction on How to Meditate

Instructions for Meditation:Fr. Seraphion of Mount Athos

When you meditate, be like a mountain
Immovably set in silence.
Its thoughts are rooted in eternity.

Do not do anything, just sit, be
and you will reap the fruit flowing from your prayer.

When you meditate, be like a flower
always directed towards the sun.

Its stalk, like a spine, is always straight.
Be open, ready to accept everything without fear
and you will not lack light on your way.

When you meditate, be like an ocean
always immovable in its depth.
Its waves come and go.

Be calm in your heart
and evil thoughts will go away by themselves.

When you meditate, remember your breath:
Thanks to it we have come alive.

It comes from God and returns to God.
Unite the word of prayer with the stream of life, (the breath),
and nothing will separate you from the Giver of life.

When you meditate, be like a bird
Singing without a rest in front of the Creator.
Its song rises like the smoke of incense.

Let your prayer be like the coo of a dove,
and you will never succumb to discouragement.

When you meditate, be like Abraham
giving his son as an offering.

It was a sign that he was ready to sacrifice everything.

You too, leave everything,
and in your loneliness God will be with you.

When you meditate it is Jesus
praying in you to the Father in the Spirit.
you are carried by the flame of His love.

Be like a river, serving all,
and the time will come, when you will change into Love.

Every mountain teaches us the sense of eternity,
every flower, when it fades, teaches us the sense of fleetingness.

The ocean teaches us, how to retain peace during adversities,
and love always teaches us    

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